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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2010
Review
2010
Waterborne toxoplasmosis--recent developments.
Humans become infected with Toxoplasma gondii mainly by ingesting uncooked meat containing viable tissue cysts or by ingesting… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
A molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes.
Taxonomic revision by molecular phylogeny is needed to categorize members of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae). We have… (More)
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2006
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2006
The late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: a genetic assessment.
Modern felid species descend from relatively recent (<11 million years ago) divergence and speciation events that produced… (More)
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2006
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2006
Ancient papillomavirus-host co-speciation in Felidae
Estimating evolutionary rates for slowly evolving viruses such as papillomaviruses (PVs) is not possible using fossil… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Molecular Genetics and Evolution of Melanism in the Cat Family
Melanistic coat coloration occurs as a common polymorphism in 11 of 37 felid species and reaches high population frequency in… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Phylogenetic comparative methods and the geography of speciation
The geography of speciation has long been contentious. In recent years, phylogenetic approaches have been proposed to determine… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Phylogeography, population history and conservation genetics of jaguars (Panthera onca, Mammalia, Felidae).
The jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest felid in the American Continent, is currently threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
ESTIMATION OF TIGER DENSITIES IN INDIA USING PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPTURES AND RECAPTURES
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is an endangered, large felid whose demographic status is poorly known across its distributional… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Phylogenetic reconstruction of the felidae using 16S rRNA and NADH-5 mitochondrial genes
The Felidae family represents a challenge for molecular phylogenetic reconstruction because it consists of 38 living species that… (More)
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1995
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1995
Evolutionary conservation of ten microsatellite loci in four species of Felidae.
Short tandem repeat polymorphisms (STRP), or microsatellites, are widespread among vertebrate genomes and are useful in gene… (More)
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