A critical function of animal movement is to maximize access to essential resources in temporally fluctuating and spatially heterogeneous environments.Seasonally mediated resource fluctuations may influence animal mov...A critical function of animal movement is to maximize access to essential resources in temporally fluctuating and spatially heterogeneous environments.Seasonally mediated resource fluctuations may influence animal movements,enabling them to track changing resource distributions,resulting in annual migration patterns.The conservation-dependent giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca) displays seasonal movement patterns;however,the key factor driving these seasonal migration patterns remains poorly understood.Here,we used GPS tracking collars to monitor the movements of six giant pandas over a 12-year period across different elevations,and performed statistical analysis of seasonal migration directions,routes,habitat revisitation,home range overlap,first arrival events,and stability.Our results revealed a compelling pattern of seasonal migrations that facilitated the ability of the pandas to forage at the appropriate time and place to maximize nutritional intake.Our results indicated that pandas utilize spatial memory to locate reliable food resources,as evidenced by their annual return to the same or similar winter and summer home ranges and the consistently maintained percentage of home range overlap.These novel insights into giant panda foraging and movement ecology not only enhance our understanding of its ability to adapt to nutritionally poor dietary resources but also provide important information for the development of resource utilization-based protection and management strategies.展开更多
The bacterium Avibacterium paragallinarum,previously known as Haemophilus paragallinarum,is responsible for caus-ing infectious coryza(IC)in chickens and other avian species.In this case report,an outbreak of Avibacte...The bacterium Avibacterium paragallinarum,previously known as Haemophilus paragallinarum,is responsible for caus-ing infectious coryza(IC)in chickens and other avian species.In this case report,an outbreak of Avibacterium paragal-linarum occurred in the Qinling area of China,resulting in clinical symptoms of facial swelling in several bird species,including Golden pheasant,Temminck's tragopan,and Peafowls,and three Golden pheasants died due to prolonged infection.Specific PCR results confrmed the presence of the pathogen in the infected birds.The report describes the clinical symptoms and pathological changes observed in the affected birds,as well as the isolation and identification of Avibacterium paragallinarum.Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic anal sis y were performed,and this is the frst report of inter-and intra-species transmission of infectious coryza among wild birds in China.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31821001)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB3100000)。
文摘A critical function of animal movement is to maximize access to essential resources in temporally fluctuating and spatially heterogeneous environments.Seasonally mediated resource fluctuations may influence animal movements,enabling them to track changing resource distributions,resulting in annual migration patterns.The conservation-dependent giant panda(Ailuropoda melanoleuca) displays seasonal movement patterns;however,the key factor driving these seasonal migration patterns remains poorly understood.Here,we used GPS tracking collars to monitor the movements of six giant pandas over a 12-year period across different elevations,and performed statistical analysis of seasonal migration directions,routes,habitat revisitation,home range overlap,first arrival events,and stability.Our results revealed a compelling pattern of seasonal migrations that facilitated the ability of the pandas to forage at the appropriate time and place to maximize nutritional intake.Our results indicated that pandas utilize spatial memory to locate reliable food resources,as evidenced by their annual return to the same or similar winter and summer home ranges and the consistently maintained percentage of home range overlap.These novel insights into giant panda foraging and movement ecology not only enhance our understanding of its ability to adapt to nutritionally poor dietary resources but also provide important information for the development of resource utilization-based protection and management strategies.
基金This study has been supported by Shaanxi Special Fund Project of Giant Panda International Cooperation(Panda Protection Letter[2019]No.93)the Project of Course Case Library Construction(Grant No.Z1050221011).
文摘The bacterium Avibacterium paragallinarum,previously known as Haemophilus paragallinarum,is responsible for caus-ing infectious coryza(IC)in chickens and other avian species.In this case report,an outbreak of Avibacterium paragal-linarum occurred in the Qinling area of China,resulting in clinical symptoms of facial swelling in several bird species,including Golden pheasant,Temminck's tragopan,and Peafowls,and three Golden pheasants died due to prolonged infection.Specific PCR results confrmed the presence of the pathogen in the infected birds.The report describes the clinical symptoms and pathological changes observed in the affected birds,as well as the isolation and identification of Avibacterium paragallinarum.Whole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic anal sis y were performed,and this is the frst report of inter-and intra-species transmission of infectious coryza among wild birds in China.
