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Forest fragmentation causes an isolated population of the golden takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi Thomas, 1911) (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in the Qinling Mountains (China)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-024-00192-1

Published Online: 2024-01-30

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Authors

Feng, Hui

Cao, Fangjun

Jin, Tiezhi

Wang, Lu
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (32000353)

Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2020NY-008)

Science and Technology Foundation of Shaanxi Academy of Sciences (2019K-11)
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Article History

Received: 18 May 2023

Accepted: 15 January 2024

First Online: 30 January 2024

Declarations

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: This study and included experimental procedures were approved by Institution of Animal Care and the Ethics Committee of Shaanxi Institute of Zoology. The muscle samples used in this study were collected from dead takin in the wild. The main causes of death were diseases, fighting injuries, predation by black bears and leopards, and other non-human factors. The sample collection was permitted by the Management Division of Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, Foping National Nature Reserve and Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve and the sampling process was followed by the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Wild Animals.

: Field studies and other non-experimental research on animals in this study comply with the IUCN Policy Statement on Research Involving Species at Risk of Extinction and the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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