The giant panda was widely distributed in China and south-eastern Asia during the middle
to late Pleistocene, prior to its habitat becoming rapidly reduced in the Holocene. While …

Historically, the giant panda was widely distributed from northern China to southwestern
Asia [1]. As a result of range contraction and fragmentation, extant individuals are currently …

The panda lineage dates back to the late Miocene and ultimately leads to only one extant
species, the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Although global climate change and …

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is currently threatened by habitat loss,
fragmentation, and human persecution. Its dietary specialization, habitat isolation, and …

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is among the more familiar symbols of species
conservation. The protection of giant panda populations has been aided recently by the …

There are only six isolated living giant panda populations, and a comprehensive
understanding of their genetic health status is crucial for the conservation of this vulnerable …

Present-day giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) are estimated to have diverged from
their closest relatives, all other bears,∼ 20 million years ago, based on molecular data [1] …

The giant panda, currently restricted to a small region of central China, was once widely
dispersed throughout southern China and even some parts of continental Southeast Asia …

Over the last 100 years giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) have been separated into
six completely isolated mountain ranges. DNA fingerprinting revealed different differentiation …

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) was taken to the brink of extinction in the 1980s
through a combination of deforestation, large‐scale loss of bamboo in the core of its range …