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Trophic downgrading of an adaptable carnivore in an urbanising landscape by Leighton, Gabriella R. M., Froneman, William, Serieys, Laurel E. K., Bishop, Jacqueline M.

“…Urbanisation critically alters wildlife habitat and resource distribution, leading to shifts in trophic dynamics. The loss of apex predators in…”
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Two Lineages of Papillomaviruses Identified from Caracals ( Caracal caracal ) in South Africa by Kraberger, Simona, Serieys, Laurel E K, Leighton, Gabriella R M, De Koch, Matthew D, Munday, John S, Bishop, Jacqueline M, Varsani, Arvind

“…Papillomaviruses (PV) infect epithelial cells and can cause hyperplastic or neoplastic lesions. In felids, most described PVs are from domestic cats ( ; n = 7…”
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Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in caracals (Caracal caracal) living in human-modified landscapes of South Africa by Viljoen, Storme, O'Riain, M Justin, Penzhorn, Barend L, Drouilly, Marine, Serieys, Laurel E K, Cristescu, Bogdan, Teichman, Kristine J, Bishop, Jacqueline M

“…Wild carnivores living alongside humans and domestic animals are vulnerable to changes in the infectious disease dynamics in their populations. The aims of…”
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Does the virus cross the road? Viral phylogeographic patterns among bobcat populations reflect a history of urban development by Kozakiewicz, Christopher P., Burridge, Christopher P., Funk, W. Chris, Craft, Meggan E., Crooks, Kevin R., Fisher, Robert N., Fountain‐Jones, Nicholas M., Jennings, Megan K., Kraberger, Simona J., Lee, Justin S., Lyren, Lisa M., Riley, Seth P. D., Serieys, Laurel E. K., VandeWoude, Sue, Carver, Scott

“…Urban development has major impacts on connectivity among wildlife populations and is thus likely an important factor shaping pathogen transmission in…”
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Novel gammaherpesviruses in North American domestic cats, bobcats, and pumas: identification, prevalence, and risk factors by Troyer, Ryan M, Beatty, Julia A, Stutzman-Rodriguez, Kathryn R, Carver, Scott, Lozano, Caitlin C, Lee, Justin S, Lappin, Michael R, Riley, Seth P D, Serieys, Laurel E K, Logan, Kenneth A, Sweanor, Linda L, Boyce, Walter M, Vickers, T Winston, McBride, Roy, Crooks, Kevin R, Lewis, Jesse S, Cunningham, Mark W, Rovnak, Joel, Quackenbush, Sandra L, VandeWoude, Sue

“…Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) are a diverse and rapidly expanding group of viruses associated with a variety of disease conditions in humans and animals. To…”
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Evolution of puma lentivirus in bobcats (Lynx rufus) and mountain lions (Puma concolor) in North America by Lee, Justin S, Bevins, Sarah N, Serieys, Laurel E K, Vickers, Winston, Logan, Ken A, Aldredge, Mat, Boydston, Erin E, Lyren, Lisa M, McBride, Roy, Roelke-Parker, Melody, Pecon-Slattery, Jill, Troyer, Jennifer L, Riley, Seth P, Boyce, Walter M, Crooks, Kevin R, VandeWoude, Sue

“…Mountain lions (Puma concolor) throughout North and South America are infected with puma lentivirus clade B (PLVB). A second, highly divergent lentiviral…”
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Urbanization and anticoagulant poisons promote immune dysfunction in bobcats by Serieys, Laurel E. K., Lea, Amanda J., Epeldegui, Marta, Armenta, Tiffany C., Moriarty, Joanne, VandeWoude, Sue, Carver, Scott, Foley, Janet, Wayne, Robert K., Riley, Seth P. D., Uittenbogaart, Christel H.

“…Understanding how human activities influence immune response to environmental stressors can support biodiversity conservation across increasingly urbanizing…”
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A circovirus and cycloviruses identified in feces of bobcats (Lynx rufus) in California by Cerna, Gabriella M., Serieys, Laurel E. K., Riley, Seth P. D., Richet, Cécile, Kraberger, Simona, Varsani, Arvind

“…Viruses in the family Circoviridae have small circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genomes. Circoviruses are known to infect a wide variety of animals, with…”
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Serum Chemistry, Hematologic, and Post-Mortem Findings in Free-Ranging Bobcats (Lynx rufus) With Notoedric Mange by Serieys, Laurel E. K, Foley, Janet, Owens, Sean, Woods, Leslie, Boydston, Erin E, Lyren, Lisa M, Poppenga, Robert H, Clifford, Deana L, Stephenson, Nicole, Rudd, Jaime, Riley, Seth P. D

