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1 Florida Panther Research Publications September 2016 (Co-authors that are previous or current FWC employees noted in bold) 1. Balkenhol, N., J. D. Holbrook, D. Onorato, P. Zager, C. White, and L. P. Waits A multi-method approach for analyzing hierarchical genetic structures: a case study with cougars Puma concolor. Ecography 37: Barone, M. A., M. E. Roelke, J. Howard, J. L. Brown, A. E. Anderson, and D.E. Wildt Reproductive characteristics of male Florida panthers: comparative studies from Florida, Texas, Colorado, Latin America, and North American zoos. Journal of Mammalogy 75: Barr, M. C., P. P. Calle, M. E. Roelke, and F. W. Scott Feline immunodeficiency virus infection in nondomestic felids. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 20: Bartareau, T., D. Onorato, and D. Jansen Growth in Body Length and Mass of the Florida Panther: An Evaluation of Different Models and Sexual Size Dimorphism. Southeastern Naturalist 12: Bass, O. L., and D. S. Maehr Do recent panther deaths in Everglades National Park suggest an ephemeral population? National Geographic Research and Exploration 7: Beier, P., M.R. Vaughan, M.J. Conroy and H. Quigley Evaluating scientific inferences about the Florida panther. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: Belden, R. C The Florida panther. Pages in Audubon Wildlife Report National Audubon Society, New York, New York, USA. 8. Belden, R. C., and B. W. Hagedorn Feasibility of translocating panthers into northern Florida. Journal of Wildlife Management 57: Belden, R. C., and J. W. McCown Florida panther reintroduction feasibility study. Final Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 10. Belden, R. C., W. B. Frankenberger, R. T. McBride, and S. T. Schwikert Panther habitat use in southern Florida. Journal of Wildlife Management 52: Belden, R.C. and R. T. McBride Florida panther peripheral areas survey. Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Report IHR , 25pp. 12. Benson, J.B, M.A. Lotz, and D. Jansen Natal den selection by Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: Benson, J. F., J. A. Hostetler, D. P. Onorato, W. E. Johnson, M. E. Roelke, S. J. O Brien, D. Jansen, and M. K. Oli Intentional genetic introgression influences survival of adults and subadults in a small, inbred felid population. Journal of Animal Ecology 80:

2 14. Benson, J. F., M. A. Lotz, E. D. Land, and D. P. Onorato Evolutionary and practical implications of pseudo-estrus behavior in Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi). Southeastern Naturalist 11: Brown, M.A., M.W. Cunningham, A.L. Roca, J.L. Troyer, W.E. Johnson, and S.J. O Brien Genetic characterization of feline leukemia virus from Florida panthers. Emerging Infectious Diseases 14: Carver, S., S. N. Bevins, M. R. Lappin, E. E. Boydston, L. M. Lyren, M. Alldredge, K. A. Logan, L. L. Sweanor, S. P. D. Riley, L. E. K. Serieys, Robert N. Fisher, T. W. Vickers, W. Boyce, R. McBride, M. C. Cunningham, M. Jennings, J. Lewis, T. Lunn, K. R. Crooks, and S. VandeWoude Pathogen exposure varies widely among sympatric populations of wild and domestic felids across the United States. Ecological Applications 26: Conroy, M.J., P. Beier, H. Quigley and M.R. Vaughan Improving the use of science in conservation: Lessons from the Florida panther. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: Cox, J. J., D. S. Maehr, and J. L. Larkin Florida panther habitat use: new approach to an old problem. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: Comiskey, E. J., O. L. Bass Jr., L. J. Gross, R. T. McBride, and R. Salinas Panthers and forests in south Florida: an ecological perspective. Conservation Ecology 6. Available from < 20. Cramer, P. C., and K. M. Portier Modeling Florida panther movements in response to human attributes of the landscape and ecological settings. Ecological Modelling 140: Culver, M., W. E. Johnson, J. Pecon-Slattery, and S. J. O Brien Genomic ancestry of the American puma (Puma concolor). Journal of Heredity 91: Cunningham, M. W., M. R. Dunbar, C. D. Buergelt, B. Homer, M. Roelke-Parker, S. K. Taylor, R. King, S. B. Citino, and C. Glass Atrial septal defects in the Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35: Cunningham, M. W., M. Brown, D. Shindle, S. Terrell, K. Hayes, B. Ferree, R. McBride, E. Blankenship, D. Jansen, S. Citino, M. Roelke, R. Kiltie, J. Troyer, S. J. O Brien Epizootiology and management of feline leukemia virus in the Florida puma. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44: Cunningham, M. W., and M. J. Yabsley A primer on tick-borne diseases in exotic carnivores. In M. Fowler and E. Miller (eds) Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri, pp Culver, M., P. W. Hedrick, K. Murphy, S. O'Brien, and M. G. Hornocker Estimation of the bottleneck size in Florida panthers. Animal Conservation 11: Dalrymple, G. H., and O. L. Bass Jr The diet of the Florida panther in Everglades National Park, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 39:

