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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: 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…