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References

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  • Alexandre, J. and F. Diniz. 2004. Phylogenetic autocorrelation analysis of extinction risks and the loss of evolutionary history in Felidae (Carnivora : Mammalia). Evolutionary Ecology 18(3):273-282.
  • Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes. 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
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  • Eizirik E, Yuhki N, Johnson W, Menotti-Raymond M, Hannah SS, O'Brien SJ. 2003. Molecular genetics and evolution of melanism in the cat family (Mamalia Felidae). Cur. Biol. 13:448–53.
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  • Johnson, W. E., E. Eizirik, J. Pecon-Slattery, W. J. Murphy, A. Antunes, E. Teeling, and S. J. O'Brien. 2006. The Late Miocene radiation of modern Felidae: A genetic assessment. Science 311(5757):73-77.
  • Kelsey-Wood, D. 1989. The Atlas of Cats of the World: Domesticated and Wild. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications.
  • King, V., P. N. Goodfellow, A. J. P. Wilkerson, W. E. Johnson, S. J. O'Brien, and J. Pecon-Slattery. 2007. Evolution of the male-determining gene SRY within the cat family Felidae. Genetics 175:1855-1867.
  • Kitchener, A. 1991. The Natural History of the Wild Cats. Comstock Associates, Ithaca, NY.
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  • Patton, S., A. Rabinowitz, S. Randolph, S. Johnson. 1986. A coprological survey of parasites of wold neotropical felidae. The Journal of Parasitology, 72/4: 517-520.
  • Patton, S., A. Rabinowitz. 1994. Parasites of wild Felidae in Thailand: a coprological survey. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 30/3: 472-475.
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  • Yu, L. and Y. P. Zhang. 2005. Phylogenetic studies of pantherine cats (Felidae) based on multiple genes, with novel application of nuclear beta-fibrinogen intron 7 to carnivores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35(2):483-495.

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