Recent Record of a Cougar (Puma concolor) in Louisiana, with Notes on Diet, Based on Analysis of Fecal Materials

Recent Record of a Cougar (Puma concolor) in Louisiana, with Notes on Diet, Based on Analysis of Fecal Materials

We report a sighting, supported by DNA evidence from a scat, of a cougar (Puma concolor) in southeastern Louisiana. The 16S-rRNA genotype obtained from mtDNA is one that is common throughout North America, making it difficult to determine the origin of the individual. Based on DNA and hair scale ana...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southeastern naturalist (Steuben, Me.) Me.), 2004-01, Vol.3 (4), p.653-658
Hauptverfasser: Leberg, Paul L., Carloss, Michael R., Dugas, Larry J., Pilgrim, Kristine L., Mills, L. Scott, Green, M. Clay, Scognamillo, Daniel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Canis familiaris
cougar scat
Diet
Dogs
feces
Fish
Forest conservation
genotype
geographical distribution
Hair
Lions
Mitochondrial DNA
molecular systematics
Panthers
predation
prey identification
Puma concolor
rabbits
ribosomal DNA
Sylvilagus floridanus
taxonomy
Vehicles
wildlife food habits
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Zusammenfassung:We report a sighting, supported by DNA evidence from a scat, of a cougar (Puma concolor) in southeastern Louisiana. The 16S-rRNA genotype obtained from mtDNA is one that is common throughout North America, making it difficult to determine the origin of the individual. Based on DNA and hair scale analysis, the scat contained the partially digested remains of a dog (Canis familiaris) and an eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), indicating that the individual was successfully foraging on locally occurring prey.
ISSN:1528-7092
1938-5412
1938-5412
DOI:10.1656/1528-7092(2004)003[0653:RROACP]2.0.CO;2