Photographic documentation of melanism in bobcats (Lynx rufus) in the Greater Everglades
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10754
Abstract: Abstract We document the presence of bobcats (Lynx rufus) that demonstrate melanism in the Greater Everglades. The South Florida landscape is driven by a myriad of disturbance regimes particularly that of short fire intervals. We… read more here.
Keywords: greater everglades; melanism; melanism bobcats; bobcats lynx ... See more keywords
Seroprevalence, isolation and co-infection of multiple Toxoplasma gondii strains in individual bobcats (Lynx rufus) from Mississippi, USA.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.12.007
Abstract: Toxoplasma gondii causes lifelong chronic infection in both feline definitive hosts and intermediate hosts. Multiple exposures to the parasite are likely to occur in nature due to high environmental contamination. Here, we present data of… read more here.
Keywords: gondii; individual bobcats; lynx rufus; toxoplasma gondii ... See more keywords
Describing habitat suitability of bobcats (Lynx rufus) using several sources of information obtained at multiple spatial scales
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2016.10.002
Abstract: Abstract We investigated habitat use of bobcats (Lynx rufus) across spatial scales in New Hampshire, USA, by integrating independent sources of information into one statewide model of habitat suitability. First, statewide distribution of bobcats (second-order… read more here.
Keywords: information; suitability; spatial scales; habitat suitability ... See more keywords
Historical distributions of bobcats (Lynx rufus) and Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) suggest no range shifts in British Columbia, Canada
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2018-0010
Abstract: Species across the planet are shifting their ranges in response to climate change and habitat loss. However, range shifts may vary, with populations moving in some areas but remaining stable in others; the conditions that… read more here.
Keywords: range; lynx; canada lynx; range shifts ... See more keywords
Hepatozoon rufi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) from Mississippi
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DOI: 10.1645/24-52
Abstract: ABSTRACT Hepatozoon sp. stages were detected in histological sections of the muscles of 11 of 25 bobcats (Lynx rufus). Parasites were detected from the myocardium of 11, tongues of 4, and limb muscles of 5… read more here.
Keywords: hepatozoon; hepatozoon rufi; bobcats lynx; lynx rufus ... See more keywords