Publications
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| intestinal obstruction in a jaguar (a case report). | 1979 | 256693 | |
| oestrous and ovarian activity in a female jaguar (panthera onca). | the mean +/- s.e.m. duration of oestrus was 12.0 +/- 1.0 days (n = 7) and the oestrous cycle length was 47.2 +/- 5.4 days (n = 6) for a captive jaguar. ovulation did not occur spontaneously, but was induced by treatment with hcg or lh-rh. | 1979 | 383976 |
| cockpit thermal stress and aircrew thermal strain during routine jaguar operations. | thermal data have been obtained from jaguar aircraft flying routine, warm-weather operations in sardinia. these data have been analysed in terms of the ambient and cockpit wet bulb globe temperatures (wbgt) and the mean body temperature (tb) of the pilot. in contrast to similar data previously obtained from harrier and buccaneer aircraft, no interrelationships could be demonstrated between ambient wbgt at ground level and either cockpit wbgt or pilot tb. relationships which could be described by ... | 1979 | 496749 |
| adaptive differences in the body proportions of large felids. | body proportions of eight species of large felids were studied and the relationship between their morphology, habitat structure and habitat utilization was analyzed. both panthera onca and neofelis nebulosa are exclusive forest dwellers (found exclusively in high densly structured habitats). these felids have the relatively shortest anterior limbs and lumbar spine. in addition, p. onca has the relatively shortest posterior limbs of the large felids, while the posterior limbs of n. nebulosa are r ... | 1976 | 973541 |
| carnivora: the primary structure of the major hemoglobin component from adult european lynx (lynx lynx, felidae). | the complete primary structure of the major hemoglobin component from the adult european lynx (lynx lynx) is presented. presence of two hemoglobin components and three chains, beta a, beta b, and alpha, identified by gel electrophoresis. the purification of the globin chains achieved by ion-exchange chromatography. the globin chains were digested with trypsin. the peptide generated were purified by reversed-phase hplc. sequencing of the native chains up to 42 cycles and of the tryptic peptides w ... | 1992 | 1515033 |
| evidence for a fel d i-like molecule in the "big cats" (felidae species). | in this study, we investigated the cross-reactivity pattern of ige and igg4 antibodies to the major feline allergen, fel d i. we studied the ige and igg4 response of 11 cat-allergic patients against fel d i-like structures in eight members of the felidae family: ocelot, puma, serval, siberian tiger, lion, jaguar, snow leopard, and caracal. hair from these "big cats" was collected, extracted, and used in a rast system and histamine-release test. by means of a rast-inhibition assay with affinity-p ... | 1990 | 1695231 |
| surgical management of collapsed pelvis in a jaguar. | an immature jaguar was surgically treated for severe constipation caused by a narrow pelvic canal. this narrowing was attributed to nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism. the ventral floor of the pelvis was widened by placing a piece of high density polyethylene between the 2 sides of the pubis after symphysiotomy and stabilizing the implant with orthopedic wires. this procedure provided stable fixation and permanent enlargement of the pelvic canal. the technique was easy to perform and coul ... | 1991 | 2071483 |
| fatal big cat attacks. | two cases of fatal attacks by large cats are presented. in the first case, a 30-year-old female zoo worker was attacked by a jaguar that had escaped its cage. in the second case, a 2-year-old girl was fatally injured by her father's pet leopard. the pattern of injuries in these cases is nearly identical to those of these cats' prey in the wild. | 1990 | 2220706 |
| basic haematological values in carnivores--ii. the felidae. | 1. basic haematological values in 34 animals of eight carnivorous species are reported. 2. in four northern lynxs (lynx lynx lynx), two male and two female animals, the mean values are given: erythrocyte counts 8.51 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.392/l, haemoglobin content 148.0 g/l and leukocyte count 7.92 x 10(9)/l. 3. in six male pumas (puma concolor missolensis) the mean values estimated are: erythrocyte count 9.35 x 10(12)/l, haematocrit 0.43/l, haemoglobin content 163.9 g/l and leukocyte count ... | 1987 | 2886279 |
| deux chevaux, jaguar--or ford. | 2011 | 3113564 | |
| the primary structure of the hemoglobins of the adult jaguar (panthera onco, carnivora). | the primary structure of the hemoglobins from jaguar (panthera onco) are presented. electrophoretic separations without and with a dissociating agent revealed the presence of two hemoglobin components, alpha 2 beta i2 and alpha 2 beta ii2. the separation of the hemoglobin components was achieved by ion-exchange chromatography. the globin chains were separated by ion-exchange chromatography and also by reversed phase hplc. the amino-acid sequences of the native chains and peptides were determined ... | 1987 | 3426807 |
| haematological reference values for adult pumas, lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars and cheetahs. | normal haematological values and fibrinogen levels were obtained from a number of healthy adult felidae in the collection of the zoological society of london. the group comprised 29 pumas (felis concolor), 32 lions (panthera leo), 27 tigers (p tigris), 19 leopards (p pardus), 18 jaguars (p onca) and 22 cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus). the values provided a basis for identifying abnormalities in the blood of sick individuals of these species and for undertaking interspecies comparisons. | 1986 | 3775118 |
| a coprological survey of parasites of wild neotropical felidae. | in conjunction with an ecological study of jaguars in the cockscomb basin of belize, central america, fecal samples from jaguars (panthera onca), jaguarundis (felis yagouaroundi), ocelots (felix pardalis), and pumas (felix concolor) were examined for parasite products (eggs, larvae, and oocysts). of the 45 samples examined, 39 (86.7%) were positive for parasite products, 23 of 25 (92%) jaguar samples were positive, as were all of the puma (4/4) and ocelot (8/8) samples. four of 6 samples from un ... | 1986 | 3783346 |
