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Comparative endocrinology of domestic and nondomestic felids
PaperThis review compiled what was known about reproductive hormone patterns across the cat family, drawing heavily on noninvasive fecal and urinary steroid monitoring developed for zoo animals. The author…
Brown JL · Theriogenology · 2006
Research overview: cooperation and its limits across the cat family
OverviewCooperation is rare among felids, concentrated in the social lion and in cheetah and feral-cat male coalitions, making the family a useful contrast for theories of cooperation. This overview surveys r…
Research overview: intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the domestic cat
OverviewIntracytoplasmic sperm injection, in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg, offers a route to fertilization when sperm are scarce or of poor quality. This overview surveys the developm…
Research overview: multiple paternity in felid litters
OverviewBecause female cats may mate with several males during a single estrus, individual litters can contain offspring sired by more than one father. This overview surveys evidence for multiple paternity ac…
Research overview: sperm cryopreservation in felids
OverviewFreezing and storing sperm is the most established form of felid biobanking, enabling the preservation and transport of male genetics. This overview surveys methods for cryopreserving cat sperm, inclu…
Research overview: the developmental genetics of tabby coat patterns
OverviewThe tabby patterns of cats, mackerel stripes versus blotched swirls, arise from the interaction of genes that establish a prepattern in the developing skin and then translate it into dark and light ha…
Specifying and Sustaining Pigmentation Patterns in Domestic and Wild Cats
PaperThis study identified the gene responsible for the dramatic blotched coat of the king cheetah and the related variation between mackerel and blotched tabby patterns in domestic cats. The authors mappe…
Christopher B. Kaelin, Gregory S. Barsh, et al. · Science · 2012
Specifying and sustaining pigmentation patterns in domestic and wild cats
PaperKaelin and colleagues uncovered the genetic and developmental basis of the tabby coat patterns that adorn domestic cats and their wild relatives. They identified the gene Taqpep, encoding a protease,…
Christopher B. Kaelin, Xiao Xu, Lewis Z. Hong, et al. · Science · 2012
Unique seminal quality in the South African cheetah and a comparative evaluation in the domestic cat
PaperThis study established a quantitative baseline for cheetah reproductive physiology by electroejaculating wild-caught males and comparing their semen to that of domestic cats. The cheetahs produced eja…
Wildt DE, Bush M, Howard JG, O'Brien SJ, Meltzer D, van Dyk A, Ebedes H, Brand DJ · Biology of Reproduction · 1983