3 27. Dees, C. S., J. D. Clark, and F. T. van Manen Florida panther habitat use in response to prescribed fire. Journal of Wildlife Management 65: Downs, J. A., J. H. Heller, R. Loraamm, D. Oppenheim Stein, C. McDaniel, and D. Onorato Accuracy of home range estimators for homogeneous and inhomogeneous point patterns. Ecological Modelling 225: Downs, J., M. Horner, R. Loraamm, J. Anderson, H. Kim, and D. Onorato Strategically locating wildlife crossing structures for Florida panthers using maximal covering approaches. Transactions in GIS. DOI: /tgis Dunbar, M. R., G. S. McLaughin, D. M. Murphy, and M. W. Cunningham Pathogenicity of the hookworm, Ancylostoma pluridentatum, in a Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) kitten. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 30: Dunbar, M. R., P. Nol, and S. B. Linda Hematologic and serum biochemical reference intervals for Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33: Dunbar, M., M. Cunningham, and S. Linda Vitamin A concentrations in serum and liver from Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35: Durden, L. A., M. W. Cunningham, R. McBride, and B. Ferree Ectoparasites of free-ranging pumas and jaguars in the Paraguayan Chaco. Veterinary Parasitology 137: Ellis, S., R. C. Lacy, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf, D. E. Wildt, J. Shillcox, O. Byers, and U. S. Seal, editors Florida panther population and habitat viability assessment and genetics workshop report. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. 35. Facemire, C. F., T. S. Gross, and L. J. Guillette Jr Reproductive impairment in the Florida panther: nature or nurture? Environmental Health Perspectives 103: Finn, K. T., M. A. Criffield, D. P. Onorato, and D. L. Reed The impact of genetic restoration on cranial morphology of Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi). Journal of Mammalogy 94: Fiorello, C. V., M. W. Cunningham, S. L. Cantwell, J. K. Levy, E. M. Neer, K. Conley, and P. M. Rist Diagnosis and treatment of presumptive postobstructive pulmonary edema in a Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38: Foster, M. L., and S. R. Humphrey Use of highway underpasses by Florida panthers and other wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 23: Foster, G. W., M. W. Cunningham, J. M. Kinsella, G. McLaughlin, and D. J. Forrester Gastrointestinal helminths of free-ranging Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) and the efficacy of the current anthelmintic treatment protocol. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42:

4 40. Foster, G. W., and M. W. Cunningham Hematology and serum chemistry values for freeranging Florida panther, Puma concolor coryi, neonate kittens. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45: Foster, G. W., J. M. Kinsella, B. J. Sheppard, and M. W. Cunningham Transmammary infection of free-ranging Florida panther neonates by Alaria marcianae (Trematoda: Diplostomatidae). Journal of Parasitology 95: Glass, C. M., R. G. McLean, J. B. Katz, D. S. Maehr, C. B. Cropp, L. J. Kirk, A. J. McKeirnan, and J. F. Evermann Isolation of pseudorabies (Aujeszky s disease) virus from a Florida panther. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 30: Greiner, E., M. Roelke, C. Atkinson, J. Dubey, and S. Wright Sarcocystis sp. in muscles of freeranging Florida panthers and cougars (Felis concolor). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25: Hedrick, P. W Gene flow and genetic restoration: the Florida panther as a case study. Conservation Biology 9: Hedrick, P., and R. Fredrickson Genetic rescue guidelines with examples from Mexican wolves and Florida panthers. Conservation Genetics 11: Hostetler, J. A., D. P. Onorato, J. D. Nichols, W. E. Johnson, M. E. Roelke, S. J. O'Brien, D. Jansen, and M. K. Oli Genetic introgression and the survival of Florida panther kittens. Biological Conservation 143: Hostetler, J., D. Onorato, B. Bolker, W. Johnson, S. O Brien, D. Jansen, and M. Oli Does genetic introgression improve female reproductive performance? A test on the endangered Florida panther. Oecologia 168: Hostetler, J. A., D. P. Onorato, D. Jansen, and M. K. Oli A cat's tale: the impact of genetic restoration on Florida panther population dynamics and persistence. Journal of Animal Ecology:DOI / Janis, M. W., and J. D. Clark Responses of Florida panthers to recreational deer and hog hunting. Journal of Wildlife Management 66: Johnson, M. K., and R. C. Belden Differentiating mountain lion and bobcat scats. Journal of Wildlife Management 48: Johnson, W. E., D. P. Onorato, M. E. Roelke, E. D. Land, M. Cunningham, R. C. Belden, R. McBride, D. Jansen, M. Lotz, D. Shindle, J. Howard, D. E. Wildt, L. M. Penfold, J. A. Hostetler, M. K. Oli, and S. J. O'Brien Genetic Restoration of the Florida Panther. Science 329: Johnson, W. E., D. P. Onorato, M. E. Roelke, E. D. Land, and S. J. O'Brien Genetic future of Florida panthers- response. Science 330:

