The reproductive strategy of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): infant growth and development and mother–infant relationships

• Published in: Journal of zoology (1987) Vol. 253; no. 2; pp. 141 - 155
• Main Authors: Zhu, Xiaojian, Lindburg, Donald G., Pan, Wenshi, Forney, Karin A., Wang, Dajun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Cambridge University Press 01.02.2001; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Ailuropoda melanoleuca; Arctoidea; China; giant panda; life histories; Mammalia; reproduction; Mammalia; life histories; China; giant panda; Arctoidea; Ailuropoda melanoleuca; reproduction

Reproductive activities of six giant panda females (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) living in the Qinling Mountains of China (Shaanxi Province) were recorded from 1989 into early 1995. Data on mating and birth dates, litter size, cub sex and den use were collected for three of the pandas. At this site, preg...