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Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.This article examines how nineteenth‐century scholars reconstructed the geography of early Buddhism through a historically contingent hierarchy of texts that privileged Chinese monastic travelogues over Sri Lankan Buddhist chronicles. Focusing on the relationship between the Pāli vaṃsa literature—especially the Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa—and Chinese ...
Bhadrajee Hewage
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Chronic osteoarthritis in a captive mountain lion (Felis concolor)
Analecta Veterinaria, 2011 A 23-year-old male Mountain Lion (Felis concolor) died after developing chronic lameness in the Zoological Park “El Pinar”, Caracas-Venezuela. Were practice euthanasia.
Francisco::http://voc.sedici.unlp.edu.ar/node/53935::600 García +5 more
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Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power
History, EarlyView.Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
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Secret lives of mountain lion kittens, The
, 2018 Join us for a visual and anecdotal presentation on the littleknown lives of mountain lion kittens. Mark will share research conducted locally in and adjacent to Grand Teton National Park, supported by footage captured by motion-triggered cameras in dens,
Mark Elbroch (7060571)
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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Land Cover Trends in South Texas (1987–2050): Potential Implications for Wild Felids
Remote Sensing, 2020 The Rio Grande Delta and surrounding rangelands in Texas has become one of the fastest urbanizing regions in the United States over the last 35 years. We assessed how land cover trends contributed to the large-scale processes that have driven land cover ...
Jason V. Lombardi +2 more
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Animal Conservation, EarlyView.Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively +7 more
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Mountain Lion Population By State: 2023 Data [Statistics]
, 2023 Are you curious about the current state of mountain lion populations across the United States? We've got the latest statistics on mountain lion populations by state, as of 2023.
Erzsebet Frey
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Psychometric framework for coexistence with large carnivores
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Human–carnivore coexistence is essential for biodiversity conservation, yet measuring the attitudes and behaviors that support it remains methodologically challenging. We developed psychometric scales to assess willingness to coexist with carnivores and the underlying beliefs of this coexistence through an iterative expert elicitation process ...
Benjamin Ghasemi +14 more
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How People Should Respond When Encountering a Large Carnivore: Opinions of Wildlife Professionals
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 We conducted telephone surveys of wildlife professionals who work with large carnivores to ask their opinions about how people should respond to avoid being injured when confronted by a black bear (Ursus americana), grizzly bear (Ursus arctos), mountain ...
Dylan E. Brown, Michael R. Conover
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