Ecomorphological determinations in the absence of living analogs:The predatory behavior of the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) as revealed by elbow joint morphology [PDF]
, 2016 Thylacoleo carnifex, or the “pouched lion” (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae), was a carnivorous marsupial that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.
Figueiridio, Borja +2 more
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of thyroid glands and comparative hormonal analysis of domestic cats and neotropical wild felids [PDF]
Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e ZootecniaThis study aimed to determine the morphological and metric of the thyroid gland, and Total T4 and Free T4 hormonal values among domestic and wild felids without thyroid diseases.
L.T. Antunes, O.C.M. Pereira Júnior
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The numbers of the beast: Valuation of jaguar (Panthera onca) tourism and cattle depredation in the Brazilian Pantanal [PDF]
, 2017 Large carnivores fascinate people because of their beauty and potential as human predators and have therefore become focal species for the ecotourism industry.
Anderson +53 more
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Micoplasmose hemotrópica felina em onça-pintada (Panthera onca): relato de caso
Biotemas, 2015 Por estar frequentemente sujeitos a situações estressantes, animais mantidos em cativeiro estão mais predispostos à imunossupressão. Quando na presença de infecções concomitantes ou em situações de estresse, Mycoplasma haemofelis pode desenvolver os ...
Rafaela Guimaraes Sanchioli
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi +3 more
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Derecho Animal, 2018 La presente obra aborda la protección del jaguar (Panthera onca) en el contexto normativo mexicano y se presentan dos estudios de caso sobre la defensa jurídica de esta especie afectada por la cacería antropogénica, en ambos casos se obtuvo una ...
Ángel Daen Morales García +1 more
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Endocranial Morphology of the Extinct North American Lion (Panthera atrox) [PDF]
, 2017 The extinct North American lion (Panthera atrox) is one of the largest felids (Mammalia, Carnivora) to have ever lived, and it is known from a plethora of incredibly well-preserved remains.
Cuff, A R, Goswami, A, Stockey, C
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Effects of selective harvest on antler size of white‐tailed deer in Texas, USA
Wildlife Monographs, EarlyView.We conducted 20 years of experiments on the selective harvest of white‐tailed deer by antler size, judged inferior, in 2 areas of South Texas, USA. Selective harvest increased the phenotypic antler size of older males in one study area but not the other. There was little evidence of evolution resulting from selective harvesting. Abstract There has been
Don A. Draeger +8 more
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The assessment of size in fossil felidae
Estudios Geologicos, 2002 Las estimaciones de la talla corporal en vertebrados fósiles depende de las relaciones establecidas entre el peso corporal, la longitud total o alguna medida de estatura tomada de los elementos esqueléticos de animales actuales emparentados o muy afines.
A. Turner, H. O' Regan
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Una revisión preliminar del estatus de conocimiento de los félidos argentinos [PDF]
, 2004 En Argentina ocurren 10 especies de félidos silvestres (el 28% del total mundial). A pesar de que el Grupo de Especialistas en Félidos de la UICN ha clasificado como bueno el estado de conservación de los felinos argentinos, esta categorización utilizó ...
Lucherini, Mauro +2 more
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