| current trends in screwworm myiasis in the caribbean region. | in a random sample of animal producers and animal health personnel, 33% of the respondents in trinidad, 15% in guyana, 11% in suriname and 9% in jamaica recalled at least one case of human myiasis due to cochliomyia homivorax (coquerel). during 1981, respondents in surinam (88%), jamaica (90%), guyana (85%) and trinidad and tobago (82%) found at least one case of myiasis in their livestock, occurring mainly in cattle, pigs and dogs. feral animals, e.g. jaguars, were also found to be infested. th ... | 1985 | 4082449 |
| outbreak of trypanosomiasis evansi amongst tigers and jaguars in the zoological garden, calcutta. | 1971 | 5103629 | |
| feline infectious enteritis in jaguar cubs. | 1965 | 5174587 | |
| loss of the tongue in a jaguar. | 1967 | 5183226 | |
| onychectomy, orchiectomy, and extractive dentistry in a jaguar. | 1969 | 5388176 | |
| echinococcus oligarthrus (diesing, 1863) from a panamanian jaguar (felis onca l.). | 1967 | 6062052 | |
| comparative anatomy of intervertebral discs and related structures in the cat (felis catus) and jaguar (panthera onca). | 1982 | 6219593 | |
| diabetes mellitus and abdominal adenocarcinoma in a jaguar receiving megestrol acetate. | 1984 | 6511591 | |
| characterization of black-pigmented bacteroides strains isolated from animals. | the aims of the study were: the isolation of strains of black-pigmented bacteroides from the gingival sulcus of different animals, their biochemical and immunological characterization and comparison of their properties for classification within the genus. a total of 104 strains, isolated from cats, dogs, racoons and a jaguar, were characterized on the basis of fermentation of carbohydrates, metabolic end products, haemagglutination studies, enzymatic activities, catalase production and indirect ... | 1983 | 6654765 |
| involution of the auditory neuro-epithelium in a tiger (panthera tigris) and a jaguar (panthera onca). | numerical atrophy of the hair cells of the organ of corti of the inner ear in a 14-year-old tiger and a 17-year-old jaguar is described. the decrease in number of sensory hair cells is considered to represent physiological atrophy caused by the process of ageing. the findings are compared with previous observations on man, guinea-pigs, shrews, and bats. the development of the physiological involution of the hearing neuro-epithelium is discussed. | 1984 | 6699224 |
| multiple neoplasia in a jaguar (panthera onca). | 1981 | 7343568 | |
| delayed hypersensitivity test with paracoccidioidin in captive latin american wild mammals. | the aim of this investigation was to study epidemiological aspects of paracoccidioidomycosis, the main endemic systemic mycosis in brazil. this study was carried out using the paracoccidioidin delayed hypersensitivity test in 96 latin american wild mammals, including 49 arboreal animals (primates): 33 cebus apella (weeping-capuchin), 16 callithrix jacchus (marmoset); and 47 terrestrial animals (carnivora): 37 nasua nasua (coatimundi), and 10 felidae [panthera onca (jaguar), felis paradalis (ocel ... | 1995 | 7650577 |
| [morphometric variation and ecologic characteristics of the habitat of the kinosternon scorpioides turtle in costa rica (chelonia,kinosternidae)]. | kinosternon scorpioides shows sexual dimorphism in costa rica. males are bigger than females since in the length of the shell ranges between 15.0-17.5 cm (average: 16.10 cm) and in these ones between 12.4-15.9 cm (average: 13.8 cm). according to the life zone system of holdridge, k. scorpioides is in two geographic regions with different characteristics, one situated in the tropical dry forest zone and the other in tropical very rain forest. morphometric variation is evident since females, more ... | 1994 | 7899624 |
| canine distemper epizootic in lions, tigers, and leopards in north america. | canine distemper virus (cdv) infection occurred in captive leopards (panthera pardus), tigers (panthera tigris), lions (panthera leo), and a jaguar (panthera onca) in 1991 and 1992. an epizootic affected all 4 types of cats at the wildlife waystation, san fernando, california, with 17 mortalities. cdv-infected raccoons were thought to be the source of infection in these cats. two black leopards died at the naibi zoo, coal valley, illinois, and 2 tigers died at the shambala preserve, acton, calif ... | 1994 | 7948195 |
| epidemiological study of sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis in captive latin american wild mammals, são paulo, brazil. | sporotrichosis and histoplasmosis are deep mycosis with a high incidence in human beings in brazil. in domestic animals histoplasmosis has been described only in dogs, but the occurrence of sporotrichosis among domestic animals in brazil has been described in dogs, cats, mules and asses. there is also a case of this disease reported in a chimpanzee (pan troglodites). the purpose of this research was to perform an epidomiological study of these mycoses using delayed hypersensitivity tests (histop ... | 1994 | 8028639 |
| mammalian spinal biomechanics. i. static and dynamic mechanical properties of intact intervertebral joints. | four-point bending was used to apply pure extension and flexion moments to the ligamentous lumbosacral spine and pelvic girdle of monkey (macaca fascicularis), rabbit (domestic and wild, oryctolagus cuniculus), badger (meles meles), wallaby (wallabia rufogrisea frutica), sheep (ovis aries), seal (phoca vitulina) and tiger (panthera tigris). the absolute ranges of angular change in lumbar-lumbar joints (from x-radiographs) were considerable and similar in monkey and wallaby (greater in flexion) a ... | 1993 | 8440968 |
| mammalian spinal biomechanics. ii. intervertebral lesion experiments and mechanisms of bending resistance. | three-point cyclic bending was applied to intervertebral joint complexes (three vertebrae with two intervertebral discs) of monkey (macaca fascicularis), wallaby (wallabia rufogrisea frutica), tiger (panthera tigris), jaguar (panthera onca) and seal (halichoerus grypus). force-displacement loops were recorded for intact specimens in both extension and flexion. reductions in peak forces at given displacements were measured, following lesions of ventral ligaments, superspinous ligaments, interspin ... | 1993 | 8440969 |