5 53. Jordan, D. B Final supplemental environmental assessment a proposal to establish a captive breeding population of Florida panthers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida Panther Recovery Coordinator, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 54. Jordan, D. B Final preliminary analysis of some potential Florida panther population reestablishment sites. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 55. Kautz, R., R. Kawula, T. Hoctor, J. Comiskey, D. Jansen, D. Jennings, J. Kasbohm, F. Mazzotti, R. McBride, L. Richardson, and K. Root How much is enough? Landscape-scale conservation for the Florida panther. Biological Conservation 130: Keel, M. K., D. Stallknecht, D. Cobb, M. Cunningham, V. Goekjian, S. Gordon-Akhvlediani, and J. R. Fischer The epizootiology of anatid herpesvirus 1 infection in free-flying waterfowl: a comparison of latent and active infections among native waterfowl, captive-reared released ducks, and peridomestic or feral ducks. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49: Kerkhoff, A. J., B. T. Milne, and D. S. Maehr Toward a panther centered view of the forests of south Florida. Conservation Ecology 4. Available from < 58. Kreye, M.M. and E.F. Pienaar A critical review of efforts to protect Florida panther habitat on private lands. Land Use Policy 48: Land, E. D Big Cypress deer/panther relationships: deer mortality. Final Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 60. Land, E. D. 1994a. Big Cypress deer/panther relationships: deer mortality. Pages in D. B. Jordan, editor. Proceedings of the Florida panther conference. Fort Myers, Florida, USA. 61. Land, E. D. 1994b. Response of the wild Florida panther population to removals for captive breeding. Final Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 62. Land, E. D., D. R. Garman, and G. A. Holt Monitoring female Florida panthers via cellular telephone. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26: Land, E. D., and R. C. Lacy Introgression level achieved through Florida panther genetic restoration. Endangered Species Update 17: Land, E.D., D.B. Shindle, R.J. Kawula, J.F. Benson, M.A. Lotz, and D.P. Onorato Florida panther habitat selection analysis of concurrent GPS and VHF telemetry data. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: Langin, C. and S.K. Jacobson Risk and residency influences on public support for Florida panther recovery. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36: Maehr, D. S Florida panther road mortality prevention. Final Performance Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 5

6 67. Maehr, D. S. 1990a. Florida panther movements, social organization, and habitat use. Final Performance Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 68. Maehr, D. S. 1990b. The Florida panther and private lands. Conservation Biology 4: Maehr, D. S Florida panther distribution and conservation strategy. Final Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 70. Maehr, D. S. 1997a. The comparative ecology of bobcats, black bear, and Florida panther in south Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 40: Maehr, D. S. 1997b. The Florida panther: life and death of a vanishing carnivore. Island Press, Covelo, California, USA. 72. Maehr, D. S The Florida panther in modern mythology. Natural Areas Journal 18: Maehr, D. S., J. C. Roof, E. D. Land, and J. W. McCown First reproduction of a panther (Felis concolor coryi) in southwestern Florida, U.S.A. Mammalia 53: Maehr, D. S., E. D. Land, J. C. Roof, and J. W. McCown Early maternal behavior in the Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). American Midland Naturalist 122: Maehr, D. S., J. C. Roof, E. D. Land, J. W. McCown, R. C. Belden, and W. B. Frankenberger Fates of wild hogs released into occupied Florida panther home ranges. Florida Field Naturalist 17: Maehr, D. S., E. D. Land, J. C. Roof, and J. W. McCown Day beds, natal beds, and activity of Florida panthers. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies 44: Maehr, D. S., R. C. Belden, E. D. Land, and L. Wilkins Food habits of panthers in southwest Florida. Journal of Wildlife Management 54: Maehr, D. S., E. D. Land, and J. C. Roof Social ecology of Florida panthers. National Geographic Research and Exploration 7: Maehr, D. S., E. D. Land, and M. E. Roelke Mortality patterns of panthers in southwest Florida. Proceedings of Annual Conference of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies 45: Maehr, D. S., J. C. Roof, E. D. Land, J. W. McCown, and R. T. McBride Home range characteristics of the panther in south central Florida. Florida Field Naturalist 20: Maehr, D. S., and G. B. Caddick Demographics and genetic introgression in the Florida panther. Conservation Biology 9:

