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Prevalence of Varied Coat Coloration in a Yellow-Throated Marten (Martes flavigula) Population
Animals, 2021 Mammalian coat color is determined by heritable variations such as disease, nutrition, and hormone levels. Variation in animal coat color is also considered an environmental indicator and provides clues for the study of population genetics and ...
Yinan Gong +8 more
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Spatial density pattern of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Pakistan
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Mountain ungulates perform a key role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems as they are the primary consumers of vegetation and prey for large predators.
Shakeel Ahmad +8 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Tertiary relict flora in East Asia can be divided into northern and southern regions. North China is a diversity hotspot because it can be the secondary contact zone of ancient lineages from the two regions.
Rui Yang +6 more
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First recorded case of female Brown bear (Ursus arctos: Ursidae) with five second year cubs
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018 We report the first case of a super-large brown bear (Ursus arctos) litter surviving until the second year of life. In the Land of the Leopard National Park, using camera traps, we recorded a female with five cubs two times – in March and in December ...
Gleb A. Sedash +4 more
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Who's behind that mask and cape? The Asian leopard cat's Agouti (ASIP) allele likely affects coat colour phenotype in the Bengal cat breed. [PDF]
, 2014 Coat colours and patterns are highly variable in cats and are determined mainly by several genes with Mendelian inheritance. A 2-bp deletion in agouti signalling protein (ASIP) is associated with melanism in domestic cats. Bengal cats are hybrids between
Davis, BW +5 more
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Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2020 Some mammalian species that inhabit cold environments are known to eat snow to fulfill their water requirements. However, there is a potential trade-off between eating snow and drinking water because of the considerable energy that the body invests in ...
Dale M. Kikuchi +4 more
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Livestock Depredation by Leopards and Tigers Near Bardia National Park, Nepal
Animals, 2021 Wildlife attacks on livestock near human settlements are increasing due to the proximity of humans to protected areas. These attacks are often severe due to depredations of livestock adversely affecting the livelihoods of people.
Raj Kumar Sijapati +4 more
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Comparison of the fecal microbiota of two free-ranging Chinese subspecies of the leopard (Panthera pardus) using high-throughput sequencing [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The analysis of gut microbiota using fecal samples provides a non-invasive approach to understand the complex interactions between host species and their intestinal bacterial community.
Siyu Han +6 more
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AMPHIBIAN RESPONSE TO A LARGE-SCALE HABITAT RESTORATION IN THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION [PDF]
, 2016 Over the next half-century, scientists anticipate that nearly one third of the currently recognized 7,450 amphibian species will become extinct. Many organizations have responded to the challenge of conserving amphibian biodiversity, some indirectly ...
Hawkins, Michael J. +4 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 While the urban landscapes of the early Anthropocene may appear hostile to large carnivores, humans and leopards (Panthera pardus) are known to co-inhabit major urban centres like Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya) and Johannesburg (South Africa).
Joshua Powell +8 more
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