Panthera onca

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Panthera onca - a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Felis onca, jaguar, panther

big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers

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ROMA, M.V., 2006.- Genetic variability of Herpailurus yagouaroundi, Puma concolor and Panthera onca (Mammalia, Felidae) studied using Felis catus microsatellites.

Taxonomia, distribucion y estado de conservacion de los felinos suramericanos: revision monografica

Muestras de tres ejemplares clinicamente sanos de Panthera onca alojados en una reserva del nordeste argentino, fueron analizadas por espectrofotometria, electroforesis, densitometria y microscopia para establecer intervalos de referencia hematologicos y bioquimicos.

Aproximacion a algunas variables hematologicas de "yaguaretes" (Panthera onca) cautivos en el nordeste argentino

Isolation of 1 genetically atypical Toxoplasma strain in a free-living jaguar (Panthera onca) is a further argument for the existence of a T.

Severe acquired toxoplasmosis caused by wild cycle of Toxoplasma gondii, French Guiana

Cabe mencionar que en Patagonia extrandina se ha documentado la presencia de fecas bien preservadas de Panthera onca mesembrina con osteodermos y pelos de Mylodon darwini (Borrero 2001; Prieto 1991).

Tafonomia de los mamiferos extintos del pleistoceno tardio de la costa meridional del semiarido de chile (IV region-32[gradus] latitud S). alcances culturales y paleoecologicos

The store owner is convinced that saving Panthera onca will not only help science, but boost the lagging local economy.

The jaguar man: wildlife biologist Octavio Rosas fights for the big cats

Up ahead, along the bank of this rich Amazonian river, a male JAGUAR (Panthera onca) lurks in the dense understory.

Focus on nature[TM]

Only the jaguar (Panthera onca) of tropical America is heavier and possibly more powerful, but the cougar is more agile, suggesting a draw in any dispute.

America's Big Cat

The more interesting mammals include the 6 species of feline that occur in Mexico, two of which, the jaguar (Panthera onca) and the ocelot (Felis pardalis) are in danger of extinction, and a third, the jagouarundi (F.

3 The protected areas and biosphere reserves in the cloud forest

Jaguars (Panthera onca) historically have been most common in lowland forests in Mexico, Central America and South America.