Microsatellite Variation in Two Populations of Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) in Texas

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher W. Walker ◽  
Louis A. Harveson ◽  
Michael T. Pittman ◽  
Michael E. Tewes ◽  
Rodney L. Honeycutt
Keyword(s):  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Microsatellite Variation ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
Two Populations

Major histocompatibility complex and microsatellite variation in two populations of wild gorillas

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 3389-3402 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. LUKAS ◽  
B. J. BRADLEY ◽  
A. M. NSUBUGA ◽  
D. DORAN-SHEEHY ◽  
M. M. ROBBINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Major Histocompatibility ◽  
Microsatellite Variation ◽  
Histocompatibility Complex ◽  
Two Populations

First reproductive signs of inbreeding depression in Southern California male mountain lions (Puma concolor)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audra A. Huffmeyer ◽  
Jeff A. Sikich ◽  
T. Winston Vickers ◽  
Seth P.D. Riley ◽  
Robert K. Wayne
Keyword(s):  
Inbreeding Depression ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Mountain Lions

scholarly journals Prevalence of First and Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure in California Mountain Lions (Puma concolor)

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime , L. Rudd ◽  
Stella , C. McMillin ◽  
Marc, W. Kenyon ◽  
Deana , L. Clifford ◽  
Robert , H. Poppenga
Keyword(s):  
Second Generation ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Anticoagulant Rodenticide ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
First And Second Generation

scholarly journals Mountain lion ( Puma concolor ) feeding behavior in the Little Missouri Badlands of North Dakota

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Wilckens ◽  
Joshua B. Smith ◽  
Stephanie A. Tucker ◽  
Daniel J. Thompson ◽  
Jonathan A. Jenks
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
Mountain Lion ◽  
Gps Collars ◽  
The North ◽  
Kill Rate ◽  
Prey Populations

Abstract Recent recolonization of mountain lions ( Puma concolor ) into the Little Missouri Badlands of North Dakota has led to questions regarding the potential impacts of predation on prey populations in the region. From 2012 to 2013, we deployed 9 real-time GPS collars to investigate mountain lion feeding habits. We monitored mountain lions for 1,845 telemetry-days, investigated 506 GPS clusters, and identified 292 feeding events. Deer ( Odocoileus spp.) were the most prevalent item in mountain lion diets (76.9%). We used logistic regression to predict feeding events and size of prey consumed at an additional 535 clusters. Our top model for predicting presence of prey items produced a receiver operating characteristic score of 0.90 and an overall accuracy of 81.4%. Application of our models to all GPS clusters resulted in an estimated ungulate kill rate of 1.09 ungulates/week (95% confidence interval [ CI ] = 0.83–1.36) in summer (15 May‒15 November) and 0.90 ungulates/week (95% CI = 0.69–1.12) in winter (16 November‒14 May). Estimates of total biomass consumed were 5.8kg/day (95% CI = 4.7–6.9) in summer and 7.2kg/day (95% CI = 5.3–9.2) in winter. Overall scavenge rates were 3.7% in summer and 11.9% in winter. Prey composition included higher proportions of nonungulates in summer (female = 21.5%; male = 24.8%) than in winter (female = 4.8%; male = 7.5%). Proportion of juvenile ungulates in mountain lion diets increased during the fawning season (June‒August) following the ungulate birth pulse in June (June–August = 60.7%, 95% CI = 43.0–78.3; September–May = 37.2%, 95% CI = 30.8–43.7), resulting in an ungulate kill rate 1.61 times higher (1.41 ungulates/week, 95% CI = 1.12–1.71) than during the remainder of the year (0.88 ungulates/week, 95% CI = 0.62–1.13). Quantifying these feeding characteristics is essential to assessing the potential impacts of mountain lions on prey populations in the North Dakota Badlands, where deer dominate the available prey base and mountain lions represent the lone apex predator.

INTRASPECIFIC KILLING AMONG MOUNTAIN LIONS (PUMA CONCOLOR)

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve P. Galentine ◽  
Pamela K. Swift
Keyword(s):  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Mountain Lions

scholarly journals Notoedric Mange in Two Free-ranging Mountain Lions (Puma concolor)

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco A. Uzal ◽  
Robin S. Houston ◽  
Seth P. D. Riley ◽  
Robert Poppenga ◽  
Jenee Odani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Mountain Lions ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Notoedric Mange

Examining effects of persistent retroviral infection on fitness and pathogen susceptibility in a natural feline host

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Biek ◽  
Toni K Ruth ◽  
Kerry M Murphy ◽  
Charles R Anderson, Jr. ◽  
Mary Poss
Keyword(s):  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Stochastic Simulations ◽  
Nonsignificant Trend ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Retroviral Infection ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Secondary Infections ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Serological Data ◽  
Two Populations

Many animal populations carry endemic (i.e., permanently present) viruses but few studies have assessed the demographic consequences of these infections under natural conditions. We examined the effects of chronic infection with FIVPco, a feline retrovirus, on the fitness and pathogen susceptibility of its natural host, the cougar (Puma concolor (L., 1771)), in the wild. Based on data obtained through intensive monitoring of 160 cougars from two populations, we estimated survival and different measures of host fecundity of infected and uninfected individuals. In addition, we used serological data collected from 207 cougars to test whether FIVPcopredisposes individuals to a higher probability of infection with other pathogens. We found no evidence for an overall reduction in survival due to FIVPcowhen accounting for other sources of demographic variation (age, sex, and population). There was a consistent but nonsignificant trend towards poorer reproductive performance in FIVPco-infected females. We found no serological evidence for a higher probability of secondary infections associated with FIVPco. Overall, these results support the premise that chronic FIVPcoinfection is asymptomatic in its natural cougar host, probably because of a long evolutionary association between virus and host. However, results of stochastic simulations indicate that only larger reductions in annual survival (>20%) can be excluded with confidence. Also, the possibility of a so far unrecognized cost of FIVPcoinfection on cougar fecundity remains.

LEPTOSPIRA PREVALENCE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH RENAL PATHOLOGY IN MOUNTAIN LIONS (PUMA CONCOLOR) AND BOBCATS (LYNX RUFUS) IN CALIFORNIA, USA

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary H. Straub ◽  
Jaime L. Rudd ◽  
Leslie W. Woods ◽  
Deana L. Clifford ◽  
Janet E. Foley
Keyword(s):  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Lynx Rufus ◽  
Renal Pathology ◽  
Mountain Lions

Ecological and allometric determinants of home-range size for mountain lions (Puma concolor)

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 317-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Grigione ◽  
P. Beier ◽  
R. A. Hopkins ◽  
D. Neal ◽  
W. D. Padley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Mountain Lions

scholarly journals MOUNTAIN LIONS (PUMA CONCOLOR) RESIST LONG-TERM DIETARY EXPOSURE TO CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa L. Wolfe ◽  
Karen A. Fox ◽  
Karen A. Griffin ◽  
Michael W. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Wasting Disease ◽  
Puma Concolor ◽  
Dietary Exposure ◽  
Wasting Disease ◽  
Mountain Lions
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