| conservation of living resources in a changing world | / conservation of living resources is no longer parochial in scope; it is a global challenge. ecological, social, political, and business interests operate in a network that reaches across seas, continents, and nations. industries, including the electric utility industry, are diversifying in products and expanding into international markets. they soon discover that, while all nations have common goals for their peoples, conservation and environmental issues in less-developed nations have differe ... | 1996 | 8895415 |
| serologic survey of trichinellosis in wild mammals kept in a mexico city zoo. | a serologic survey of trichinella infection was carried out to determine the prevalence of this parasitosis among wild mammals kept in captivity at the chapultepec zoo. this was prompted by the necropsy finding of a heavy trichinella infection in a canadian polar bear (ursus maritimus) that had been kept at the zoo for more than 11 years. the parasites recovered were identified as t. nativa (t2). a serologic study based on elisa and western blot analysis was performed in serum samples from two p ... | 1996 | 9017871 |
| heirs of the jaguar and the anaconda: hla, conquest and disease in the indigenous populations of the americas. | 1997 | 9331944 | |
| heirs of the jaguar and the anaconda: hla, conquest and disease in the indigenous populations of the americas. | 1997 | 9458134 | |
| plasma cortisol levels in captive wild felines after chemical restraint. | eight panthera onca (po), 13 felis concolor (fc), 7 felis yagouaroundi (fy), 7 felis tigrina (ft) and 5 felis pardalis (fp) specimens from são paulo state zoos were used. all animals were restrained with darts containing 10 mg/kg ketamine and 1 mg/kg xylazine. venous blood samples were collected as soon as possible (within 15-20 min) and serum was frozen until the time for cortisol quantification. cortisol was determined using a solid phase radioimmunoassay with an intra-assay coefficient of 8.5 ... | 1997 | 9532247 |
| ethnohistorical evidence for inbreeding among the pre-hispanic mixtec royal caste. | pre-columbian mixtec social organization was distinguished by the tight endogamy of the ruling class, which included many consanguineous marriages. it was also characterized by a vigorous historical and genealogical tradition. the historical documents, or codices, provide materials for the calculation of the levels of inbreeding present before the spanish conquest. a genealogical analysis of inbreeding was performed on the combined pedigree, which spanned the tenth through sixteenth centuries, o ... | 1998 | 9599945 |
| gastric spiral bacteria in small felids. | nine small cats, including one bobcat (felis rufus), one pallas cat (f. manul), one canada lynx (f. lynx canadensis), two fishing cats (f. viverrina), two margays (f. wiedii), and two sand cats (f. margarita), necropsied between june 1995 and march 1997 had large numbers of gastric spiral bacteria, whereas five large cats, including one african lion (panthera leo), two snow leopards (p. uncia), one siberian tiger (p. tigris altaica), and one jaguar (p. onca), necropsied during the same period ha ... | 1998 | 9732040 |
| pediatric power wheelchairs: evaluation of function in the home and school environments. | the purpose of this study was to compare the performance of four power wheelchairs when used by children to perform a variety of indoor activities. eight boys and eight girls performed a series of 11 functional tasks when positioned in each of four different power wheelchairs reflecting different design classes. there were no significant differences for many of the dependent variables. however, the everaid turbo was significantly better for functional positioning at a standard kitchen table and ... | 1991 | 10149068 |
| degenerative spinal disease in large felids. | degenerative spinal disorders, including intervertebral disc disease and spondylosis, seldom occur in domestic cats. in contrast, a retrospective study of 13 lions (panthera leo), 16 tigers (panthera tigris), 4 leopards (panthera pardis), 1 snow leopard (panthera uncia), and 3 jaguars (panthera onca) from the knoxville zoo that died or were euthanatized from 1976 to 1996 indicated that degenerative spinal disease is an important problem in large nondomestic felids. the medical record, radiograph ... | 2000 | 10884118 |
| dietary separation of sympatric carnivores identified by molecular analysis of scats. | we studied the diets of four sympatric carnivores in the flooding savannas of western venezuela by analysing predator dna and prey remains in faeces. dna was isolated and a portion of the cytochrome b gene of the mitochondrial genome amplified and sequenced from 20 of 34 scats. species were diagnosed by comparing the resulting sequences to reference sequences generated from the blood of puma (puma concolor), jaguar (panthera onca), ocelot (leopardus pardalus) and crab-eating fox (cerdocyon thous ... | 2000 | 11050553 |
| 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 and human persecution. we have investigated the genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of jaguars across their geographical range by analysing 715 base pairs of the mitochondrial dna (mtdna) control region and 29 microsatellite loci in approximately 40 individuals sampled from mexico to southern brazil. jaguars display low to moderate levels of ... | 2001 | 11251788 |
| glucagonoma in a jaguar (panthera onca). | an obese adult jaguar (panthera onca) was euthanized because of progressive lameness. two 3-cm-diameter pancreatic nodules were identified as islet cell tumors, which were positive with immunohistochemical stains for glucagon, neuron-specific enolase, chromogranin a, and synaptophysin. the jaguar did not present clinical evidence of hyperglucagonemia. | 2000 | 11428406 |
| comparative analyses of semen and endocrine characteristics of free-living versus captive jaguars (panthera onca). | semen and blood samples were obtained from free-living (n = 6) and captive (n = 8) jaguars (panthera onca) to compare reproductive characteristics between the two populations. semen samples were analysed for volume (ml), percentage of motile spermatozoa, rate of forward progression (0-5), concentration (10(6) ml(-1)), total sperm count (10(6)) and sperm morphology. serum testosterone concentration was determined by radioimmunoassay. although ejaculate volume was greater in captive jaguars (n = 4 ... | 2001 | 11690535 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in captive neotropical felids from brazil. | seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii was determined in 865 captive neotropical felids from 20 states from brazil, sampled from september 1995 to april 1997. sera were tested by the modified agglutination test (mat) using formalin-fixed whole tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol. antibodies (mat> or =1:20) to t. gondii were found in 472 of 865 (54.6%) cats: in 45 of 99 (45.9%) jaguarundis (herpailurus yagouaroundi), in 97 of 168 (57.7%) ocelots (leopardus pardalis), in 68 of 131 (51.9%) oncillas (l. ti ... | 2001 | 11777601 |
