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Canine Distemper Virus in Asiatic Lions of Gujarat State, India [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
In September 2018, an epizootic infection caused by canine distemper virus emerged in an Asiatic lion population in India. We detected the virus in samples from 68 lions and 6 leopards by reverse transcription PCR.
Devendra T. Mourya, Pragya D. Yadav, Sreelekshmy Mohandas, R.F. Kadiwar, M.K. Vala, Akshay K. Saxena, Anita Shete-Aich, Nivedita Gupta, P. Purushothama, Rima R. Sahay, Raman R. Gangakhedkar, Shri C.K. Mishra, Balram Bhargava   +12 more
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Spatially explicit density and its determinants for Asiatic lions in the Gir forests.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) are an icon of conservation success, yet their status is inferred from total counts that cannot account for detection bias and double counts. With an effort of 4,797 km in 725 km2 of western Gir Protected Area, India,
Keshab Gogoi, Ujjwal Kumar, Kausik Banerjee, Yadvendradev V Jhala   +3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica). [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2016
The complete mitochondrial genome sequence 17,059 bp of Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) has been sequenced with the use of next generation sequencing technology using Ion Torrent PGM platform. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Asiatic lion consists of 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and two rRNA genes, and 1 control region (CR).
Tabasum W, Ara S, Rai N, Thangaraj K, Gaur A.   +4 more
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Luteinizing Hormone Effect on Luteal Cells Is Dependent on the Corpus Luteum Stage in Felids

Animals, 2021
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of luteinizing hormone (LH) on steroidogenic luteal cells obtained from corpora lutea (CL) of the domestic cat and selected wild felids.
Michał M. Hryciuk, Katarina Jewgenow, Beate C. Braun   +2 more
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SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant among Asiatic Lions, India. [PDF]

Emerg Infect Dis, 2021
الخلاصة في مايو 2021، تم اكتشاف فيروس كورونا 2 المرتبط بالمتلازمة التنفسية الحادة الوخيمة (SARS - CoV -2) في الأسود الآسيوية في حديقة حيوان في الهند. أظهرت تحليلات التسلسل والتطور أن سلالات فيروس كورونا 2 المرتبط بمتلازمة الجهاز التنفسي الحادة الوخيمة كانت متغير B.1.617.2 (دلتا). للحد من انتقال المتغيرات المثيرة للقلق، ينبغي زيادة مراقبة سارس- كوف-2 في
Mishra A, Kumar N, Bhatia S, Aasdev A, Kanniappan S, Sekhar AT, Gopinadhan A, Silambarasan R, Sreekumar C, Dubey CK, Tripathi M, Raut AA, Singh VP.   +12 more
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Building walls around open wells prevent Asiatic Lion Panthera leo persica (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) mortality in the Gir Lion Landscape, Gujarat, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020
The Asiatic Lion population has increased in the last three decades, which now occupies a large regional spread with six or more identified satellite populations in eight districts of Gujarat.
Tithi Kagathara, Erach Bharucha
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Historical and current distribution ranges and loss of mega-herbivores and carnivores of Asia [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Ecosystem functioning is dependent a lot on large mammals, which are, however, vulnerable and facing extinction risks due to human impacts mainly. Megafauna of Asia has been declining for a long, not only in numbers but also in their distribution ranges.
Tariq Mahmood, Tuong Thuy Vu, Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Faraz Akrim, Shaista Andleeb, Muhammad Farooq, Abdul Hamid, Nadeem Munawar, Muhammad Waseem, Abid Hussain, Hira Fatima, Muhammad Raza Khan, Sajid Mahmood   +12 more
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Autosomal and mtDNA Markers Affirm the Distinctiveness of Lions in West and Central Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The evolutionary history of a species is key for understanding the taxonomy and for the design of effective management strategies for species conservation. The knowledge about the phylogenetic position of the lion (Panthera leo) in West/Central Africa is
Laura D Bertola, Laura Tensen, Pim van Hooft, Paula A White, Carlos A Driscoll, Philipp Henschel, Anthony Caragiulo, Isabela Dias-Freedman, Etotépé A Sogbohossou, Pricelia N Tumenta, Tuqa H Jirmo, Geert R de Snoo, Hans H de Iongh, Klaas Vrieling   +13 more
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Natural infection of Delta mutant of SARS-CoV-2 in Asiatic lions of India. [PDF]

Transbound Emerg Dis, 2022
The current pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus named as SARS-CoV2 has underlined the importance of emerging diseases of zoonotic importance. Along with human beings, several species of wild and pet animals have been demonstrated to be infected by SARS-CoV2, both naturally and experimentally.
Karikalan M, Chander V, Mahajan S, Deol P, Agrawal RK, Nandi S, Rai SK, Mathur A, Pawde A, Singh KP, Sharma GK.   +10 more
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The Lion-Bull Motifs of Persepolis: The Zoogeographic Context. [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2012
The lion-bull iconography during the Achaemenian period of ancient Persia has generated different theories of astronomicaland seasonal events besides the suggestions that it could be the symbol of the time cycle of the day, with lion representingthe sun ...
Vijay Sathe
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