Biomedical survey of captive giant pandas: A catalyst for conservation partnerships in China

Giant Pandas: Biology and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 250-263

  Ellis, Susie ^a   Zhang, Anju ^b   Zhang, Hemin ^c   Zhang, Jinguo ^d   Zhang, Zhihe ^e   Lam, Mabel ^f   Edwards, Mark ^g   Howard, Jogayle ^h   Janssen, Donald ^d   Miller, Eric ⁱ   Wildt, David ^j  

^a Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^b Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Foundation   (China)

^c China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda   (China)

^d Beijing Zoo ^*  (United States)

^e Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Foundation   (China)

^f ML Associates   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^h SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^j SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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