| morganelliasis pneumonia in a captive jaguar. | suppurative bronchopneumonia was discovered in a 6-yr-old male jaguar (panthera onca onca) that died after a 1 wk history of anorexia, depression, and respiratory difficulty. morganella morganii was isolated as a pure culture from the lung, spleen, and heart blood. this is the first record of m. morganii induced pneumonia in a jaguar. | 2002 | 11838216 |
| meniscal ossicles in large non-domestic cats. | radiographs of the stifles of 6 species of 34 large, non-domestic cats were reviewed foremost for the presence of meniscal ossicles and then for the presence of the other potential four sesamoids. the animals in the review included 12 lions, 7 tigers, 7 cougars, 3 leopards, 3 bobcats, and 2 jaguars. fluoroscopy, arthrography, computed tomography, necropsy, and histology were also used to evaluate the stifles of one tiger after euthanasia. ossicles were found in the region of the cranial horn of ... | 2002 | 12088319 |
| calakmul model forest. reports from the field -- latin america. | the calakmul model forest, which is situated in the calakmul area of mexico's yucatan peninsula, is one of 18 model forests in five countries worldwide that are coordinated by the secretariat at idrc headquarters in ottawa. the program promotes the management of natural resources in a sustained manner by a partnership of environmentalists, industry, and local communities. the goals of the program include: 1) ensuring ongoing harvests of food, wood, and other products; 2) enhancing the standard ... | 1997 | 12290332 |
| lactobacillus pantheris sp. nov., isolated from faeces of a jaguar. | two novel lactobacillus strains were isolated from the faeces of a jaguar in beijing zoo. they were gram-positive, non-spore-forming, non-motile, rod-shaped organisms that exhibited no catalase activity. the strains fermented cellobiose, d-fructose, galactose, d-glucose, lactose, maltose, d-mannose, salicin, trehalose, n-acetyl glucosamine, beta-gentiobiose and d-tagatose. d(-)-lactic acid was the exclusive product from glucose fermentation. the g+c content of the dna of strain a24-2-1t was 52.7 ... | 2002 | 12361282 |
| hyoid apparatus and pharynx in the lion (panthera leo), jaguar (panthera onca), tiger (panthera tigris), cheetah (acinonyxjubatus) and domestic cat (felis silvestris f. catus). | structures of the hyoid apparatus, the pharynx and their topographical positions in the lion, tiger, jaguar, cheetah and domestic cat were described in order to determine morphological differences between species or subfamilies of the felidae. in the lion, tiger and jaguar (species of the subfamily pantherinae) the epihyoideum is an elastic ligament lying between the lateral pharyngeal muscles and the musculus (m.) thyroglossus rather than a bony element like in the cheetah or the domestic cat. ... | 2002 | 12363272 |
| the drosophila myosin vi jaguar is required for basal protein targeting and correct spindle orientation in mitotic neuroblasts. | asymmetric cell divisions generate cellular diversity. in drosophila, embryonic neuroblasts target cell fate determinants basally, rotate their spindles by 90 degrees to align with the apical-basal axis, and divide asymmetrically in a stem cell-like fashion. in this process, apically localized bazooka recruits inscuteable and other proteins to form an apical complex, which then specifies spindle orientation and basal localization of the cell fate determinants and their adapter proteins such as m ... | 2003 | 12586070 |
| 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 some cases but never achieves complete fixation. to investigate the genetic basis, adaptive significance, and evolutionary history of melanistic variants in the felidae, we mapped, cloned, and sequenced the cat homologs of two putative candidate genes for melanism (asip [agouti] and mc1r) and identified three independent deletions associated with dark coloration in three ... | 2003 | 12620197 |
| asymmetric cell division: miranda chauffeured by jaguar? | drosophila neuroblasts divide to produce daughters of distinct fate by asymmetrically localizing cell fate determinants and segregating them preferentially to one daughter. an intact f-actin cytoskeleton was known to be required, and now a myosin vi (jaguar) has been shown to be necessary for basal targeting of cell fate determinants in neuroblasts. | 2003 | 12620217 |
| visceral mast cell tumor in a captive black jaguar (panthera onca). | little is known about neoplasia in the jaguar (panthera onca), the largest american feline. a captive black jaguar was diagnosed at necropsy with a mastocytic form of visceral mast cell tumor similar to that which occurs in domestic cats. this animal had no previous clinical disease and died during anesthesia for a routine dental treatment. | 2003 | 12723809 |
| identification of haemobartonella felis (mycoplasma haemofelis) in captive nondomestic cats. | this study was undertaken to determine whether haemobartonella felis (mycoplasma haemofelis), the causative bacterial agent of feline infectious anemia, infects nondomestic cats. routine complete blood count and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) were performed to detect the gene for 16s ribosomal rna for the organism. sixty-four blood samples were collected from 54 nondomestic cats, including tigers (panthera tigris), cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus), lions (p. leo), mountain lions (felis concolor), sn ... | 2003 | 12885130 |
| columbus dentist crowns jaguar. | 1965 | 14283458 | |
