Population trends and ecological traits of giant pandas in Foping Nature Reserve based on long-term monitoring data

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-179

  Liu, Xinyu ^a   Zhang, Zejun ^b   Zheng, Xiaoyan ^c   Zhao, Naxun ^c   Ruan, Yinqin ^a  

^a Foping National Nature Reserve   (China)

^b CHINA WEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Crested Ibis Captive Breeding Center   (China)

Author keywords

Foping nature reserve; Giant panda (ailuropoda melanoleuca); Monitoring; Population; Trace

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70450136236     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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