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Ecosphere, 2016 Understanding pathogen spread in wildlife has important implications for conservation and management efforts. This is particularly the case for taxa that are susceptible to disease spillover events resulting in outbreaks and rapid population declines ...
Marie L. J. Gilbertson +5 more
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SNP Miniplexes for Individual Identification of Random-Bred Domestic Cats. [PDF]
, 2016 Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the cat can be obtained from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) analyses of fur. This study developed miniplexes using SNPs with high discriminating power for random-bred domestic cats, focusing on ...
Brooks, Ashley +5 more
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Large carnivores in Croatia [PDF]
, 2012 Velike zvijeri ne označavaju zasebnu sistematsku kategoriju, već obuhvaćaju pripadnike reda zvijeri koji se ističu svojom veličinom. U Hrvatskoj nalazimo tri vrste velikih zvijeri : sivi vuk (Canis lupus), smeđi medvjed (Ursus arctos) i euroazijski ris ...
Orlović, Ana
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An evaluation of hunter surveys to monitor relative abundance of bobcats
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016 We examined the utility of bobcat (Lynx rufus) detections by deer hunters in New Hampshire, USA, as an index of relative abundance. To validate the index, we compared the number of hunter outings that detected bobcats per 1,000 outings (hunting seasons ...
Tyler J. Mahard +4 more
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Estimating Bobcat Abundance in East Texas Using Infrared-triggered Cameras [PDF]
, 2008 Reliable population estimation techniques for cryptic forest predators generally are lacking. Development of an efficient and reliable technique to estimate predator abundance directly would be a valuable tool for wildlife managers concerned with ...
Comer, Christopher E. +2 more
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Environmental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii: Oocysts in water, soil and food [PDF]
, 2019 Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that can cause morbidity and mortality in humans, domestic animals, and terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. The environmentally robust oocyst stage of T.
Bahia-Oliveira, Lillian +6 more
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Big Cat Coalitions: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Brain Volumes in Felidae [PDF]
, 2016 Broad-based species comparisons across mammalian orders suggest a number of factors that might influence the evolution of large brains. However, the relationship between these factors and total and regional brain size remains unclear.
Ani E. Hristova +4 more
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Tracking cats revisited: Placing terrestrial mammalian carnivores on δ2H and δ18O isoscapes.
PLoS ONE, 2019 The relationship between hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopic compositions in environmental water and hair was investigated for both domestic cats (Felis catus) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).
Geoff Koehler, Keith A Hobson
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Ecology and EvolutionDelineating wildlife population boundaries is important for effective population monitoring and management. The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a highly mobile generalist carnivore that is ecologically and economically important. We sampled 1225 bobcats harvested
Stuart C. Fetherston +5 more
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