The effects of sex, reproductive condition and context on discrimination of conspecific odours by gian pandas
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The effect of sex, and reproductive condition on discrimination of conspecfic odours by giant pandas were examined.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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A quantitative assessment of the efficacy of an environmental enrichment programme for giant pandas
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Research is presented concerning the development of an environmental enrichment programme at the Wolong Breeding Center in Sichuan, China, for six adult and eight subadult giant pandas. Five enrichment items are used.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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Giant pandas discriminate individual differences in conspecific scent
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It is well known that chemical communication is used by many small mammals, but there has been little research into its use by large, rare species. A new study investigates chemical communication in the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. The study seeks to discover whether giant pandas can differentiate between scents from the female urine and male anogenital gland secretions of different individuals. It is shown that, in general, females are less responsive than males to conspecific scent. It provides clear evidence that giant pandas distinguish individual scents from male anogenital secretion, which may contain distinctive chemical signatures.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1999
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