Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses

Abstract Modern feces samples of the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) were examined using multiproxy analysis to characterize the dietary patterns in their natural habitat in India. An abundance of Bambusoideae phytoliths and leaves (macrobotanical remains) provide direct evidence of their pri...

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Autores principales:	Sadhan K. Basumatary, Rajib Gogoi, Swati Tripathi, Ruby Ghosh, Anil K. Pokharia, H. Gregory McDonald, Norbu Sherpa, Eline N. van Asperen, Rajesh Agnihotri, Geetamani Chhetri, Korobi Saikia, Arya Pandey
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6055498c1fbc42b7921f52cf2487266b2021-12-02T17:23:39ZRed Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses10.1038/s41598-021-97850-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/6055498c1fbc42b7921f52cf2487266b2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97850-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Modern feces samples of the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) were examined using multiproxy analysis to characterize the dietary patterns in their natural habitat in India. An abundance of Bambusoideae phytoliths and leaves (macrobotanical remains) provide direct evidence of their primary dietary plants. In contrast, Bambusoideae pollen is sporadic or absent in the pollen assemblages. An abundance of Lepisorus spores and its leaves along with broadleaved taxa, Betula, Engelhardtia, and Quercus are indicative of other important food sources. Average δ13C values (− 29.6‰) of the red panda feces indicate typical C3 type of plants as the primary food source, while the, δ15N values vary in narrow range (3.3–5.1‰) but conspicuously reveal a seasonal difference in values most likely due to differing metabolic activities in summer and winter. The multiproxy data can provide a baseline for the reconstruction of the palaeodietary and palaeoecology of extinct herbivores at both regional and global scales.Sadhan K. BasumataryRajib GogoiSwati TripathiRuby GhoshAnil K. PokhariaH. Gregory McDonaldNorbu SherpaEline N. van AsperenRajesh AgnihotriGeetamani ChhetriKorobi SaikiaArya PandeyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Sadhan K. Basumatary Rajib Gogoi Swati Tripathi Ruby Ghosh Anil K. Pokharia H. Gregory McDonald Norbu Sherpa Eline N. van Asperen Rajesh Agnihotri Geetamani Chhetri Korobi Saikia Arya Pandey Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
description	Abstract Modern feces samples of the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) were examined using multiproxy analysis to characterize the dietary patterns in their natural habitat in India. An abundance of Bambusoideae phytoliths and leaves (macrobotanical remains) provide direct evidence of their primary dietary plants. In contrast, Bambusoideae pollen is sporadic or absent in the pollen assemblages. An abundance of Lepisorus spores and its leaves along with broadleaved taxa, Betula, Engelhardtia, and Quercus are indicative of other important food sources. Average δ13C values (− 29.6‰) of the red panda feces indicate typical C3 type of plants as the primary food source, while the, δ15N values vary in narrow range (3.3–5.1‰) but conspicuously reveal a seasonal difference in values most likely due to differing metabolic activities in summer and winter. The multiproxy data can provide a baseline for the reconstruction of the palaeodietary and palaeoecology of extinct herbivores at both regional and global scales.
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author	Sadhan K. Basumatary Rajib Gogoi Swati Tripathi Ruby Ghosh Anil K. Pokharia H. Gregory McDonald Norbu Sherpa Eline N. van Asperen Rajesh Agnihotri Geetamani Chhetri Korobi Saikia Arya Pandey
author_facet	Sadhan K. Basumatary Rajib Gogoi Swati Tripathi Ruby Ghosh Anil K. Pokharia H. Gregory McDonald Norbu Sherpa Eline N. van Asperen Rajesh Agnihotri Geetamani Chhetri Korobi Saikia Arya Pandey
author_sort	Sadhan K. Basumatary
title	Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
title_short	Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
title_full	Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
title_fullStr	Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
title_full_unstemmed	Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
title_sort	red panda feces from eastern himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6055498c1fbc42b7921f52cf2487266b
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Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses

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