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Table 2 Expected genetic composition of captive panda population under the 2015 breeding recommendations

From: Genetic composition of captive panda population

MSI

N

Habitat contribution (%)

XXL

LS

QIN

MIN

QIO

SCN

1

433 (247)a

5.8

1.4

19.9

22.7

49.9

0.3

2

1801 (1599)

6.4

8.0

11.7

19.3

53.8

0.8

3

3120 (2880)

6.2

8.2

9.7

20.9

54.1

0.9

1 + 2 + 3

5354 (4726)

6.2

7.6

11.2

20.5

53.7

0.8

3 F

1689 (846)

2.0

4.5

29.8

23.3

40.0

0.5

4 F

257 (201)

0.8

3.6

34.4

23.4

37.7

0.0

Current

397

3.6

8.2

10.6

21.5

52.2

0.7

  1. aNumber in () is the number of pairs with founders from the same habitat