Communications Biology (Oct 2021)
Successful captive breeding of a Malayan pangolin population to the third filial generation
- Dingyu Yan,
- Xiangyan Zeng,
- Miaomiao Jia,
- Xiaobing Guo,
- Siwei Deng,
- Li Tao,
- Xiaolu Huang,
- Baocai Li,
- Chang Huang,
- Tengcheng Que,
- Kaixiang Li,
- Wenhui Liang,
- Yao Zhao,
- Xingxing Liang,
- Yating Zhong,
- Sara Platto,
- Siew Woh Choo
Affiliations
- Dingyu Yan
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Xiangyan Zeng
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Miaomiao Jia
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Xiaobing Guo
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Siwei Deng
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University
- Li Tao
- Guangxi Institute of Veterinary Research
- Xiaolu Huang
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Baocai Li
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Chang Huang
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University
- Tengcheng Que
- Guangxi Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue Research and Epidemic Disease Monitoring Centre
- Kaixiang Li
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Wenhui Liang
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Yao Zhao
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Xingxing Liang
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Yating Zhong
- Guangxi Forestry Research Institute
- Sara Platto
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Jianghan University
- Siew Woh Choo
- Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02760-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Yan et al. report on a successful captive breeding program for Critically Endangered Malayan pangolins, Manis javanica. Breeding pangolins in captivity is historically challenging and unsuccessful, highlighting the importance of this self-sustaining population.
