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6 summaries matching “ocelot” in Felid Genetics & Evolution
Research overview: conservation genetics of the ocelot in Texas
OverviewAt the northern edge of its range, the ocelot persists in southern Texas as a few small, isolated populations cut off from larger Mexican populations by development and roads. This overview surveys ge…
Research overview: cryptic diversity and hybrid zones in the ocelot lineage
OverviewThe small spotted cats of the ocelot lineage in South America, including the ocelot, margay, oncilla or tigrina, and pampas cat, present a tangle of cryptic species, hybrid zones, and unresolved bound…
Research overview: cryptic species among the margay and oncilla
OverviewThe small spotted cats of South and Central America, including the margay and the oncilla or little spotted cat, harbor cryptic genetic diversity that has reshaped their taxonomy. This overview survey…
Research overview: population genetics of fragmented felid populations
OverviewHabitat loss and fragmentation increasingly isolate cat populations into small patches separated by inhospitable terrain, reducing effective population size and gene flow. This overview surveys how co…
Research overview: the distinctive chromosomes of the ocelot lineage
OverviewThe small cats of the ocelot lineage are unusual within the otherwise karyotypically conservative cat family for having a reduced chromosome number, the result of an ancestral chromosome fusion. This…
Research overview: the eight lineages of the cat family Felidae
OverviewModern cats are divided into eight monophyletic lineages: the Panthera lineage (lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, clouded leopards), the bay cat lineage, the caracal lineage, the ocelot…