Puma (Puma concolor) epididymal sperm morphometry [PDF]
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016 The Andean puma (Puma concolor) has not been widely studied, particularly in reference to its semen characteristics. The aim of the present study was to define the morphometry of puma sperm heads and classify their subpopulations by cluster analysis ...
Hernán Cucho +5 more
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Dietary patterns of a versatile large carnivore, the puma (Puma concolor) [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Large carnivores play critical roles in terrestrial ecosystems but have suffered dramatic range contractions over the past two centuries. Developing an accurate understanding of large carnivore diets is an important first step towards an improved ...
Harshad Karandikar +6 more
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Fractured genetic connectivity threatens a southern california puma (Puma concolor) population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Pumas (Puma concolor; also known as mountain lions and cougars) in southern California live among a burgeoning human population of roughly 20 million people.
Holly B Ernest +4 more
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Puma (Puma concolor) in the Neighborhood? Records Near Human Settlements and Insights into Human-Carnivore Coexistence in Central Chile [PDF]
Animals, 2021 The wildland–urban interface lies at the confluence of human-dominated and wild landscapes—creating a number of management and conservation challenges. Wildlife sightings near human settlements have appeared to increase in the last years.
Diego Ramírez-Álvarez +2 more
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A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor). [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2018 In this study, we aimed to report anthrax cases in two pumas, brought to the Pathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University for suspected poisoning upon their sudden death at the Kayseri Zoo, in Turkey. In the necropsy, enlargement and malacia were observed in the spleens.
Ekebas G +7 more
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Rustrela Virus in Wild Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) with Staggering Disease, Colorado, USA [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe identified a rustrela virus variant in a wild mountain lion (Puma concolor) in Colorado, USA. The animal had clinical signs and histologic lesions compatible with staggering disease. Considering its wide host range in Europe, rustrela virus should be
Karen A. Fox +4 more
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Survival and Mortality of Pumas (Puma concolor) in a Fragmented, Urbanizing Landscape. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Wide-ranging large carnivores pose myriad challenges for conservation, especially in highly fragmented landscapes. Over a 13-year period, we combined monitoring of radio collared pumas (Puma concolor) with complementary multi-generational genetic analyses to inform puma conservation in southern California, USA.
Vickers TW +9 more
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Big cats are still walking in El Salvador: first photographic records of Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) and an overview of historical records in the country [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The presence of Puma, Puma concolor, has been controversial in El Salvador due to the lack of published, verifiable data. We surveyed 119 sites in Montecristo National Park and 17 sites in the Río Sapo basin using wildlife cameras. We detected
Andrea Morales-Rivas +8 more
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The reappearance of Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2021 Large mammals, especially felids such as Mountain Lion, Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771), are disappearing from their original habitats, due to the loss of natural areas and hunting, especially in the metropolitan regions.
Jorge Antônio Lourenço Pontes +5 more
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Mammalogy Notes, 2022 El marcado con el olor es un aspecto integral de la comunicación para muchas especies, en esta nota registramos que Didelphis marsupialis y Dasyprocta punctata se frotan en los rascaderos de Puma concolor.
Fernando M. Contreras-Moreno +6 more
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