A5103253166- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
Institute of Hydrobiology
2016-2025
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-2025
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2024
Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2022
Hebei Agricultural University
2008
Mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbial communities are critical for host health. However, the microbiota along GI in cetaceans has not been well characterized compared to other animals. In this study, bacteria and fungi present stomach, foregut, hindgut feces, of East Asian finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunameri, EAFPs) were using high-throughput sequencing analysis. The bacterial fungal diversity richness fecal samples tended be higher than those foregut. Bacterial...
Research on the welfare of captive odontocetes has increased in recent years, but been mostly focused bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Few studies investigated potential indicators using quantitative data linked to a range conditions or stimuli that are thought impact animals' emotional state. Since social animals engage various interactions, these interactions might inform us their We pectoral contact laterality and effect context several behaviors three groups (Yangtze finless...
Abstract Cetaceans have an enigmatic evolutionary history of re-invading aquatic habitats. One their essential adaptabilities that has enabled this process is homeostatic strategy adjustment. Here, we investigated the physicochemical evolution and molecular adaptation cetacean urea transporter UT-A2, which plays important role in urine concentration water homeostasis. First, cloned UT-A2 from freshwater Yangtze finless porpoise, after bioinformatics analyses were conducted based on available...
During the evolutionary transition from land to water, cetaceans have undergone numerous critical challenges, with osmoregulation being major one. Two subspecies of narrow-ridged finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis), freshwater Yangtze (N. a. asiaeorientalis, NAA) and marine East Asian sunameri, NAS), provide excellent subjects understand genetic basis osmoregulatory divergence between mammals. The kidney plays an important well-established role in mammals thus, herein, we utilized...
Ghulam Nabi, Yujiang Hao, Xianyuan Zeng, and Ding Wang (2017) For the management of endangered species, a periodic health assessment is important, as diet in captivity restricted due to cost some nutrients are lost during processing, storage thawing sh. The objective this study was compare assess nutritional, well physiological both captive free-ranging Yangtze Finless Porpoises (YFPs) through biochemical markers, selected electrolytes, enzymes hematological parameters. Our results showed...
The number of welfare-oriented studies is increasing in animals under human care, including odontocetes. However, validated welfare indicators are lacking for captive We studied the effect several conditions (moment day, social grouping, public presence) and stimuli (enrichment, perturbations) on solitary behaviour Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), East-Asian (N. a. sunameri) bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). frequency play increased three...
Although the use of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGCM) measurements as non-invasive biomarkers for stress response in mammals has increased, few studies have been conducted odontocetes. We investigated if animal sex, age, pregnancy or contextual variations (season, sampling time, enrichment, social separation and presence visitors) influenced FGCM concentrations presumably healthy, captive endangered Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs, N = 4) bottlenose dolphins (BDs, 3). For YFPs, were by...
Conservation management requires evidence, but robust data on key parameters such as threats are often unavailable. Conservation-relevant insights might be available within datasets collected for other reasons, making it important to determine the information content of threatened species and identify remaining data-gaps before investing time resources in novel collection. The Yangtze finless porpoise ( Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ) has declined severely across middle-lower Yangtze, multiple...
Social group dynamics are known to impact odontocetes' health and welfare in captivity dominance agonistic interactions that occur establish maintain these relationships might express themselves differently between species groups, could be used monitor social changes. This is the first comparative quantitative study of among three groups captive odontocetes Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs; Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), Fast Asian (EAFPs; sunarneri), bottlenose dolphins (BDs;...
Understanding the effects of human care on dynamics host-associated microbiota is critical for health management dolphins living in an aquarium. Yet this aspect remains relatively unexplored. Here, by utilizing 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we profiled blowhole and gut bacterial communities two bottlenose ( Tursiops truncatus ) a Chinese white dolphin Sousa chinensis reared same indoor pool, based year-round surveillance. In addition, compared these microbiotas with those previously published...
Abstract The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) for cetaceans is an important strategy to mitigate human disturbance and protect biodiversity. Despite abundant cetacean species, there are only a few MPAs dedicated conservation in China, all which inshore dolphins. Bryde's whales, the nearshore baleen whale population mainland conflicting with intensive activities, yet effective lacking. This study used species distribution models analyze patterns suitable habitats whales Beibu...
The Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the River and connecting lakes. Understanding reproductive biology, fetal development, physiology of this essential ensure successful development captive-breeding program. We studied pregnancy in using endocrine monitoring ultrasonographic imaging. Plasma progesterone concentrations increased significantly from non-pregnant (0.61 ± 0.43 ng ml -1 ) pregnant (37.44 16.18 phases. Based on...