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Family Felidae

Known as: Felids, Felidae, Felid 
The cat family in the order CARNIVORA comprised of muscular, deep-chested terrestrial carnivores with a highly predatory lifestyle.
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AcinonychinaeFelis catusFelis silvestrisGenus Felis

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CarnivoreFamily canidae
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Cougars’ key to survival through the Late Pleistocene extinction: insights from dental microwear texture analysis
Cougars (Puma concolor) are one of only two large cats in North America to have survived the Late Pleistocene extinction (LPE… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Population and prey of the Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
The results from intensive small scale surveys are often difficult to extrapolate to wider spatial scales, yet an understanding… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Characterization of a repetitive DNA fragment in Hammondia hammondi and its utility for the specific differentiation of H. hammondi from Toxoplasma gondii by PCR.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Mammalian Male Mutation Bias: Impacts of Generation Time and Regional Variation in Substitution Rates
In mammals, males undergo a greater number of germline cell divisions compared with females. Thus, the male germline accumulates… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Major histocompatibility complex class II variation in the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Habitat destruction and human activity have greatly impacted the natural history of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca… 
2005
2005
Helminths of Geoffroy's cat, Oncifelis geoffroyi [Carnivora, Felidae] from the Monte desert, Central Argentina
Gastrointestinal parasites were collected from 7 free-ranging Geoffroy’s cats, Oncifelis geoffroyi from Lihue Calel National Park… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Understanding the basic reproductive biology of wild felids by monitoring of faecal steroids.
The ability to track gonadal activity is essential for understanding the fundamentals of reproduction. Faecal steroid metabolite… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nuclear maturation of domestic cat ovarian oocytes in vitro.
Using the domestic cat as a model for salvaging genetic material from rare Felidae, we collected oocytes from ovarian tissue and… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Predation and antipredator behavior at Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock leks
-I documented predator attacks and antipredator behavior at four display sites of Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock (Rupicola rupicola) in… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Nature and distribution of feline sarcoma virus nucleotide sequences
The genomes of three independent isolates of feline sarcoma virus (FeSV) were compared by molecular hybridization techniques… 
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