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High Toxocara cati prevalence in wild, free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Finland, 1999–2015 [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
In Finland, free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) population has grown from 30 to 40 individuals to 2800 individuals since the species became partly protected in 1962. Changes in host population size are known to have an impact on host-parasite dynamics,
Katja Holmala, Pikka Jokelainen, Juha Heikkinen   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

First identification of Cytauxzoon manul in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in northwestern China [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Multiple species of the genera Cytauxzoon and Hepatozoon can infect wild felines, but the diversity of these and other apicomplexan parasites in Eurasian lynx is scarcely known.
Nannan Cui, Lixin Su, Ziqi Wang, Sándor Hornok, Lijuan Tang, Meihua Yang, Yujiang Zhang, Guoyu Zhao, Yuanzhi Wang   +8 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of a Chinese Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The complete mitochondrial genome of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) from China has been described in this study. It has a circular genome of 16,996 bp with a higher A + T content of 58.65%, and the base composition is A: 32.31%, G: 14.29%, T: 26.35%, C: 27.06%
Yuhan Wu, Huailiang Xu, Diyan Li, Meng Xie, Jiayun Wu, Anxiang Wen, Qin Wang, Guangxiang Zhu, Qingyong Ni, Mingwang Zhang, Yongfang Yao   +10 more
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Factors shaping home ranges of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Western Carpathians [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Understanding how large carnivores utilize space is crucial for management planning in human-dominated landscape and enhances the accuracy of population size estimates. However, Eurasian lynx display a large inter-population variation in the size of home
Jakub Kubala, Johannes Signer, Slavomír Finďo, Martin Duľa, Jarmila Krojerová-Prokešová, Robert W. Mysłajek, Sabina Nowak, Jozef Bučko, Michaela Skuban, Miroslav Kutal, Michal Bojda, Jiří Labuda, Michał Figura, Miroslava Barančeková, Miloslav Homolka, Petr Koubek, Marián Slamka, Branislav Tám, Michal Belák, Tomáš Iľko, Beňadik Machciník, Peter Klinga, Maroš Sedliak, Rudolf Kropil, Peter Smolko   +24 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Case report: Canine distemper virus infection as a cause of central nervous system disease in a Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) represents an endangered species with only small populations remaining in Central Europe. Knowledge about the threat posed by potential infectious agents to these animals is crucial for informing ongoing protection measures.
Mara Sophie Lombardo, Monica Mirolo, Florian Brandes, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Karolin Schütte, Martin Ludlow, Michael Barkhoff, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Christina Puff   +8 more
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Exploring the epidemiological role of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Toxoplasma gondii is a successful coccidian parasite able to infect all warm-blooded animals and humans, causing one of the most common zoonoses worldwide. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the feline potential hosts of T.
Patrick Scherrer, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Iris A. Marti, Stéphanie Borel, Caroline F. Frey, Norbert Mueller, Maja Ruetten, Walter Basso   +7 more
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Update of the helminth fauna in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Poland [PDF]

Parasitology Research, 2018
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is a strictly protected species of large carnivore in Poland. It inhabits forest complexes in north-eastern Poland and the Carpathian region in southern Poland. The status of the lynx within Poland requires special attention because its range decreased between 1980 and 2001 and has not yet recovered.
Yegor Yakovlev, Zuzana Hurníková, Krzysztof Schmidt   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Shining a light on elusive lynx: Density estimation of three Eurasian lynx populations in Ukraine and Belarus [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The Eurasian lynx is a large carnivore widely distributed across Eurasia. However, our understanding of population status is heterogeneous across their range, with some populations isolated that are at risk of reduced genetic variation and a complete ...
Stefano Palmero, Adam F. Smith, Svitlana Kudrenko, Martin Gahbauer, Dominik Dachs, Kirsten Weingarth‐Dachs, Irina Kashpei, Dmitry Shamovich, Denys Vyshnevskiy, Oleksandr Borsuk, Kateryna Korepanova, Andriy‐Taras Bashta, Rostyslav Zhuravchak, Viktar Fenchuk, Marco Heurich   +14 more
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New Insights into Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary Parasitofauna of Wild Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Harz Mountains of Germany [PDF]

Pathogens, 2021
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) represents an endangered wild felid species. In Germany, it currently occurs in three isolated populations in and around the Harz Mountains, the Palatinate Forest and the Bavarian Forest.
Lisa Segeritz, Ole Anders, Tomma Lilli Middelhoff, Deliah Tamsyn Winterfeld, Pavlo Maksimov, Gereon Schares, Franz Josef Conraths, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla   +8 more
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Fatal Feline Leukemia Virus-Associated Enteritis in a Wild Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) in Germany [PDF]

Biology
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), a widespread wild felid on the Eurasian continent, is currently classified as “critically endangered” in Germany. Understanding the impact of infectious agents is of particular importance for the continued conservation of ...
Katharina M. Gregor, Monica Mirolo, Florian Brandes, Sonja T. Jesse, Franziska Kaiser, Jutta Verspohl, Sybille Wölfl, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Wolfgang Baumgärtner, Martin Ludlow, Andreas Beineke   +10 more
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