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Behavioral and adrenocortical responses to environmental changes in leopard cats
PaperCarlstead, Brown and Seidensticker conducted an early, influential study using non-invasive hormone measures on small felids. They manipulated the housing of leopard cats, adding and removing hiding p…
Carlstead K, Brown JL, Seidensticker J · Zoo Biology · 1993
Factors influencing reproductive success in small captive exotic felids
PaperMellen surveyed husbandry across many institutions holding small exotic cats and used multiple regression to identify which factors predicted breeding success. Strikingly, the strongest predictors wer…
Mellen JD · Zoo Biology · 1991
Research overview: commensal rodent abundance subsidising urban felids
OverviewCities support large populations of commensal rodents fed by human waste, and these rodents form a critical prey subsidy for small and medium urban felids from bobcats to leopard cats and jungle cats.…
Research overview: felids in Asian tea and coffee plantation landscapes
OverviewTea, coffee and rubber plantations across South and Southeast Asia form extensive human-modified habitats used by leopards, leopard cats, jungle cats and fishing cats with varying tolerance. This over…
Research overview: global patterns of felid road mortality near cities
OverviewVehicle collisions are a leading direct cause of death for felids in human-dominated landscapes worldwide, from pumas on Los Angeles freeways to leopard cats on Taiwan rural roads and fishing cats in…
Research overview: hybridization between wild and domestic cats near settlements
OverviewWhere small wild felids overlap with free-ranging domestic cats around settlements, hybridisation and disease transmission can threaten the genetic integrity and health of wild populations. This overv…
Research overview: leopard cat diet and rodent control in farmland
OverviewLeopard cats are efficient predators of rodents and other small prey, and in agricultural mosaics they may provide pest-suppression services that benefit farmers. This overview synthesises scat and pr…
Research overview: the fishing cat and flat-headed cat within Prionailurus
OverviewThe genus Prionailurus includes not only leopard cats but also the fishing cat and flat-headed cat, specialized wetland felids. This overview examines their placement within the leopard cat lineage an…
Research overview: the phylogenetic position of the rusty-spotted cat
OverviewThe rusty-spotted cat, one of the smallest of all cats, is found in India and Sri Lanka and belongs to the leopard cat lineage. This overview reviews its placement within the genus Prionailurus, where…
Research overview: the split of the Sunda leopard cat
OverviewMolecular phylogeography revealed that leopard cats on the Sunda islands of Southeast Asia diverge deeply from mainland leopard cats, leading to recognition of a separate species, the Sunda leopard ca…
Research overview: validating faecal cortisol metabolite assays in captive felids
OverviewFaecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring is the workhorse of felid stress research because it avoids the confound of capture and restraint, but it requires species-specific validation to be meaning…
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