“…Notoedric mange was responsible for a population decline of bobcats (Lynx rufus) in 2 Southern California counties from 2002–2006 and is now reported to affect…”
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Novel polyomaviruses identified in fecal samples from four carnivore species by Kraberger, Simona, Serieys, Laurel E. K., Riley, Seth P. D., Schmidlin, Kara, Newkirk, Eric S., Squires, John R., Buck, Christopher B., Varsani, Arvind

“…Polyomaviruses are oncogenic viruses that are generally thought to have co-evolved with their hosts. While primate and rodent polyomaviruses are increasingly…”
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Interactions between demography, genetics, and landscape connectivity increase extinction probability for a small population of large carnivores in a major metropolitan area by Benson, John F., Mahoney, Peter J., Sikich, Jeff A., Serieys, Laurel E. K., Pollinger, John P., Ernest, Holly B., Riley, Seth P. D.

“…The extinction vortex is a theoretical model describing the process by which extinction risk is elevated in small, isolated populations owing to interactions…”
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Efficient recovery of whole blood RNA--a comparison of commercial RNA extraction protocols for high-throughput applications in wildlife species by Schwochow, Doreen, Serieys, Laurel E K, Wayne, Robert K, Thalmann, Olaf

“…Since the emergence of next generation sequencing platforms, unprecedented opportunities have arisen in the study of natural vertebrate populations. In…”
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Pathogen exposure varies widely among sympatric populations of wild and domestic felids across the United States by Carver, Scott, Sarah N. Bevins, Michael R. Lappin, Erin E. Boydston, Lisa M. Lyren, Mathew Alldredge, Kenneth A. Logan, Linda L. Sweanor, Seth P. D. Riley, Laurel E. K. Serieys, Robert N. Fisher, T. Winston Vickers, Walter Boyce, Roy McBride, Mark C. Cunningham, Megan Jennings, Jesse Lewis, Tamika Lunn, Kevin R. Crooks, Sue VandeWoude

“…Understanding how landscape, host, and pathogen traits contribute to disease exposure requires systematic evaluations of pathogens within and among host…”
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High Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in an Urban Caracal (Caracal caracal) Population in South Africa by Serieys, Laurel E. K, Hammond-Aryee, Kenneth, Bishop, Jacqueline, Broadfield, Joleen, O'Riain, M. Justin, van Helden, Paul D

“…We investigated Toxoplasmosis gondii antibody seroprevalence in free-ranging caracals (Caracal caracal) in Cape Town, South Africa, from 2014 to 2017…”
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Individual Behaviors Dominate the Dynamics of an Urban Mountain Lion Population Isolated by Roads by Riley, Seth P.D., Serieys, Laurel E.K., Pollinger, John P., Sikich, Jeffrey A., Dalbeck, Lisa, Wayne, Robert K., Ernest, Holly B.

“…Large carnivores can be particularly sensitive to the effects of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity [1, 2]. The Santa Monica Mountains (SMMs), a large…”
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Population Genetics of California Gray Foxes Clarify Origins of the Island Fox by Sacks, Benjamin N, Statham, Mark J, Serieys, Laurel E K, Riley, Seth P D

“…We used mitochondrial sequences and nuclear microsatellites to investigate population structure of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the evolutionary…”
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Disease and freeways drive genetic change in urban bobcat populations by Serieys, Laurel E. K., Lea, Amanda, Pollinger, John P., Riley, Seth P. D., Wayne, Robert K.

“…Urbanization profoundly impacts animal populations by causing isolation, increased susceptibility to disease, and exposure to toxicants. Genetic effects…”
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Widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing South African city by Serieys, Laurel E.K., Bishop, Jacqueline, Okes, Nicola, Broadfield, Joleen, Winterton, Deborah Jean, Poppenga, Robert H., Viljoen, Storme, Wayne, Robert K., O'Riain, M. Justin

“…Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are used worldwide to control rodent populations. ARs bioaccumulate across trophic levels and threaten non-target wildlife. We…”
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The influence of gene flow on population viability in an isolated urban caracal population by Kyriazis, Christopher C., Serieys, Laurel E. K., Bishop, Jacqueline M., Drouilly, Marine, Viljoen, Storme, Wayne, Robert K., Lohmueller, Kirk E.

“…Wildlife populations are becoming increasingly fragmented by anthropogenic development. Small and isolated populations often face an elevated risk of…”
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Sustained use of marine subsidies promotes niche expansion in a wild felid by Leighton, Gabriella R.M., Froneman, P. William, Serieys, Laurel E.K., Bishop, Jacqueline M.

“…The use of marine subsidies by terrestrial predators can facilitate substantial transfer of nutrients between marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Marine…”
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