Seasonal reproduction of northernmost endangered forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in China and the synchronization with climatic conditions | Jing Wang, Qinbin Zheng, Chuanmeng Xia, Yong Li, Mi Zhou, Yan Sheng, Robert Bertrand Weladji, Xiuxiang Meng Agricultural Journals

As an endangered animal group, musk deer (genus Moschus) are not only a great concern of wildlife conservation, but also of special interest to evolutionary studies due to long-standing arguments on the taxonomic and phylogenetic associations in this group. Using museum samples, we sequenced complete mitochondrial cytochrome b genes (1140 bp) of all suggested species of musk deer in order to re...

The gut ecosystem is characterized by dynamic and reciprocal interactions between the host and bacteria. Although characterizing microbiota for herbivores has become recognized as important tool for gauging species health, no study to date has investigated the bacterial communities and evaluated the age-related bacterial dynamics of musk deer. Moreover, gastrointestinal diseases have been hypot...

The musk deer is one of the least studied species that distributes throughout an alpine ecosystem. population declining because anthropogenic pressure. Our study was conducted to understand relationship between and their environments in Khaptad National Park western Nepal. We used a line transect survey observe pellet site. found group higher forested environment followed by open grassland, tra...

Sensing bitter tastes is crucial for most animals because it can prevent them from ingesting harmful food. This process is mainly mediated by the bitter taste receptors (T2R) that are largely expressed in the taste buds. Previous studies have identified some T2R gene repertoires. Marked variation in repertoire size has been noted among species. However, research on T2Rs is still limited and the...

The forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) is a high elevation species distributed across western China and northern Vietnam. Once abundant, habitat loss and poaching has led to a dramatic decrease in population numbers prompting the IUCN to list the species as endangered. Here, we characterized the genetic diversity of a Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) locus and teased apart driving fac...

Elucidating the taxonomy of species is important for conservation purposes, but unfortunately musk deer in Kashmir have not been studied extensively. Examination museum specimens from region indicated that there are possibly two species. Field studies Jammu and revealed occurring Wardwan – Kishtwar belt apparently different those occur main part Kashmir. This study based on a systematic review ...