Supplemental Material for Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) Personality: A Rating Assessment With Ex Situ Conservation Program Sample

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Conservation Program ◽  
Program Sample

scholarly journals Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) personality: A rating assessment with ex Situ Conservation Program sample.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulán Úbeda ◽  
Victoria Asensio ◽  
Antonio Rivas ◽  
Rodrigo Serra ◽  
Jaume Fatjó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Conservation Program ◽  
Program Sample

scholarly journals Benign juvenile idiopathic epilepsy in captive Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in the ex situ conservation program (2005–2019)

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan J. Mínguez ◽  
Yasmin El Bouyafrouri ◽  
José A. Godoy ◽  
Antonio Rivas ◽  
Jesús Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Onset ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Idiopathic Epilepsy ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Conservation Program ◽  
Subsequent Decrease

Abstract Background Benign juvenile idiopathic epilepsy has been described in humans but rarely in animals. The objectives of the study were to describe the clinical signs, clinical data, imaging findings, genetic examinations, treatment, long-term outcome and prognosis in Iberian lynx with juvenile epilepsy. Medical records, video recordings and diagnostic data from 2005 to 2019 were reviewed. Results Twenty lynx cubs with early onset of epileptic seizures (ES) from the conservation program were included. The average age at seizure onset was 75 days. Isolated and cluster ES were recorded. Focal ES, focal ES evolving into generalized ES with a stereotypical pattern and generalized ES were observed. All the cubs were normal between episodes, had a normal neurological examination and unremarkable investigations. Phenobarbital was used as a first line antiepileptic drug (AED). ES halted 10 days (0–34) after starting treatment in eight out of twenty cubs (40%). Treatment was discontinued in this group after a mean of 578 days and no further ES were reported (mean follow-up longer than 5 years). Eleven animals (55%) continued on AED treatment for a mean of 1306 days (70–3466). An adult-onset was observed for one lynx (5%). Polytherapy was necessary in seven lynxes (35%). The inheritance pattern observed was compatible with an autosomal recessive condition. Based on this assumption, mating between two identified carriers has been avoided since 2012, which may have contributed to the subsequent decrease in prevalence, with no further cases detected in 2018 and 2019. Conclusions Lynx pardinus may have an early onset self-limiting ES syndrome characteristic of benign juvenile idiopathic epilepsy. Information obtained from this study strongly suggests a genetic basis for the here presented epilepsy.

scholarly journals Reproductive traits in captive and free-ranging males of the critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Reproduction ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Gañán ◽  
Adrián Sestelo ◽  
J Julián Garde ◽  
Fernando Martínez ◽  
Astrid Vargas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Semen Quality ◽  
Sperm Quality ◽  
Reproductive Traits ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Normal Sperm ◽  
Free Ranging

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is the most endangered felid in the world. Adequate genetic management of in situ and ex situ populations, and linkage between both, require knowledge on male reproductive biology and factors influencing it. We examined the influence of age, free-ranging versus captive conditions and seasonality on phenotypic, endocrine and semen traits, and links between reproductive traits and male fertility. Males had relatively small testes, produced low sperm numbers, a low proportion of normal sperm, and a high proportion of motile sperm. Young (2-year-old) males had lower testosterone levels, fewer sperm, and a lower proportion of motile and normal sperm than ≥4-year-old males. No major differences were found in semen traits before and after the mating season or between free-ranging and captive males, although the latter had better sperm motility. Males with larger relative testes weight and more sperm copulated more frequently, whereas males that produced more sperm with higher motility produced more cubs per female. In conclusion, small relative testes size and low sperm quality could indicate either low levels of sperm competition or high levels of inbreeding. Young males are probably subfertile; there is a slight trend for males in the captive breeding programme to have better semen quality than wild males, and males with higher sperm production are sexually more active and more fertile. These findings have major implications for decisions regarding which males should breed, provide samples for the genetic resource bank, or participate in programmes involving the use of assisted reproductive techniques.

Current Status Of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Eastern Sierra Morena, Southern Spain

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José María Gil-Sánchez ◽  
Miguel Angel Simón ◽  
Rafael Cadenas ◽  
José Bueno ◽  
Manuel Moral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Spain ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Sierra Morena

scholarly journals Detection ofFeline Leukemia Virusin the Endangered Iberian Lynx (Lynx Pardinus)

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 381-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inés Luaces ◽  
Ana Doménech ◽  
Marino García-Montijano ◽  
Victorio M. Collado ◽  
Celia Sónchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus

Helminth parasites of the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) and sympatric carnivores

2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Millán ◽  
Joan Carles Casanova
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
Sierra Morena ◽  
Sympatric Carnivores ◽  
Adult Cats ◽  
Herpestes Ichneumon

AbstractFive critically endangered Iberian lynxes (Lynx pardinus) and 35 other sympatric carnivores (19 feral catsFelis catus, 12 Egyptian mongoosesHerpestes ichneumon, and 4 common genetsGenetta genetta) were analysed for helminths in Sierra Morena and Doñana area (southern Spain).Ancylostoma tubaeforme, which was believed to be harmful for lynx cubs according to a previous study, was present in the only lynx and in 53% of cats analysed in Doñana (80% in adult cats). Other species shared in both areas wereToxocara cati(1 lynx, 31% of cats),Joyeuxiella pasqualei(1 lynx, 21% of cats) andMesocestoidessp. (2 lynxes, 5% of cats). Only one mongoose was parasitized, harbouring larvae of two acantocephalan species not previously reported in the Iberian peninsula (Centrorhynchus(Sphaerirostris)lanceaandCentrorhynchus(Longirostris)undulatus). Feral cats may be a reservoir for hookworms and other helminths affecting the Iberian lynx. In contrast, mongooses and genets may not play a role in the epidemiology of these species.

scholarly journals Former range and decline of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) reconstructed using verified records

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose María Gil-Sánchez ◽  
Emil B. McCain
Keyword(s):  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus

scholarly journals Membranous glomerulonephritis in the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)

2008 ◽  
Vol 121 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Ángeles Jiménez ◽  
Belén Sánchez ◽  
Ma Dolores Pérez Alenza ◽  
Pilar García ◽  
Jose Vicente López ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membranous Glomerulonephritis ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Iberian Lynx ◽  
Lynx Pardinus

Effects of a Proposed Ex Situ Conservation Program on In Situ Conservation of the Babirusa, an Endangered Suid

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 382-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Clayton ◽  
E. J. Milner‐Gulland ◽  
D. W. Sinaga ◽  
A. H. Mustari
Keyword(s):  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
In Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Conservation Program
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