| flocculation in mixtures of cationic polyelectrolytes and anionic surfactants. | the phase behavior of mixtures of a cationic polyelectrolyte ('jaguar') and an anionic surfactant (either sodium dodecyl sulfate or sodium lauryl ether sulfate) has been studied. for a given polyelectrolyte (and added nacl) concentration, with increasing surfactant concentration, three phase regions were identified. the first region is a single homogeneous phase. within this region, at some surfactant concentration, above the critical aggregation concentration, stable open-network 'particles' fo ... | 2003 | 14672840 |
| anagram: protein function assignment. | anagram is a web service for protein function assignment based on identity detection of small significant fragments (protomotifs) that can act as modular pieces in peptide construction. the system is able to assign function by finding correlations between protomotifs and functional annotations contained in swiss-prot and medline databases. in addition, function ontologies are used for hierarchical organization of the predicted functions. extensive tests have been carried out to evaluate the accu ... | 2004 | 14734328 |
| seasonal variation in the endocrine-testicular function of captive jaguars (panthera onca). | captive adult male jaguars (panthera onca) from two locations in southeast brazil were studied to evaluate the effects of season on endocrine and testicular function. for assessment of testicular steroidogenic activity, androgen metabolite concentrations were measured in fecal samples collected one to three times per week over 14 ( n=14 ), 9 ( n=1 ) or 7 months ( n=1 ). to assess seasonality, data were grouped by season (summer: december-february; autumn: march-may; winter: june-august; spring: ... | 2004 | 15036961 |
| international training programs in reproductive sciences for conservation of latin american felids. | survival of the ten non-domestic felid species endemic to latin america is imperiled by habitat loss, poaching and poor captive management. over the past 10 years, conservation of these felids has been the primary focus of a reproductive research and training program conducted in brazil, mexico, and the usa. the objectives of this program were to: (1) provide intensive training in reproductive sciences to latin american scientists, (2) conduct collaborative studies investigating basic and applie ... | 2004 | 15271441 |
| effects of porcine zona pellucida immunocontraceptives in zoo felids. | methods of contraception are necessary for management of zoo felids; however, the most commonly used contraceptive (melengestrol acetate implant) is associated with serious adverse reactions with long-term use. porcine zona pellucida (pzp) vaccines are promising as contraceptives, but their safety in zoo felids has not been tested. pzp vaccine was administered to 27 female felids representing 10 species, including african lion (panthera leo), asian leopard (p. pardus), jaguar (p. onca), tiger (p ... | 2004 | 15526881 |
| grafting raises the salt tolerance of tomato through limiting the transport of sodium and chloride to the shoot. | with the aim of determining whether grafting could improve salinity tolerance of tomato (lycopersicon esculentum mill.), and what characteristics of the rootstock were required to increase the salt tolerance of the shoot, a commercial tomato hybrid (cv. jaguar) was grafted onto the roots of several tomato genotypes with different potentials to exclude saline ions. the rootstock effect was assessed by growing plants at different nacl concentrations (0, 25, 50, and 75 mm nacl) under greenhouse con ... | 2005 | 15557292 |
| changes in the fecal concentrations of cortisol and androgen metabolites in captive male jaguars (panthera onca) in response to stress. | in the present study we determined the efficacy of the measurement of fecal cortisol and androgen metabolite concentrations to monitor adrenal and testicular activity in the jaguar (panthera onca). three captive male jaguars were chemically restrained and electroejaculated once or twice within a period of two months. fecal samples were collected daily for 5 days before and 5 days after the procedure and stored at -20 degrees c until extraction. variations in the concentrations of cortisol and an ... | 2004 | 15558198 |
| electrospray ionization ion-trap multistage mass spectrometric study of sodium cationized aldobiuronic and pseudoaldobiuronic acid derivatives. | fragmentation mechanisms of electrospray ionization (esi) mass spectrometry of aldobiuronic and pseudoaldobiuronic acid derivatives were elucidated by multistage mass spectrometric (ms(n), n = 2-5) measurements of selected ions. characteristic under the conditions of esi-ms analysis is the production of alkali metal (na and k) cationized adducts. the probability the of locations of na cations in per-o-methylated compounds was proved by quantum chemical calculations, using the jaguar program. the ... | 2004 | 15578757 |
| granulomatous pneumonia caused by pythium insidiosum in a central american jaguar, panthera onca. | a 7-month-old, male jaguar presented with dyspnea and leukocytosis unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. radiographs revealed unilateral pulmonary consolidation. an exploratory thoracotomy was performed, and the left lung, which contained a large multilobular mass with extensive fibrosis and numerous caseonecrotic foci, was removed. microscopically, eosinophilic granulomatous inflammation surrounded broad (4.4-8.3 microm) rarely septate hyphae. a diagnosis of pythium insidiosum infection was confi ... | 2004 | 15586573 |
| effects of low-level hydrophobic substitution on conditioning properties of cationic cellulosic polymers in shampoo systems. | a new class of cationic conditioning polymers (polymer sl) has been prepared and evaluated in shampoo formulations. polymer sl is a family of high viscosity quaternized hydroxyethyl cellulose (hec) polymers with cationic substitution of trimethyl ammonium and dimethyldodecyl ammonium (figure 1). sl compositions benefit from hydrophobic character to deliver superior conditioning performance in hair care applications. at the same time, low levels of hydrophobes have been chosen to assure good comp ... | 2004 | 15645097 |
| clinically relevant genotype interpretation of resistance to didanosine. | we analyzed the didanosine (ddi) arm of the randomized, placebo-controlled jaguar trial in order to define a genotypic score for ddi associated with virologic response. in this arm, 111 patients experiencing virologic failure received ddi in addition to their current combination therapy for 4 weeks. the impact of mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene on the virologic response to ddi was studied in univariate analysis. genotypic score was constructed using step-by-step analyses first includ ... | 2005 | 15855490 |
