Microbial community structure and function in the gut of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Giant pandas are unique animals because of their digestive system is similar to carnivores but they have in fact adapted to a plant diet with bamboo as their main food source. According to fossils records, giant pandas were omnivorous approximately 7 million years ago, becoming almost vegetarian aft...
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The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/197106 |