| Literature DB >> 31163146 |
Matt Sponheimer1, Marcus Clauss2, Daryl Codron3.
Abstract
Giant pandas are specialized herbivores that digest little of the bamboo they consume. A new study argues that pandas, like carnivores, get most of their energy from protein, explaining their carnivore-like guts and poor digestion. This may have facilitated their ancestors' transition to herbivory.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31163146 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2019.04.045
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834