| evaluation of computational chemistry methods: crystallographic and cheminformatics analysis of aminothiazole methoximes. | cheminformatics is used to validate the capabilities of widely used quantum chemistry and molecular mechanics methods. among the quantum methods examined are the semiempirical mndo, am1, and pm3 methods, hartree-fock (ab initio) at a range of basis set levels, density functional theory (dft) at a range of basis sets, and a post-hartree-fock method, local moller-plesset second-order perturbation theory (lmp2). among the force fields compared are amber, mmff94, mmff94s, opls/a, opls-aa, sybyl, and ... | 2005 | 15921449 |
| seroprevalence and genomic divergence of circulating strains of feline immunodeficiency virus among felidae and hyaenidae species. | feline immunodeficiency virus (fiv) infects numerous wild and domestic feline species and is closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and simian immunodeficiency virus (siv). species-specific strains of fiv have been described for domestic cat (felis catus), puma (puma concolor), lion (panthera leo), leopard (panthera pardus), and pallas' cat (otocolobus manul). here, we employ a three-antigen western blot screening (domestic cat, puma, and lion fiv antigens) and pcr analysis to sur ... | 2005 | 15956574 |
| comparison of tests and procedures to build clinically relevant genotypic scores: application to the jaguar study. | to compare non-parametric tests and procedures of selection in building clinically validated genotypic scores. | 2005 | 16038473 |
| ticks (acari: ixodida) on wild carnivores in brazil. | the present study reports field data of ticks infesting wild carnivores captured from july 1998 to september 2004 in brazil. additional data were obtained from one tick collection and from previous published data of ticks on carnivores in brazil. during field work, a total of 3437 ticks were collected from 89 cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox), 58 chrysocyon brachyurus (maned wolf), 30 puma concolor (puma), 26 panthera onca (jaguar), 12 procyon cancrivorus (crab-eating raccoon), 4 speothos venati ... | 2005 | 16082932 |
| structure and patterns of sequence variation in the mitochondrial dna control region of the great cats. | mitochondrial dna control region structure and variation were determined in the five species of the genus panthera. comparative analyses revealed two hypervariable segments, a central conserved region, and the occurrence of size and sequence heteroplasmy. as observed in the domestic cat, but not commonly seen in other animals, two repetitive sequence arrays (rs-2 with an 80-bp motif and rs-3 with a 6-10-bp motif) were identified. the 3' ends of rs-2 and rs-3 were highly conserved among species, ... | 2001 | 16120284 |
| body size of smilodon (mammalia: felidae). | the body masses of the three large saber-toothed machairodontines, smilodon gracilis, s. fatalis, and s. populator, were estimated on the basis of 36 osteological variables from the appendicular skeleton of extant felids. a new model is introduced that takes the reliability of the predictor equations into account, since mass estimates are more reliable when computed from multiple variables per bone. at a body mass range of 55-100 kg, s. gracilis was comparable in size to extant jaguars, and s. f ... | 2005 | 16235255 |
| evolutionary analysis of a large mtdna translocation (numt) into the nuclear genome of the panthera genus species. | translocation of cymtdna into the nuclear genome, also referred to as numt, has been reported in many species, including several closely related to the domestic cat (felis catus). we describe the recent transposition of 12,536 bp of the 17 kb mitochondrial genome into the nucleus of the common ancestor of the five panthera genus species: tiger, p. tigris; snow leopard, p. uncia; jaguar, p. onca; leopard, p. pardus; and lion, p. leo. this nuclear integration, representing 74% of the mitochondrial ... | 2006 | 16380222 |
| robust segmentation and analysis of dna microarray spots using an adaptative split and merge algorithm. | microarray images push to their limits classical analysis methods, since gene spots are often poorly contrasted, ill defined and of irregular shapes. these characteristics hinder a robust quantification of corresponding values for red and green intensities as well as their r/g ratio. new approaches are thus needed to ensure accurate data extraction from these images. herein we present an automatic non-supervised algorithm for a fast and accurate spot data extraction from dna microarrays. the met ... | 2006 | 16423425 |
| the effects of visitor density and intensity on the behavior of two captive jaguars (panthera onca). | several researchers have reported significant effects of visitor density and intensity on captive animal behavior. this study determined whether this was the case for 2 captive jaguars housed at the woodland park zoo, seattle, wa. subjects were monitored for changes in behavior as a function of visitor density and intensity. the jaguars were observed for 8 hr per week for 29 weeks--march 31 until october 11, 1998--for a total of 230 hr. continuous frequency sampling was used, and visitor density ... | 2005 | 16436028 |
| ectoparasites of free-ranging pumas and jaguars in the paraguayan chaco. | ectoparasites were collected from seven puma (puma concolor) and seven jaguar (panthera onca) live-captures (each representing six different animals) in the paraguayan chaco from 2002 to 2004. the same five species of ectoparasites were recovered from both host species: the flea, pulex simulans (total on both hosts combined=30 male, 49 female), and the ticks, amblyomma cajennense (1 male, 4 female, 46 nymphs, 241 larvae), amblyomma parvum (42 male, 25 female), amblyomma tigrinum (1 male, 7 femal ... | 2006 | 16464533 |
| antibodies to west nile virus in asymptomatic mammals, birds, and reptiles in the yucatan peninsula of mexico. | surveillance for evidence of west nile virus (wnv) infection in taxonomically diverse vertebrates was conducted in the yucatan peninsula of mexico in 2003 and 2004. sera from 144 horses on cozumel island, quintana roo state, 415 vertebrates (257 birds, 52 mammals, and 106 reptiles) belonging to 61 species from the merida zoo, yucatan state, and 7 farmed crocodiles in ciudad del carmen, campeche state were assayed for antibodies to flaviviruses. ninety (62%) horses on cozumel island had epitope-b ... | 2006 | 16687701 |
