Multifaceted approaches are required to monitor wildlife populations and improve
conservation efforts. In the last decade, increasing evidence suggests that metagenomic …

Giant pandas and red pandas are endangered species with similar specialized bamboo diet
and partial sympatric distribution in China. Over the last two decades, the rapid development …

Background The gut microbiota of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), a global
symbol of conservation, are believed to be involved in the host's dietary switch to a fibrous …

Background The gut microbiota play important roles in host adaptation and evolution, but
are understudied in natural population of wild mammals. To address host adaptive evolution …

If gut microbes influence host behavioral ecology in the short term, over evolutionary time,
they could drive host niche differentiation. We explored this possibility by comparing the gut …

Bamboo rats (Rhizomys pruinosus) are among the few mammals that lives on a bamboo-
based diet which is mainly composed of lignocellulose. However, the mechanisms of …

Some lineages of ants, termites, and beetles independently evolved a symbiotic association
with lignocellulolytic fungi cultivated for food, in a lifestyle known as fungiculture. Fungus …

Background Flavonoids are important plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) that have been
widely used for their health-promoting effects. However, little is known about overall …

The gut microbiomes of non-human primates have received a great deal of attention due to
their close relationship to humans. In recent years, these studies have mainly focused on the …

Gut microbiota (GM) are important for the health of giant pandas (GPs), in addition to the
utilization of bamboo in their diets. However, it is not fully understood how diet, habitat …