Seasonal shifts in giant panda feeding behavior: Relationships to bamboo plant part consumption

Zoo Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 470-483

  Hansen, Rachel L ^a   Carr, Meghan M ^a   Apanavicius, Carolyn J ^a   Jiang, Pingping ^a   Bissell, Heidi A ^a   Gocinski, Barbara L ^a   Maury, Frances ^a   Himmelreich, Marian ^a   Beard, Sara ^a   Ouellette, John R ^a   Kouba, Andy J ^a  

^a Memphis Zoological Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Bamboo; Behavior; Diet; Giant panda; Seasonal selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BAMBUSA; BEAR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; SEASON; VIDEORECORDING; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BAMBUSA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; SEASONS; URSIDAE; VIDEO RECORDING;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956912147     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20280     Document Type: Article

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