| dna microsatellite characterization of the jaguar (panthera onca) in colombia. | the colombian jaguar population is thought to contain two different subspecies, panthera onca centralis and panthera onca onca. the genetic structure of this population was evaluated using 12 microsatellite loci (n = 62 samples). in addition, 22 jaguar dna samples from guatemala, paraguay, perú, bolivia, venezuela and brazil were analyzed for these microsatellite loci (n = 84 samples). the results of this study indicate six primary themes. first, the levels of gene diversity were very high. seco ... | 2006 | 16755135 |
| isolation of malassezia spp. from cerumen of wild felids. | the objective of this study was to determine the presence of different species of the genus malassezia in the healthy external auditory canal of wild felids maintained in captivity. one hundred and thirty-two adult animals (264 samples of cerumen), 77 males (58.3%) and 55 females (41.7%), were studied: large felids (55 animals) - 26 lions (panthera leo), 13 tigers (panthera tigris), 6 leopards (panthera pardus), 6 jaguars (panthera onca), 2 cheetahs (acinonyx jubatus), 2 pumas (puma concolor); s ... | 2006 | 16772235 |
| a theoretical proposal for the synthesis of carbapenems from 4-(2-propynyl)azetidinones promoted by [w(co)5] as an alternative to the ag+-assisted process. | the synthesis of carbapenems from 4-(2-propynyl)azetidinones assisted by both ag+ and [w(co)5] was theoretically investigated by using the b3lyp/6-31+g(d)-lanl2dz level, taking into account the effect of solvent by the pb-scrf model implemented in jaguar. according to our results, the silver-assisted cyclization is a concerted process for which the low yield experimentally observed could mainly stem from the alkaline hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring. this process is very efficiently catalyzed ... | 2006 | 16871499 |
| two-stage turing model for generating pigment patterns on the leopard and the jaguar. | based on the results of phylogenetic analysis, which showed that flecks are the primitive pattern of the felid family and all other patterns including rosettes and blotches develop from it, we construct a turing reaction-diffusion model which generates spot patterns initially. starting from this spotted pattern, we successfully generate patterns of adult leopards and jaguars by tuning parameters of the model in the subsequent phase of patterning. | 2006 | 16907134 |
| fmla-serious health condition. perry v. jaguar of troy. | 2006 | 17039822 | |
| pigment pattern in jaguar/obelix zebrafish is caused by a kir7.1 mutation: implications for the regulation of melanosome movement. | many animals have a variety of pigment patterns, even within a species, and these patterns may be one of the driving forces of speciation. recent molecular genetic studies on zebrafish have revealed that interaction among pigment cells plays a key role in pattern formation, but the mechanism of pattern formation is unclear. the zebrafish jaguar/obelix mutant has broader stripes than wild-type fish. in this mutant, the development of pigment cells is normal but their distribution is altered, maki ... | 2006 | 17121467 |
| risk factors associated with sero-positivity to toxoplasma gondii in captive neotropical felids from brazil. | from september 1995 to february 2001, blood samples were collected from 865 neotropical felids belonging to 8 different species. these animals were housed in 86 institutions located in 78 cities of 20 brazilian states. our goal was to identify the risk factors associated with sero-positivity to toxoplasma gondii in captive neotropical felids from brazil. all serum samples were tested by the modified agglutination test (mat), using formalin-fixed whole tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol. for each an ... | 2007 | 17140683 |
| molecular evidence for species-level distinctions in clouded leopards. | among the 37 living species of felidae, the clouded leopard (neofelis nebulosa) is generally classified as a monotypic genus basal to the panthera lineage of great cats. this secretive, mid-sized (16-23 kg) carnivore, now severely endangered, is traditionally subdivided into four southeast asian subspecies (figure 1a). we used molecular genetic methods to re-evaluate subspecies partitions and to quantify patterns of population genetic variation among 109 clouded leopards of known geographic orig ... | 2006 | 17141620 |
| the re-emergence of felid camouflage with the decay of predator recognition in deer under relaxed selection. | when a previously common predator disappears owing to local extinction, the strong source of natural selection on prey to visually recognize that predator becomes relaxed. at present, we do not know the extent to which recognition of a specific predator is generalized to similar looking predators or how a specific predator-recognition cue, such as coat pattern, degrades under prolonged relaxed selection. using predator models, we show that deer exhibit a more rapid and stronger antipredator resp ... | 2007 | 17148247 |
| the expression pattern and cellular localisation of myosin vi during the drosophila melanogaster life cycle. | myosin vi is a motor protein which is necessary for the morphogenesis of epithelial tissues during drosophila development. the spatial and temporal expression of myosin vi was examined by expressing a gfp (green fluorescent protein) tagged myosin vi molecule (pgm), under the control of a myosin vi-gal4 line. pgm was present in tissues that were shown previously to express myosin vi, such as the ovarian follicle epithelium, and the individualization complex; and in other tissues, including the tr ... | 2007 | 17185045 |
| [toxoplasmosis in french guiana. atypical (neo-)tropical features of a cosmopolitan parasitosis]. | toxoplasmosis, a typical cosmopolitan parasitosis, is a major health problem in french guiana. three factors account for this situation, i.e., (1) severity of toxoplasmosis in patients with hiv infection that is particularly prevalent in the area, (2) high risk of congenital transmission as shown by the steadily increasing prevalence of seropositivity in function of age in most of the guianese population and (3) recent identification of severe primary toxoplasmosis infection in immunocompetent p ... | 2006 | 17201300 |
