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Social media videos highlight the impacts of the illegal use of snares on Brazilian biodiversity
Abstract Snares are one of the most used types of non‐selective traps for hunting worldwide, though their use is prohibited in many countries, including Brazil. Indiscriminate and unmonitored use of snares can induce serious conservation problems, particularly in megadiverse countries where higher species richness and diversity mean that the ...
William Douglas Carvalho +5 more
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Serological Detection of Viral Infections in Captive Wild Cats from Costa Rica
Serum samples from a total of 44 wildcats, 28 margays (Leopardus wiedii), 10 ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), four jaguaroundis (Herpailurus yaguaroundi), one oncilla (Leopardus tigrina), and one jaguar (Panthera onca) were obtained between January 2001 and
Kinndle Blanco +6 more
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The Potential for Subordinate Predator Release in Terrestrial Mammalian Carnivore Assemblages
Results from the literature review showed that the potential for release is not strictly size‐based and could occur between pairs not usually considered ‘apex’ or ‘meso’ There was equal representation of felids and canids as dominant predators, but subordinate predators were more commonly canids. ABSTRACT Mesopredator release occurs when the decline of
Emily K. Madsen +3 more
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Understanding the diversity of a community and its dynamics is especially important in altered habitats such as agricultural fields, where this information can help biodiversity conservation programs.
Alcides Ricieri Rinaldi +3 more
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Feral cats (Felis catus) have spread across Australia over the past 200 years, displaying various coat types, yet it remains unknown if any offers an adaptive advantage. Using a dataset of 24,657 camera‐trap images, we examined if any coat types correlate with spatial or temporal features.
Alexandra J. Paton +2 more
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Focusing on co‐occurring domestic and wild felids, we evaluate evidence of spillover and mechanisms of transmission for an erythrocytic bacterial parasite of cats. We undertake analyses of disease prevalence, transmission modeling, pathogen genotyping based on sequences of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene, and phylogenetic analysis with ancestral state ...
Annie Kellner +7 more
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Mechanisms that decrease niche overlap in at least one of its dimensions (i.e., spatial, temporal, or dietary) tend to facilitate coexistence of similar, sympatric species.
Setz, Eleonore Z. F. +3 more
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Natural selection of melanism in jaguar and oncilla in Costa Rica
Introducción: La persistencia de los polimorfismos del color del pelaje, como la coexistencia del color del pelaje melánico (negro) y el "tipo salvaje" (manchado), es un enigma evolutivo. Objetivo: Probamos las predicciones de la Regla de Gloger y la hipótesis de la Segregación Temporal que proponen que los individuos melánicos (a) ocurrirán con mayor ...
Eppert, Amy A. +2 more
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Abstract Aim Planning conservation action requires accurate estimates of abundance and distribution of the target species. For many mammals, particularly those inhabiting tropical forests, there are insufficient data to assess their conservation status.
Bart J. Harmsen +57 more
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In Brazil, Oligacanthorhynchus pardalis (Westrumb, 1821) Schmidt, 1972 has been observed in five species of wild felines. In the present study, five roadkilled oncillas (Leopardus tigrinus Schreber, 1775) were collected in the State of Rio Grande do Sul,
Moisés Gallas, Eliane Fraga da Silvera
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