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Non-Invasive Pregnancy Diagnosis in Big Cats using the PGFM (13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2α) Assay. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Non-invasive monitoring of hormones using feces has become a vital tool for reproductive management and reliable pregnancy diagnosis in big cats. Previous studies described the PGF2α metabolite (PGFM) as an indicator of pregnancy in various feline ...
Martin Dehnhard +4 more
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Selfish partners: resource partitioning in male coalitions of Asiatic lions [PDF]
Behavioral Ecology, 2017 Behavioral plasticity within species is adaptive which directs survival traits to take multiple pathways under varying conditions. Male-male cooperation is an evolutionary strategy often exhibiting an array of alternatives between and within species. African male lions coalesce to safeguard territories and mate acquisition.
Stotra Chakrabarti, Yadvendradev V Jhala
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Veterinaria Italiana, 2019 The purpose of this study was to detect the antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in Royal Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris), Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica), leopards (Panthera pardus), and elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) residing in the ...
Aman D. Moudgil +3 more
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Balancing conservation planning and mitigation: perspectives from a case study of the Asiatic lions
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Diverse, often inter-disciplinary, approaches have been proposed to advance the conservation of lions (Panthera leo) and their natural habitats. The IUCN guidelines for the conservation of lions in Africa call for effective national policies at all ...
V. Meena, D. W. Macdonald
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, 2023 The Asiatic lion is a majestic big cat native to the Indian subcontinent. Also known as the Indian lion or Persian lion, this magnificent creature is an important cultural icon in India and has been a symbol of strength and courage for centuries.
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2009 Sociality is one of the distinctive features of Lions (Panthera leo), which are the only social felids. Their evolutionary history is important both for understanding the evolution of sociality and that of other sympatric species owing to their ...
V. Meena
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BMC Biology, 2020 Background The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the most popular and iconic feline species on the planet, yet in spite of its popularity, the last century has seen massive declines for lion populations worldwide.
Ellie E. Armstrong +6 more
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Living with lions: the economics of coexistence in the Gir forests, India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Rarely human communities coexist in harmony with large predators. Most often communities suffer due to predation on their stock while large carnivores suffer losses and at times extirpation due to retaliation.
Kausik Banerjee +3 more
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Identification of hairs of some mammalian prey of large cats in Gir Protected Area, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012 A system for rapidly identifying hair specimens by its medullary configuration and scale structure was carried out. Cross sections as well as hair imprints and their drawings prepared from microphotographs, taken especially of those species which are the
N. Dharaiya, V.C. Soni
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Spots and manes: the curious case of foster care between two competing felids
Ecosphere, 2020 Adoption of unrelated young can have detrimental consequences to the caregivers’ fitness in the form of costs emanating from maladaptive altruism. Owing to such costs, complete adoptions and allo‐nursing are relatively rare in the animal world, more so ...
Dheeraj Mittal +3 more
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