| phenotypic susceptibility to didanosine is associated with antiviral activity in treatment-experienced patients with hiv-1 infection. | we investigated the relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) phenotypic susceptibility to didanosine and the antiviral activity of didanosine (ddi) in the jaguar study. | 2007 | 17205478 |
| impact of hiv-1 reverse transcriptase polymorphism at codons 211 and 228 on virological response to didanosine. | to determine the potential impact of reverse transcriptase (rt) mutations, other than those currently known to confer nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nrtis) resistance, on the virological response to didanosine (ddl). | 2006 | 17310813 |
| neutralizing antibodies against feline herpesvirus type 1 in captive wild felids of brazil. | feline herpesvirus type 1 infection affects domestic cats, causing mainly upper respiratory tract diseases. although this infection has been described in captive and free-ranging wild felids from europe, asia, north america, and africa, no information is available on its occurrence among wild felids of brazil. in this study, 250 serum samples of six species of brazilian captive wild felids (leopardus tigrinus, leopardus wiedii, herpailurus yaguarondi, puma concolor, leopardus pardalis, and panth ... | 2005 | 17312763 |
| disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a captive indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) with chronic renal disease. | a 19-yr-old, 78.2-kg captive female indochinese tiger (panthera tigris corbetti) from the el paso zoo (el paso, texas, usa) with chronic renal disease was euthanized after a 10-day course of anorexia, depression, progressive rear limb weakness, muscle fasciculations, and head tremors. postmortem findings included pericardial effusion, generalized lymphadenopathy, glomerulosclerosis, glomerular atrophy with membranous glomerulonephropathy, and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. pyogranulomatous pneumonia ... | 2006 | 17315442 |
| predation of wild spider monkeys at la macarena, colombia. | the killing of an adult male spider monkey (ateles belzebuth ) by a jaguar (panthera onca) and a predation attempt by a puma (felis concolor) on an adult female spider monkey have been observed at the ciem (centro de investigaciones ecológicas la macarena), la macarena, colombia. these incidents occurred directly in front of an observer, even though it is said that predation under direct observation on any type of primate rarely occurs. on the basis of a review of the literature, and the observa ... | 2008 | 17342352 |
| measurement of thyroid hormones (thyroxine, t4; triiodothyronine, t3) in captive nondomestic felids. | the aim of this research was to obtain basic values for the evaluation of thyroid function in nondomestic felids. serum thyroid hormone concentrations (thyroxine, t4; triiodothyronine, t3) were measured by radioimmunoassay in 145 cats, representing nine species of captive nondomestic felids: jaguar (panthera onca), n = 49; puma (puma concolor), n = 10; ocelot (leopardus pardalis), n = 22; oncilla (leopardus tigrinus), n = 12; geoffroy (oncifelis geoffroyi), n = 4; jaguarundi (herpailurus yaguaro ... | 2007 | 17469287 |
| functional diversification of kir7.1 in cichlids accelerated by gene duplication. | mutation in the inward rectifier potassium channel gene, kir7.1, was previously identified as being responsible for the broader stripe zebrafish skin pattern mutant, jaguar/obelix. an amino acid substitution in this channel causes a broader stripe pattern than that of wild type zebrafish. in this study we analyzed cichlid homologs of the zebrafish kir7.1 gene. we identified two kinds of homologous genes in cichlids and named them cikir7.1 and cikir7.2. southern hybridization using cichlid genome ... | 2007 | 17553638 |
| new high-charge density hydrophobically modified cationic hec polymers for improved co-deposition of benefit agents and serious conditioning for problem hair. | a series of new high charge density polyquaternium-67(1) (pq-67) polymers have been prepared and evaluated in shampoo formulations. these new compositions represent an addition to the family of high-viscosity quaternized hydroxyethylcellulose (hec) polymers with cationic substitution of trimethyl ammonium and dimethyldodecyl ammonium(2) (figure 1a) described in (1) and (2). the evaluation protocol included objective lab methods and subjective panel studies on different hair types. commercial con ... | 2010 | 17728943 |
| paleotemperatures and chronology at archeological cave site revealed by thermoluminescence. | contrasting values of remnant thermoluminescence of limestone samples from jaguar cave, eastcentral idaho, reveal temperature differences attributable to position within the cave microenvironment. absence of recorded temperature change during cave-filling by rock and human debris indicates brevity of human occupation, which was near the end of wisconsin (pine-dale) time. | 1965 | 17842752 |
| jaguar medicine. | 2010 | 17900037 | |
| characterization of cauxin in the urine of domestic and big cats. | cauxin is an abundant protein in feline urine. we have used proteomics strategies to characterize cauxin from the urine of domestic cats and a number of big cat species. proteins were resolved by gel-based electrophoretic purification and subjected to in-gel digestion with trypsin. the resultant tryptic peptides were mass-measured by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. peptides were also resolved by liquid chromatography and analyzed by electrospray ioni ... | 2007 | 17924168 |
| cell adhesion molecule echinoid associates with unconventional myosin vi/jaguar motor to regulate cell morphology during dorsal closure in drosophila. | echinoid (ed) is a homophilic immunoglobulin domain-containing cell adhesion molecule (cam) that localizes to adherens junctions (ajs) and cooperates with drosophila melanogaster epithelial (de)-cadherin to mediate cell adhesion. here we show that ed takes part in many processes of dorsal closure, a morphogenetic movement driven by coordinated cell shape changes and migration of epidermal cells to cover the underlying amnioserosa. ed is differentially expressed, appearing in epidermis but not in ... | 2007 | 17936269 |