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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Variant Infection in Malayan Tigers, Virginia, USA

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
We report infection of 3 Malayan tigers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variant at a zoologic park in Virginia, USA. All tigers exhibited respiratory signs consistent with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Patrick K. Mitchell   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

'Big Tigers, Big Data:' Learning Social Reactions to China’s Anticorruption Campaign through Online Feedback [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This study examines the effect of campaign-style anticorruption on political support using the case of China’s most recent anticorruption drive, which stands out for its harsh crackdown on high-ranking officials, or the “big tigers.” An exploratory text ...
Byung-Cheul Shin (128397)   +11 more
core   +7 more sources

Analytical Methods for Chemical and Sensory Characterization of Scent-Markings in Large Wild Mammals: A Review

open access: yesSensors, 2014
In conjoining the disciplines of “ethology” and “chemistry” the field of “Ethochemistry” has been instituted. Ethochemistry is an effective tool in conservation efforts of endangered species and the understanding of behavioral patterns across all species.
Simone B. Soso   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Animals in Medieval Chinese Biographies of Buddhist Monks

open access: yesReligions, 2019
In this paper, I examine the presentation of animals in medieval Chinese Buddhist biographies. These biographies tell stories about strange animals, whose behavior signals that they are far from ordinary—some local deities, underlings of such ...
Koichi Shinohara
doaj   +1 more source

Key Components of Inflammasome and Pyroptosis Pathways Are Deficient in Canines and Felines, Possibly Affecting Their Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 causes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Natural SARS-COV-2 infection has been detected in dogs, cats and tigers. However, the symptoms in canines and felines were mild. The underlying mechanisms are unknown.
Haoran Cui   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic structure of tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in India and its implications for conservation

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Identifying and prioritising naturally occurring within-species diversity, which may correlate with local adaptations or vicariance, is an integral part of conservation planning.
Vishnupriya Kolipakam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

War Against the Tamil Tigers: How Did Sri Lanka Win?

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Politics, 2023
The final Eelam War that was fought during 2006 to 2009, the Sri Lankan State for the first time in the history witnessed the crystallisation of the trends in favour of it against the Tamil tigers or LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, also ...
M Mayilvaganan
doaj   +1 more source

Accounting for the economic relationship between Japan and the Asian Tigers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper applies the business cycle accounting method of Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2007) to a two-country, two-good model based on Backus, Kehoe and Kydland (1994) to investigate the economic relationship between Japan and the Asian Tigers from ...
Abeysinghe   +32 more
core   +1 more source

Enhancing human-tiger coexistence in forest corridors of Nepal through a socio-ecological approach to conservation

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People, 2023
Forest corridors in lowlands of Nepal provide connectivity for endangered Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) between Nepal and India. In recent years, both Bengal tiger and human populations in these areas have increased, leading to greater potential
Basant Sharma, Dinesh Neupane
doaj   +1 more source

Subspecific Status of the Korean Tiger Inferred by Ancient DNA Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The tiger population that once inhabited the Korean peninsula was initially considered a unique subspecies (Panthera tigris coreensis), distinct from the Amur tiger of the Russian Far East (P. t. altaica).
An, Junghwa   +12 more
core   +2 more sources

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