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Lack of Population Genetic Structuring in Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in a Fragmented Landscape
Diversity, 2015 Habitat fragmentation can promote patches of small and isolated populations, gene flow disruption between those populations, and reduction of local and total genetic variation.
Marina G. Figueiredo +7 more
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Complex evolutionary history of felid anelloviruses [PDF]
Virology, 2021 Anellovirus infections are highly prevalent in mammals, however, prior to this study only a handful of anellovirus genomes had been identified in members of the Felidae family. Here we characterise anelloviruses in pumas (Puma concolor), bobcats (Lynx rufus), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), caracals (Caracal caracal) and domestic cats (Felis catus). The
Kraberger, Simona +18 more
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Identification of a Novel Papillomavirus Associated with Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Domestic Cat
Viruses, 2020 Papillomaviruses infect the skin and mucosal surfaces of diverse animal hosts with consequences ranging from asymptomatic colonization to highly malignant epithelial cancers.
Maura Carrai +12 more
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Marketing Products With Wildlife: How to Make It Benefit Conservation
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 A key obstacle to wildlife conservation is a scarcity of funding. A recent paper [Courchamp, F., Jaric, I., Albert, C., Meinard, Y., Ripple, W. J., and Chapron, G. (2018). The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic animals. PLoS Biol. 16:e2003997.
Alexander Braczkowski +11 more
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Identification of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
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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Microorganisms, 2020 Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, an infectious disease that affects over 30% of the human world population, causing fatal infections in immunocompromised individuals and neonates. The life cycle of T.
Isabela S. Macedo +8 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2021 Rapid population declines of wild cats (family Felidae) are often related to widespread conflicts with people over the livestock depredation they are causing.
Igor Khorozyan, Matthias Waltert
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New Pampas cat Leopardus colocolo (Molina, 1782) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) records for the Chaco ecoregion raise questions on the distribution and population status of this felid in Argentina [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The Pampas cat is a poorly-known small felid distributed throughout a large portion of South America, reported as extinct in the Pampas of Argentina, and absent from a large portion of the Argentine Dry Chaco.
Ana Sofía Nanni +5 more
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Feline leptospirosis prevalence worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic approaches [PDF]
Veterinary WorldBackground and Aim: Leptospirosis in felids (domestic and wild cats) presents an ongoing challenge in our understanding. Numerous studies have reported the detection of Leptospira spp. in these feline populations, highlighting their potential as zoonotic
Morsid Andityas +7 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 Leopard (Panthera pardus) populations on the Chinese Loess Plateau have experienced severe declines and were once on the verge of extinction. Currently, leopards in the Loess Plateau region are mainly scattered in human-dominated fragmented habitats in ...
Qianqian Yin +6 more
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