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4 summaries matching “pampas cat” in Small Wildcat Biology
Research overview: Andean cat genetics and population structure
OverviewGenetic research has been pivotal for studying the Andean cat, and this overview reviews its contributions. Because field detection is so difficult, scientists have relied on DNA from scats and other…
Research overview: Andean cat reliance on mountain vizcachas
OverviewThe Andean cat appears to be a specialist predator of mountain vizcachas, colonial rodents of rocky high-Andean slopes, and this overview reviews the evidence and its implications. Diet studies and th…
Research overview: conservation genetics of small wildcats
OverviewGenetic tools have become central to small-cat conservation, and this overview reviews their applications. Non-invasive sampling of scats and hair allows researchers to confirm the presence of cryptic…
Research overview: detecting and studying the elusive Andean cat
OverviewFew cats are harder to study than the Andean cat, and this overview reviews the methods used to detect it. Its rarity, remote high-altitude habitat, and similarity to the sympatric Pampas cat long mad…