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Puma (Puma concolor) epididymal sperm morphometry [PDF]

open access: yesAsian 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
doaj   +5 more sources

Dietary patterns of a versatile large carnivore, the puma (Puma concolor) [PDF]

open access: yesEcology 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
doaj   +6 more sources

Puma (Puma concolor) in the Neighborhood? Records Near Human Settlements and Insights into Human-Carnivore Coexistence in Central Chile [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals, 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Puma concolor

open access: yes, 2018
Published as part of Pereira, Alan Deivid, Bazilio, Sergio & Orsi, Mário Luís, 2018, Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil, pp.
Pereira, Alan Deivid   +2 more
core   +6 more sources

A case of Anthrax in two captive pumas (Puma concolor). [PDF]

open access: yesJ 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
europepmc   +4 more sources

Response of pumas (Puma concolor) to migration of their primary prey in Patagonia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2017
Large-scale ungulate migrations result in changes in prey availability for top predators and, as a consequence, can alter predator behavior. Migration may include entire populations of prey species, but often prey populations exhibit partial migration with some individuals remaining resident and others migrating.
Gelin ML   +5 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Diagnostic Uncertainty and the Epidemiology of Feline Foamy Virus in Pumas (Puma concolor). [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2020
AbstractFeline foamy virus (FFV) is a contact-dependent retrovirus forming chronic, largely apathogenic, infections in domestic and wild felid populations worldwide. Given there is no current ‘gold standard’ diagnostic test for FFV, efforts to elucidate the ecology and epidemiology of the virus may be complicated by unknown sensitivity and specificity ...
Dannemiller NG   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Survival and Mortality of Pumas (Puma concolor) in a Fragmented, Urbanizing Landscape. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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
europepmc   +10 more sources

Rustrela Virus in Wild Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) with Staggering Disease, Colorado, USA [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases
We 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
doaj   +2 more sources

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