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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"ocelot"”.
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Densities, habitat-use, and mesopredator release of the ocelot in Belize
… are prioritized. I investigated the ecology of ocelots in Belize and examined the role of mesopredator release in the neotropical carnivore guild to determine if ocelots are limited by competition with jaguars and pumas. I conducted remote camera surveys and sampled habitat within four protected …
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Ocelot Density and Home Range in Belize, Central America: Camera-Trapping and Radio Telemetry
Historically, ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) were hunted in large numbers for their fur, causing declines in population abundance across their range. In recent decades protection measures (e.g. CITES) and decreased public demand for ocelot fur resulted in declines in hunting pressure. Do to their …
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Estimating population density and survival of ocelots in six study sites over multiple years in Belize, Central America
The elusive and nocturnal nature of the ocelot Leopardus pardalis poses difficulty in gaining basic information on demographic parameters needed to better inform conservation. My study used camera trapping data from long-term monitoring of ocelot populations on six different protected areas in …
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Multi-target Prediction Methods for Bioinformatics: Approaches for Protein Function Prediction and Candidate Discovery for Gene Regulatory Network Expansion
… classification (HMC). We present Ocelot a predictive pipeline for genome-wide protein characterization. It relies on a statistical-relational-learning tool, where the knowledge on the input examples is coded by the combination of multiple kernel matrices, while relations among …
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Estimation of population density and investigation of socio-spatial organization of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) from comparison and integration of two noninvasive methods
… of species ecology and behavior (chapter 2) in ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Ocelots are a medium-sized felid that ranges from northern Argentina to the southern United States. Although ocelots are currently listed as least concern throughout their range (IUCN …
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Non-invasive assessment of stress hormones, parasites, and diet, using scat of five felid species in Belize, Central America
… I detected five felids: jaguar, puma, ocelot, jaguarundi and domestic cat. FGM concentrations were higher in pumas and jaguarundis than in the other felids. I found no livestock remains in felid scats. ESR was similar across felid species. Domestic cats were found only in human-modified …
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Determining habitat and biotic factors driving puma (<i>Puma concolor</i>) space use and underlying dynamic processes (colonization and extinction) over 20 years in protected and private areas throughout Belize, Central America
… positively associated with prey, jaguar and ocelot trap rates, canopy cover, and elevation, while human trap rates negatively affected occupancy at one site. Colonization was positively affected by deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i> and <i>Mazama americana</i>) trap rates while extinction …
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Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Technologies to Study Habitat Requirements of Ocelots, Leopardus pardalis, in south Texas
… of habitat requirements of a population of ocelots in south Texas, and then apply this knowledge to form a predictive model to locate areas of suitable habitat in Willacy and Cameron counties, Texas. Satellite imagery from August 1991 and August 2000 were classified into four land cover …
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The influence of habitat features and co-occurring species on puma (Puma concolor) occupancy across eight sites in Belize, Central America
Large carnivores play many vital biological, economic, and conservation roles, however, their biological traits (low population densities, cryptic behavior) make them difficult to monitor. Pumas have been particularly difficult to study because the lack of distinctive markings on their coats …