Effects of season and social interaction on fecal testosterone in wild male giant pandas: implications for energetics and mating strategies
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Date Issued
2012Subject Terms
REPRODUCTIONENDOCRINOLOGY
GIANT PANDAS
TRACKING
MOUNTAINS
CHINA
ANIMAL ECOLOGY
FECES
HORMONES
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
Journal
European Journal of Wildlife ResearchVolume
58Issue
1Start page
235End page
241
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In the first-ever study of reproductive endocrinology in wild male giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), we provide new insights into the reproductive ecology of the species. We tracked and observed pandas in Foping Nature Reserve of the Qinling Mountains for 3 years, collecting fecal samples for testosterone metabolite analysis and data on reproductive activity....Type
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doi:10.1007/s10344-011-0569-z
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