Improved prediction of Canada lynx distribution through regional model transferability and data efficiency [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The application of species distribution models (SDMs) to areas outside of where a model was created allows informed decisions across large spatial scales, yet transferability remains a challenge in ecological modeling.
Lucretia E. Olson +15 more
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Seven decades of southern range dynamics of Canada lynx [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The range of the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) has contracted substantially from its historical range. Using harvest records, we found that the southern range of the lynx in Ontario in the late 1940s collapsed and then, in a short period of time ...
Robby R. Marrotte, Jeff Bowman
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Identification of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) [PDF]
Viruses, 2019 Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) infect many animal species and are associated with lymphoproliferative disorders in some. Previously, we identified several novel GHVs in North American felids; however, a GHV had never been identified in Canada lynx (Lynx ...
Liam D. Hendrikse +9 more
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Fine‐scale habitat selection by sympatric Canada lynx and bobcat [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) are closely related species with overlap at their range peripheries, but the factors that limit each species and the interactions between them are not well understood.
Samantha J. Morin +3 more
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Reconsidering the specialist-generalist paradigm in niche breadth dynamics: resource gradient selection by Canada lynx and bobcat. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The long-standing view in ecology is that disparity in overall resource selection is the basis for identifying niche breadth patterns, with species having narrow selection being classified "specialists" and those with broader selection being "generalists"
Michael J L Peers +2 more
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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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Habitat loss, not fragmentation, drives occurrence patterns of Canada lynx at the southern range periphery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Peripheral populations often experience more extreme environmental conditions than those in the centre of a species' range. Such extreme conditions include habitat loss, defined as a reduction in the amount of suitable habitat, as well as habitat ...
Megan L Hornseth +6 more
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CMAH Coding Sequence Variants in 15 Non-Domestic Felid Species Related to ABC Blood Group System [PDF]
AnimalsDifferent blood group systems have been characterized in people and other mammals. In domestic cats, the ABC blood group system plays the most important clinical role and has been investigated extensively—from the phenotype to the molecular genetics.
Alexandra Kehl +6 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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Zoonotic Diseases, 2023 Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite globally infecting a wide range of species, including humans. Felids are the only known hosts that can excrete environmentally resistant oocysts into ecosystems.
Émilie Bouchard +13 more
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