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Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) diets in Quintana Roo, Mexico [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018 La dieta del jaguar (Panthera onca) y del puma (Puma concolor) en Quintana Roo, en México El estudio se realizó durante dos años en el noroeste de Quintana Roo, en México y se utilizó el análisis de excrementos para determinar la dieta y las ...
D. M. Ávila–Nájera +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]
The Journal of veterinary medical science, 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.
ŞAHİN, Mithat +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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Do Female Pumas (Puma concolor) Exhibit a Birth Pulse? [PDF]
Journal of Mammalogy, 2007 Female pumas (Puma concolor) give birth in all months of the year with a possible birth pulse in July– September. This pulse is proposed to be timed to provide increased survival probabilities to young born during these months. We tested data on birth dates from 8 different studies for a birth pulse.
John W. Laundré, Lucina Hernández
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Characterization of puma–livestock conflicts in rangelands of central Argentina [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Livestock predation is one of the major causes of conflicts between humans and pumas (Puma concolor). Using data from interviews with ranchers and kill-site inspections, we characterized puma–livestock conflicts in Villarino and Patagones counties of ...
María de las Mercedes Guerisoli +5 more
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Survival and Mortality of Pumas (Puma concolor) in a Fragmented, Urbanizing Landscape [PDF]
Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 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, T. Winston +9 more
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Hypercarnivorous apex predator could provide ecosystem services by dispersing seeds [PDF]
, 2016 Large ?hypercarnivorous? felids are recognized for their role as apex predators and hence as key elements in food webs and ecosystem functioning through competition and depredation.
Costan, Andrea Silvina +3 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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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 As the second-largest Neotropical carnivore, cougars (Puma concolor) are especially important for maintenance of the biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Danise Benatti +4 more
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