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Research overview: valerian and Tatarian honeysuckle as catnip alternatives
OverviewBeyond catnip and silver vine, valerian root and Tatarian honeysuckle wood also elicit pleasurable responses in many cats. This overview surveys these alternative botanicals, which can stimulate cats…
Research overview: visual body-posture signalling in cats
OverviewCats communicate a great deal through the positions of their ears, tail, body, and fur, and through pupil dilation, conveying emotional state and intentions without sound. This overview surveys etholo…
Responsiveness of cats to silver vine, Tatarian honeysuckle, valerian and catnip
PaperThis study tested how domestic cats respond to four plant materials known to elicit olfactory-driven reactions: silver vine, Tatarian honeysuckle, valerian root, and catnip. By presenting these materi…
Sebastiaan Bol, Jana Caspers, Lauren Buckingham, et al. · BMC Veterinary Research · 2017
Sabretoothed Carnivores and the Killing of Large Prey
PaperThis study examined how sabertooth carnivores killed large prey by comparing the anatomy and inferred mechanics of dirk- and scimitar-toothed forms across multiple lineages. The authors analysed featu…
Ki Andersson, David Norman, Lars Werdelin · PLoS ONE · 2011
Scale-dependent behavioral responses to human development by pumas
PaperThis study used fine-scale GPS and accelerometer data from pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains to show that cougars respond to human development at multiple spatial scales, avoiding developed areas in w…
Wilmers CC, Wang Y, Nickel B, Houghtaling P, Shakeri Y, Allen ML, Kermish-Wells J, Yovovich V, Williams T · PLoS ONE · 2013
Sexual selection, temperature, and the lion's mane
PaperCombining field observations with experiments using life-sized dummy lions, researchers tested what information a male's mane signals. Darker manes indicated higher testosterone and better nutrition,…
Peyton West, Craig Packer · Science · 2002
The Near Eastern Origin of Cat Domestication
PaperThis study traced the ancestry of the domestic cat by sampling wildcats across their range and comparing mitochondrial DNA from hundreds of wild and domestic individuals. The authors showed that all d…
Carlos A. Driscoll, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Stephen J. O'Brien, et al. · Science · 2007
The effects of physical characteristics of the environment and feeding regime on the behavior of captive felids
PaperLyons, Young and Deag surveyed multiple felid species across enclosures differing in size, complexity and feeding routine to identify what most affects behaviour. They found that enclosure usage and a…
Lyons J, Young RJ, Deag JM · Zoo Biology · 1997
The influence of food presentation on the behavior of small cats in confined environments
PaperShepherdson, Carlstead, Mellen and Seidensticker tested whether changing how food is presented could enrich the behaviour of small captive cats. Instead of single predictable meals, they provided food…
Shepherdson DJ, Carlstead K, Mellen JD, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993
The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment
PaperThis influential study reconstructed the molecular phylogeny of all living cat species and dated their diversification, establishing the framework of eight major felid lineages used ever since. Using…
Johnson WE, Eizirik E, Pecon-Slattery J, et al. · Science · 2006
Tigers and Their Prey: Predicting Carnivore Densities from Prey Abundance
PaperUsing long-term field data from Indian reserves, this study tested how strongly tiger numbers are governed by the abundance of wild ungulate prey. The authors combined prey density surveys with camera…
Karanth KU, Nichols JD, Kumar NS, Link WA, Hines JE · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004
Tigers and their prey: predicting carnivore densities from prey abundance
PaperCombining camera-trap density estimates with line-transect surveys of prey across multiple Indian reserves, this study demonstrated a strong relationship between the abundance of large ungulate prey a…
Karanth, K. U., Nichols, J. D., Kumar, N. S., Link, W. A., Hines, J. E. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004
Tigers need cover: multi-scale occupancy study of the big cat in Sumatran forest and plantation landscapes
PaperSunarto and colleagues used multi-scale occupancy modeling, informed by camera-trap and field detections, to investigate how Sumatran tigers respond to forest cover and human-modified landscapes inclu…
Sunarto, Marcella J. Kelly, Karmila Parakkasi, Sybille Klenzendorf, Erin Septayuda, Harry Kurniawan · PLOS ONE · 2012
Trap configuration and spacing influences parameter estimates in spatial capture-recapture models
PaperSun, Fuller, and Royle examined through simulation how detector spacing and array geometry affect bias and precision in spatially explicit capture-recapture estimates. They demonstrated that when dete…
Catherine C. Sun, Angela K. Fuller, J. Andrew Royle · PLOS ONE · 2014
Why and how should we use environmental enrichment to tackle stereotypic behaviour?
ReviewMason, Clubb, Latham and Vickery reviewed the evidence that environmental enrichment reduces stereotypies, and found the picture more nuanced than commonly assumed. Across studies, enrichment often re…
Mason G, Clubb R, Latham N, Vickery S · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · 2007
Widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing African city
PaperThis study from the Urban Caracal Project documented extensive exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides among caracals and other predators in and around Cape Town, South Africa. Screening showed that mo…
Serieys LEK, Bishop J, Okes N, Broadfield J, Winterton DJ, Poppenga RH, Viljoen S, Wayne RK, ORiain MJ · Science of the Total Environment · 2019