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9780521832953

Giant Pandas: Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Management

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    9780521832953

  • ISBN10:

    0521832950

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-09-11
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The giant panda is one of the world's most recognized animals, but until now the biology of this threatened species has been a mystery. With the environment undergoing unprecedented change at a rapid and accelerating rate, can such a highly specialized species survive? This book is the first of its kind to summarize the present state of knowledge about panda biology, encompassing topics such as reproduction, behaviour, nutrition, genetics and veterinary medicine. It also provides the latest information on veterinary management, advances in neonatal care, disease detection and prevention and the use of 'assisted breeding' to promote reproduction and preserve genetic diversity, as the females are sexually receptive for only 3 days per year and generally produce twins, but often lose one due to maternal neglect. This book provides the scholarly knowledge that will help conserve this treasured species in nature, while there is still time.

Table of Contents

List of contributors ix
Foreword xix
Acknowledgements xxii
1 The giant panda as a social, biological and conservation phenomenon
1(16)
SUSIE ELLIS, WENSHI PAN, ZHONG XIE, DAVID E. WILDT
2 The Giant Panda Biomedical Survey: how it began and the value of people working together across cultures and disciplines
17(20)
DAVID E. WILDT, ANJU ZHANG, HEMIN ZHANG, ZHONG XIE, DONALD L. JANSSEN, SUSIE ELLIS
3 Factors limiting reproductive success in the giant panda as revealed by a Biomedical Survey
37(22)
SUSIE ELLIS, DONALD L. JANSSEN, MARK S. EDWARDS, JOGAYLE HOWARD, GUANGXIN HE, JIANQIU YU, GUIQUAN ZHANG, RONGPING WEI, R. ERIC MILLER, DAVID E. WILDT
4 Significant medical issues and biological reference values for giant pandas from the Biomedical Survey
59(28)
DONALD L. JANSSEN, MARK S. EDWARDS, MEG SUTHERLAND-SMITH, JIANQIU YU, DESHENG LI, GUIQUAN ZHANG, RONGPING WEI, CHENG LIN ZHANG, R. ERIC MILLER, LYNDSAY G. PHILLIPS, DAMING HU, CHUNXIANG TANG
5 Life histories and behavioural traits as predictors of breeding status
87(14)
SUSIE ELLIS, REBECCA J. SNYDER, GUIQUAN ZHANG, RONGPING WEI, WEI ZHONG, MABEL LAM, ROBERT SIMS
6 Nutrition and dietary husbandry
101(58)
MARK S. EDWARDS, GUIQUAN ZHANG, RONGPING WEI, XUANZHEN LIU
7 Male reproductive biology in giant pandas in breeding programmes in China
159(39)
JOGAYLE HOWARD, ZHIHE ZHANG, DESHENG LI, YAN HUANG, RONG HOU, GUANGHAN LI, MEIJIA ZHANG, ZHIYONG YE, JINGUO ZHANG, SHIQIANG HUANG, REBECCA SPINDLER, HEMIN ZHANG, DAVID E. WILDT
8 Endocrinology of the giant panda and application of hormone technology to species management
198(33)
KAREN J. STEINMAN, STEVEN L. MONFORT, LAURA MCGEEHAN, DAVID C. KERSEY, FERNANDO GUAL-SIL, REBECCA J. SNYDER, PENGYAN WANG, TATSUKO NAKAO, NANCY M. CZEKALA
9 The value and significance of vaginal cytology
231(14)
BARBARA S. DURRANT, MARY ANN OLSON, AUTUMN ANDERSON, FERNANDO GUAL-SIL, DESHENG LI, YAN HUANG
10 Parentage assessment among captive giant pandas in China 245(29)
VICTOR A. DAVID, SHAN SUN, ZHIHE ZHANG, FUJUN SHEN, GUIQUAN ZHANG, HEMIN ZHANG, ZHONG XIE, YA-PING ZHANG, OLIVER A. RYDER, SUSIE ELLIS, DAVID F. WILDT, ANJU ZHANG, STEPHEN J. O'BRIEN
11 The science of behavioural management: creating biologically relevant living environments in captivity 274(25)
RONALD R. SWAISGOOD, GUIQUAN ZHANG, XIAOPING ZHOU, HEMIN ZHANG
12 Evaluating stress and well-being in the giant panda: a system for monitoring 299(16)
RONALD R. SWAISGOOD, MEGAN A. OWEN, NANCY M. CZEKALA, NATHALIE MAUROO, KATHY HAWK, JASON C.L. TANG
13 The neonatal giant panda: hand-rearing and medical management 315(19)
MARK S. EDWARDS, RONGPING WEI, JANET HAWES, MEG SUTHERLAND-SMITH, CHUNXIANG TANG, DESHENG LI, DAMING HU, GUIQUAN ZHANG
14 Consequences of early rearing on socialisation and social competence of the giant panda 334(19)
REBECCA J. SNYDER, MOLLIE A. BLOOMSMITH, ANJU ZHANG, ZHIHE ZHANG, TERRY L. MAPLE
15 Medical management of captive adult and geriatric giant pandas 353(24)
DONALD L. JANSSEN, PATRICK MORRIS, MEG SUTHERLAND-SMITH, MARK GREENBERG, DESHENG LI, DAMING HU, NATHALIE MAUROO, LUCY SPELMAN
16 Diseases and pathology of giant pandas 377(33)
I. KATI LOEFFLER, RICHARD J. MONTALI, BRUCE A. RIDEOUT
17 Ultrasonography to assess and enhance health and reproduction in the giant panda 410(30)
THOMAS B. HILDEBRANDT, JANINE L. BROWN, FRANK GÖRITZ, ANDREAS OCHS, PATRICK MORRIS, MEG SUTHERLAND-SMITH
18 Gastrointestinal endoscopy in the giant panda 440(15)
AUTUMN P. DAVIDSON, TOMAS W. BAKER, CHENGDONG WANG, RONG HOU, LI LOU
19 Historical perspective of breeding giant pandas ex situ in China and high priorities for the future 455(14)
ZHIHE ZHANG, ANJU ZHANG, RONG HOU, JISHAN WANG, GUANGHAN LI, LISONG FEI, QIANG WANG, I. KATI LOEFFLER, DAVID E. WILDT, TERRY L. MAPLE, RITA MCMANAMON, SUSIE ELLIS
20 Role and efficiency of artificial insemination and genome resource banking 469(26)
JOGAYLE HOWARD, YAN HUANG, PENGYAN WANG, DESHENG LI, GUIQUAN ZHANG, RONG HOU, ZHIHE ZHANG, BARBARA S. DURRANT, REBECCA E. SPINDLER, HEMIN ZHANG, ANJU ZHANG, DAVID E. WILDT
21 Analysis of demographic and genetic trends for developing a captive breeding masterplan for the giant panda 495(25)
JONATHAN D. BALLOU, PHILLIP S. MILLER, ZHONG XIE, RONGPING WEI, HEMIN ZHANG, ANJU ZHANG, SHIQIANG HUANG, SHAN SUN, VICTOR A. DAVID, STEPHEN J. O'BRIEN, KATHY TRAYLOR-HOLZER, ULYSSES S. SEAL, DAVID E. WILDT
22 Partnerships and capacity building for securing giant pandas ex situ and in situ: how zoos are contributing to conservation 520(21)
DAVID E. WILDT, XIAOPING LU, MABEL LAM, ZHIHE ZHANG, SUSIE, ELLIS
Index 541

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