Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango Delta [PDF]
Although leopards are the most widespread of all the big cats and are known for their adaptability, they are elusive and little is known in detail about their movement and hunting energetics.
Bertram B +12 more
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Anthropogenic mortality of large mammals and trends of conflict over two decades in Nepal
Wildlife conservation in human‐dominated landscapes faces increased challenges due to rising conflicts between humans and wildlife. We investigated the human and wildlife loss rates due to human–wildlife conflict between 2000 and 2020 in Nepal.
Kedar Baral +6 more
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Canine Distemper Virus in Tigers (Panthera tigris) and Leopards (P. pardus) in Nepal
From wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Serengeti to tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in the Russian Far East, canine distemper virus (CDV) has been repeatedly identified as a threat to wild carnivores. Between 2020 and 2022, six Indian leopards (P. pardus
Jessica Bodgener +16 more
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LeoPARD --- A Generic Platform for the Implementation of Higher-Order Reasoners [PDF]
LeoPARD supports the implementation of knowledge representation and reasoning tools for higher-order logic(s). It combines a sophisticated data structure layer (polymorphically typed {\lambda}-calculus with nameless spine notation, explicit substitutions,
Benzmüller, Christoph +2 more
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Domestic Cattle in a National Park Restricting the Sika Deer Due to Diet Overlap
Managers need to know the extent of the conflict between livestock and wild animals. Although many studies have reported the conflict between livestock and wild animals, few have checked the extent of the conflict.
Feng Wu +7 more
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Plasticity in the morphometrics and movements of an Antarctic apex predator, the leopard seal
Animals that display plasticity in behavioral, ecological, and morphological traits are better poised to cope with environmental disturbances. Here, we examined individual plasticity and intraspecific variation in the morphometrics, movement patterns ...
Sarah S. Kienle +9 more
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Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark. [PDF]
How animals navigate the constantly moving and visually uniform pelagic realm, often along straight paths between distant sites, is an enduring mystery. The mechanisms enabling pelagic navigation in cartilaginous fishes are particularly understudied.
Chai, Fei +4 more
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Histomorphological differentiation of the skin of leopard (Panthera pardus), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), and golden jackal (Canis aureus) [PDF]
Background and Aim: Leopard (Panthera pardus), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), and golden jackal (Canis aureus) are carnivores.
Chukkath Vijayan Rajani +5 more
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Ecological thresholds and large carnivores conservation: Implications for the Amur tiger and leopard in China [PDF]
The ecological threshold concept describes how changes in one or more factors at thresholds can result in a large shift in the state of an ecosystem. This concept focuses attention on limiting factors that affect the tolerance of systems or organisms and
Holyoak, M, Jiang, G, Ning, Y, Qi, J
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