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Research overview: Pallas's cat camera-trapping in the steppe
OverviewPallas's cat, or manul, is a stocky, dense-furred small felid of the cold steppes and montane grasslands of Central Asia, whose cryptic coloration and low density make it difficult to survey by any me…
Research overview: bait, lure, and scent-station use at camera stations
OverviewResearchers sometimes attract animals to cameras using food bait, scent lures, visual attractants, or scratching posts to increase detection rates and obtain better-posed, identifiable images. This ov…
Research overview: genetics and phylogeny of Pallas's cat
OverviewPallas's cat, or the manul, is a small, densely furred cat of the Central Asian steppe whose phylogenetic placement was clarified by molecular data linking it to the leopard cat lineage. This overview…
Research overview: the leopard cat lineage and prionailurus diversity
OverviewThe leopard cat lineage of Asia includes the widespread leopard cat, the fishing cat, the flat-headed cat, and the rusty-spotted cat, along with the related Pallas's cat. This overview surveys the gen…