[Pedigree analysis of captive giant panda].
Pedigree analysis of captive giant panda was conducted by Sparks Ver1.4 Software. The result shows that genetic drift has a strong effect on the loss of genetic diversity. And the dispersal of captive giant panda is an acute dangerous factor when all of these small populations would be declined if inbreeding happened. For this reason, all these small populations should be managed as a whole unit to approach the goal for long-term conservation.
Shen
Fu-Jun
FJ
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu 610081, China. shenfuj@263.net
Zhang
Zhi-He
ZH
Li
Guang-Han
GH
Zhang
An-Ju
AJ
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D001503:Ursidae / Q000235:genetics*