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Non-invasive monitoring of the European wildcat in a recently colonized area in the Northern Apennines (Italy)
Acquiring up-to-date information on the distribution of a species is an issue of paramount importance to set up proper conservation strategies and to...
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Spatio-temporal patterns of the European wildcat in a Mediterranean coastal area
Like most small felids, the European wildcat Felis silvestris is a rather elusive species, poorly detectable in the wild, due to several aspects of...
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Cats and clouds: how a citizen camera-trapping project boosts wildcat (Felis silvestris) conservation
The European wildcat is an elusive small carnivore species whose distribution, behavioural ecology and interactions with domestic cats are scantly...
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The wildcat (Felis s. silvestris) in the Mediterranean forest: sighting through photo-trapping and non-invasive hair collection for genetic purposes
The European wildcat ( Felis silvestris silvestris ) is a mesocarnivore species widely distributed in Europe, from Eastern Europe to Portugal and from...
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The rhythm of the night: patterns of activity of the European wildcat in the Italian peninsula
The European wildcat is a threatened carnivore, whose ecology is still scarcely studied, especially in Mediterranean areas. In this study, we...
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Human impact on the recent population history of the elusive European wildcat inferred from whole genome data
BackgroundThe extent and impact of evolutionary change occurring in natural populations in response to rapid anthropogenic impact is still poorly...
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Landscape genetic connectivity in European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris): a matter of food, shelters and demographic status of populations
Understanding landscape impacts on gene flow is necessary to plan comprehensive management and conservation strategies of both the species of...
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Mortality Record of Caracal and Habitat Loss for Wildcat, Depending on Catastrophic Wildfires of Year 2021 in Southwestern Turkey
AbstractThe fires that occur in Southwestern Turkey in July and August 2021 were recorded as the biggest fires in the history of the Republic for the...
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Anthropogenic threats drive spatio-temporal responses of wildcat on Mt. Etna
Human expansion can cause disturbance and intrusion of invasive species, which are detrimental to small carnivores. We investigated how European...
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Revealing the origin of wildcat reappearance after presumed long-term absence
Following severe population decline and local extinction due to massive habitat destruction and persecution, wildcats have recently reappeared in...
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A small cat saving food for later: caching behavior in the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
Caching behavior consists on the relocation or storage of food to protect it from competitors, to delay food spoilage, or to exploit it during times...
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Study of non-metric characters of the skull to determine the epigenetic variability in populations of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus)
We studied the variability of non-metric cranial traits, mainly foramina, of European wildcats ( Felis silvestris silvestris ) and domestic cats ( Felis...
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Thelazia callipaeda as a potential new threat to european wildcats: insights from an eco-epidemiological study
Global warming and displacement of vectors and wild and domestic hosts by humans greatly change host-parasite interactions and parasite transmission...
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Show me your tail, if you have one! Is inbreeding depression occurring in wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Italy?
Knowledge of genetic diversity is important to wildlife conservation because genetically depleted populations experience an increased risk of...
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Population density of European wildcats in a pre-alpine area (northeast Italy) and an assessment of estimate robustness
While population density is a basic demographic parameter, it is rarely available for the elusive European wildcat, despite its wide distribution....
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Abundance and use pattern of wildcats of ancient human-modified cattle pastures in northern Iberian Peninsula
The wildcat is typically found in low densities. Here, we estimated wildcat abundance in cattle pastures interspersed between forests in northern...
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Integrating multiple datasets into spatially-explicit capture-recapture models to estimate the abundance of a locally scarce felid
The conservation of animal populations often requires the estimation of population size. Low density and secretive behaviour usually determine scarce...
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Like cat and fox: diurnal interactions between two sympatric carnivores in pastoral landscapes of NW Spain
Felids and canids coexist along their ranges worldwide. Various interactions can occur between these carnivores, with multiple consequences such as...
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Insights into the breeding ecology of wild-living European wildcats in the Cantabrian Mountains, Spain
Gathering knowledge on the breeding ecology of species in wild-living conditions is critical to set baselines from which to analyse population trends...
