Oncilla Robot: A Versatile Open-Source Quadruped Research Robot With Compliant Pantograph Legs [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018 We present Oncilla robot, a novel mobile, quadruped legged locomotion machine. This large-cat sized, 5.1 kg robot is one of a kind of a recent, bioinspired legged robot class designed with the capability of model-free locomotion control.
Alexandre Tuleu +2 more
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First Locality Record of Melanistic Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) in Monteverde, Costa Rica [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2021 The persistence of the coat color polymorphism melanism has been reported for several tropical felids, but its evolutionary advantages remain an active area of research.
Jordan E Rogan
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Distribution and habitat use patterns of the endangered Central American clouded oncilla (Leopardus pardinoides oncilla) in Costa Rica [PDF]
PLoS ONEMontane cloud forests are highly threatened ecosystems that are vulnerable to climate change. These complex habitats harbor many species that suffer the negative consequences of this global phenomenon, such as shifts in their distribution and habitat use.
JOSÉ D Ramirez-Fernandez +2 more
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Abundance changes and activity flexibility of the oncilla, Leopardus tigrinus (Carnivora: Felidae), appear to reflect avoidance of conflict [PDF]
Zoologia, 2012 We investigated the density and activity of the oncilla, Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775), a threatened small cat, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, using camera-trap data.
Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Oliveira-Santos +2 more
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Mammalogy NotesWe report new records of the clouded tiger cat Leopardus pardinoides oncilla from Santa Fe National Park, Panama, representing the easternmost confirmed occurrence of the species in the cordillera Talamanca.
Claudio M Monteza-Moreno
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Comparing trotting and turning strategies on the quadrupedal oncilla robot [PDF]
2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2013 In this paper, we compare three different trotting techniques and five different turning strategies on a small, compliant, biologically inspired quadrupedal robot, the Oncilla. The locomotion techniques were optimized on the actual hardware using a treadmill setup, without relying on models.
Tim Waegeman +2 more
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Shadows in the forest: Uncovering unusual colouration records in mammals from the Ecuadorian Tropical Andes [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalVariations in colouration patterns have been reported in numerous wildlife species, particularly birds. However, the increased use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring has enabled the detection of elusive species and phenotypic variations that might ...
Elias Viteri-Basso +3 more
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THE ONCILLA LEOPARDUS TIGRINUS ONCILLA (SCHREBER, 1775)
TecnocienciaThis study reports the occurrence of Leopardus tigrinus oncilla from eastern Panama. This is only the third such report of its presence across Panama, which expands the known distribution of this species to nearly the entire country.
Pedro Méndez-Carvajal +1 more
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Small Felids Coexist in Mixed-Use Landscape in the Bolivian Amazon [PDF]
AnimalsIn the face of global species loss, it is paramount to understand the effects of human activity on vulnerable species, particularly in highly diverse, complex systems.
Courtney Anderson +5 more
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Natural Selection of Melanism in Costa Rican Jaguar and Oncilla: A Test of Gloger’s Rule and the Temporal Segregation Hypothesis [PDF]
Tropical Conservation Science, 2020 The persistence of coat color polymorphisms—such as the coexistence of melanistic and “wild-type” coat color—is an ongoing evolutionary puzzle. We tested the predictions of Gloger’s rule and the Temporal Segregation hypothesis that propose that melanistic individuals will (a) occur more frequently in closed tropical forest versus open habitat due to ...
Michael S Mooring, Amy A Eppert
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