Title: The Giant pandas of Wolong /
Authors: Schaller, George B.
Date: 1985
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Physical description: xix, 298 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Contents: The giant panda, past and present (Physical characteristics ; The panda in ancient Chinese history ; The panda in modern history ; Past and present distribution ; Current status) -- Wolong and its pandas (The Wolong Natural reserve ; The Choushuigou study area) -- Feeding strategy (Food habits ; Feeding behavior ; Food selection ; Food and water intake ; Panda nutrition ; Effects of pandas on bamboo) -- Movement patterns (Home range ; Daily movements) -- Activity cycles (Individual differences in activity ; Factors influencing activity ; Time of day ; Restless behavior) -- Behavioral time budget (Feeding ; Drinking ; Traveling ; Tree climbing ; Grooming and other comfort movements ; Defecating and urinating ; Scent-marking ; Playing ; Socializing) -- Population dynamics (Population size & composition ; Age at sexual maturity ; Reproductive rate ; Mortality) -- Communication (Visual signals ; Vocal signals ; Olfactory & visual signals in the environment) Reproductive behaviour (Courtship & mating ; Gestation period ; Maternity dens ; Interactions between maother and young) -- Social interactions between pandas -- The relationship between nutrition & behavior -- The giant panda : bear or raccoon? (Size dimorphism ; Courtship & mating ; Delayed implantation & dormancy ; Maternal care) -- Conservation (Direct human impact ; Bamboo flowering ; Conservation genetics) -- Wild plants, mammals & birds mentioned in the text, with scientific names.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Giant panda--China--Wolong Shi.; Giant panda.; Mammals--China--Wo-lung-shih.; Mammals--China--Wolong Shi.