Bamboo nutritional composition, biomass production, and palatability to giant pandas: disturbance and temporal effects
<p>The giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) subsists on bamboo, but lacks gastrointestinal modifications for fiber digestion. Pandas display dietary selectivity for certain plant parts; however, cues for selection are unknown, and few have examined panda feeding behavior and...
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MSSTATE
2013
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| Online Access: | http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-07032013-213343/ |