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Comparing hair-morphology and molecular methods to identify fecal samples from Neotropical felids.

PLoS ONE, 2017
To avoid certain problems encountered with more-traditional and invasive methods in behavioral-ecology studies of mammalian predators, such as felids, molecular approaches have been employed to identify feces found in the field.
Carlos C Alberts, Bruno H Saranholi, Fernando Frei, Pedro M Galetti   +3 more
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Seasonal dynamics of terrestrial vertebrate abundance between Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests [PDF]

, 2018
The flood pulse is the main factor structuring and differentiating the ecological communities of Amazonian unflooded (terra firme) and seasonally-flooded (várzea) forests as they require unique adaptations to survive the prolonged annual floods ...
Abrahams, Mark I., Costa, Hugo C.M., Peres, Carlos A.   +2 more
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When Calves Get Vulnerable, Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) Get Bold: A Camera Trap Record of Opportunistic Foraging in a Fragmented Landscape

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We report the first confirmed record of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) dragging a newborn calf in a degraded forest fragment of southeastern Brazil. Using camera trap records, we reveal an opportunistic foraging event involving a vulnerable domestic prey within a highly fragmented landscape.
Álvaro Augusto Naves Silva, Vinícius da Fontoura Sperandei, Cássio Cardoso Pereira   +2 more
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Una revisión preliminar del estatus de conocimiento de los félidos argentinos [PDF]

, 2004
En Argentina ocurren 10 especies de félidos silvestres (el 28% del total mundial). A pesar de que el Grupo de Especialistas en Félidos de la UICN ha clasificado como bueno el estado de conservación de los felinos argentinos, esta categorización utilizó ...
Lucherini, Mauro, Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris, Soler, Lucía   +2 more
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Fallen Logs Act as Natural Bridges Over Rivers in a Tropical Wet Forest

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
We studied how vertebrate species used logs as bridges over rivers in a tropical rainforest. Most mammals present in the area used logs, but the frequency and probability of crossing varied widely among species, between seasons, and in relation to the dimensions of the log and the river below.
Juan S. Vargas Soto, Carolina Pinto, Eleanor J. Flatt, Andrew Whitworth   +3 more
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Regional evolutionary distinctiveness and endangerment as a means of prioritizing protection of endangered species [PDF]

, 2015
Conservation is costly, and choices must be made about where to best allocate limited resources. I propose a regional evolutionary diversity and endangerment (RED-E) approach to prioritization of endangered species.
Brantner, Emily K
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Thresholds of riparian forest use by terrestrial mammals in a fragmented Amazonian deforestation frontier [PDF]

, 2018
Species persistence in fragmented landscapes is intimately related to the quality, structure, and context of remaining habitat remnants. Riparian vegetation is legally protected within private landholdings in Brazil, so we quantitatively assessed ...
A Fonseca, A Uezu, AC Lees, AF Bennett, AS Bueno, B Zimbres, BA Endress, Barbara Zimbres, C Gascon, CA Peres, Carlos A. Peres, CL Armour, CM Souza Jr, DA Saunders, DB Lindenmayer, DI MacKenzie, DI MacKenzie, DP Tubelis, E Broadbent, ESRI, F Michalski, F Michalski, F Umetsu, FW Preston, G Mendieta-Aguilar, G Sparovek, Gabriel Penido, H Beck, J Hawes, J Royle, J Terborgh, JA Hilty, JA Tracey, JA Wiens, JB Dunning, JF Eisenberg, JJ Gerwing, K Henle, L Parry, LC Garcia, M Kéry, M Sberze, NM Haddad, NM Haddad, P Beier, P Beier, PD Taylor, PM Fearnside, PR Prist, R Fraga De, RC Richards, RF Noss, RH MacArthur, Ricardo B. Machado, RJ Hobbs, RJ Naiman, RL Harrison, TA Gardner, TG Martin, TH Ricketts, WF Laurance, WZ Lidicker   +61 more
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Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates and small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta‐analysis

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 12, Page 3227-3239, December 2025.
Road mitigation for mammals should ideally be informed by site‐level knowledge and generally involve prioritizing species with the combination of larger home ranges, lower reproductive rates and smaller body sizes. To protect these vulnerable mammals from roads, we should maintain low road densities and instal small‐mesh mitigation fencing along roads.
Sean Patterson, Lenore Fahrig, Jochen A. G. Jaeger, Oriana Meek‐Sauriol, Fernanda Z. Teixeira, Aurora Torres, Trina Rytwinski   +6 more
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Feeding Niches Under Threat: Unveiling Carnivore Dietary Patterns on the Sunda Shelf in Southeast Asia

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim The islands of the Sunda Shelf in Southeast Asia represent a global biodiversity hotspot that is under severe threat from deforestation and agricultural expansion. Despite extensive knowledge of the geographic distribution and diversity of small carnivorous mammals coexisting in different habitats, information on how their feeding ecology ...
David X. Soto, Christian C. Voigt, Andreas Wilting, Jörns Fickel   +3 more
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Consumption of an adult Puma yagouaroundi (Felidae) by the snake Boa constrictor (Boidae) in Central Mexico Consumo de un jaguarundi adulto Puma yagouaroundi (Felidae) por la serpiente Boa constrictor (Boidae) en el centro de México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011
Few felids have been recorded as being preyed upon by the Boa constrictor snake (Boa constrictor). Documentation of predation on felids by reptiles is scarce, and natural predators of the adult jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) are poorly known.
Octavio Monroy-Vilchis, Óscar Sánchez, Vicente Urios   +2 more
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