A new subspecies of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from Shaanxi, China

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 397-402

  Wan, Qiu Hong ^a   Wu, Hua ^a   Fang, Sheng Guo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Giant panda; New subspecies; Qinling

Indexed keywords

NEW TAXON; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHAANXI; WORLD;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 17644378728     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/BRB-226.1     Document Type: Article

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