Open AccessTotal flavonoid contents in bamboo diets and reproductive hormones in captive pandas: exploring the potential effects on the female giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Author(s) -
He Liu,
Chenglin Zhang,
Yan Liu,
Duan Huang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coy068
Subject(s) - ailuropoda melanoleuca , biology , bamboo , zoology , ecology
This research illustrates the relationship between the total flavonoids content in bamboo diets and the reproductive hormones of female giant pandas from three locations with different birth rates. The flavonoids of bamboo may be related to reproduction and giant pandas might retain a sensitive adaptation to phytoestrogens from bamboo.