Temperature driven density gradients of two congeneric felids reveal contrasting responses to climate change at a range margin [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClimate change causes divergent range shifts in cold versus warm-tolerant species, potentially reshuffling biotic interactions at range margins. Yet, outside of coarse distributional metrics, little information exists regarding the ecology of species ...
Sujay Singh +2 more
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Three Distinct Circovirids Identified in a Tapeworm Recovered from a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) [PDF]
VirusesBobcats (Lynx rufus) are an iconic North American predator; however, there is limited knowledge regarding their associated parasites. In this case study, we used a metagenomic approach to identify associated viruses and helminth species from a deceased ...
Ayla Žuštra +7 more
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Highway Crossing Rates of Wild Felids Before, During, and After Wildlife Crossing Structure Installation [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIn an environment increasingly dominated by roads, wildlife crossing structures (WCS) have been installed to decrease wildlife mortality and improve habitat linkages.
Sarah E. Lehnen +5 more
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Genetic analysis of harvest samples reveals population structure in a highly mobile generalist carnivore [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDelineating wildlife population boundaries is important for effective population monitoring and management. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a highly mobile generalist carnivore that is ecologically and economically important. We sampled 1225 bobcats harvested
Stuart C. Fetherston +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Ecological studies investigating niche breadth and overlap often have limited spatial and temporal scale, preventing generalizations across varying environments and communities.
Jenilee Gobin +4 more
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Mice Infected with Low-virulence Strains of Toxoplasma gondii Lose their Innate Aversion to Cat Urine, Even after Extensive Parasite Clearance [PDF]
, 2013 Toxoplasma gondii chronic infection in rodent secondary hosts has been reported to lead to a loss of innate, hard-wired fear toward cats, its primary host. However the generality of this response across T.
Eisen, Michael B +3 more
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Novel hair snare and genetic methods for non‐invasive bobcat detection
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Over the past 20 years, the use of non‐invasive hair snare surveys in wildlife research and management has become more prevalent. While these tools have been used to answer important research questions, these techniques often fail to gather information ...
Thomas F. Rounsville Jr. +4 more
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Can Ecological Interactions be Inferred from Spatial Data? [PDF]
, 2020 The characterisation and quantication of ecological interactions, and the construction of species distributions and their associated ecological niches, is of fundamental theoretical and practical importance.
Gonzalez-Salazar, Constantino +3 more
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Effects of Prey Presence and Scale on Bobcat Resource Selection during Winter. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Factors relevant to resource selection in carnivores may vary across spatial and temporal scales, both in magnitude and rank. Understanding relationships among carnivore occupancy, prey presence, and habitat characteristics, as well as their interactions
Florent Bled +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) is often used to monitor wildlife populations and to develop statistical population models. Animals caught and released are often not included in CPUE metrics and their inclusion may create more accurate indices of abundance.
Maximilian L Allen +2 more
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