7 82. Maehr, D. S., E. C. Greiner, J. E. Lanier, and D. Murphy Notoedric mange in the Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31: Maehr, D. S., and J. A. Cox Landscape features and panthers in Florida. Conservation Biology 9: Maehr, D. S., T. S. Hoctor, and L. D. Harris The Florida panther: a flagship for regional restoration. Pages in D. S. Maehr, R. F. Noss, and J. L. Larkin, editors. Large mammal restoration. Island Press, Covelo, California, USA. 85. Maehr, D. S., and J. P. Deason Wide ranging carnivores and development permits: constructing a multi-scale model to evaluate impacts on the Florida panther. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 3: Maehr, D. S., and R. C. Lacy In my opinion: avoiding the lurking pitfalls in Florida panther recovery. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30: Maehr, D. S., E. D. Land, D. B. Shindle, O. L. Bass, and T. S. Hoctor Florida panther dispersal and conservation. Biological Conservation 106: Maehr, D. S., R. C. Lacy, E. D. Land, O. L. Bass Jr., and T. S. Hoctor Evolution of population viability assessments for the Florida panther: a multiperspective approach. Pages in S. R. Beissinger and D. R. McCullough, editors. Population viability analysis. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 89. Maehr, D. S., J. L. Larkin, and J. J. Cox Shopping centers as panther habitat: inferring animal locations from models. Ecology and Society 9:9p. 90. Mansfield, K. G., and E. D. Land Cryptorchidism in Florida panthers: prevalence, features, and influence of genetic restoration. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38: McBride R. T., R. T. McBride, R. M. McBride, and C. E. McBride Counting pumas by categorizing physical evidence. Southeastern Naturalist 7: McBride, R., and C. McBride Florida Panther flehmen response recorded at baited trail camera site. Southeastern Naturalist 9: McBride, R. and C. McBride Predation of a large alligator by a Florida panther. Southeastern Naturalist 9: McBride, R. and C. McBride Photographic evidence of Florida panthers claw-marking logs. Southeastern Naturalist 10: McBride, R., and R. Sensor Photographic evidence of wild Florida panthers scent-marking with facial glands. Southeastern Naturalist 11: McBride, R., and R. Sensor Efficacy of Trail Cameras to Identify Individual Florida Panthers. Southeastern Naturalist:

8 97. McClintock, B. T., D. P. Onorato, and J. Martin Endangered Florida panther population size determined from public reports of motor vehicle collision mortalities. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: McCown, J. W Big Cypress deer/panther relationships: deer herd health and reproduction. Final Report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 99. McCown, J. W., D. S. Maehr, and J. Robiski A portable cushion as a wildlife capture aid. Wildlife Society Bulletin 18: Meegan, R. P., and D. S. Maehr Landscape conservation and regional planning for the Florida panther. Southeastern Naturalist 1: Miller, D., S. Taylor, D. Rotstein, M. Pough, M. Barr, C. Baldwin, M. Cunningham, M. Roelke, and D. Ingram Feline immunodeficiency virus and puma lentivirus in Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi): epidemiology and diagnostic issues. Veterinary Research Communications 30: Nowak, R. M., and R. T. McBride Status survey of the Florida panther. Pages in World Wildlife Fund Yearbook Danbury Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA Nowak, R. M., and R. T. McBride Status of the Florida panther. Pages in World Wildlife Fund Yearbook Danbury Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA O Brien, S. J., M. E. Roelke, N. Yuhki, K. W. Richards, W. E. Johnson, W. L. Franklin, A. E. Anderson Jr., O. L. Bass, R. C. Belden, and J. S. Martenson Genetic introgression within the Florida panther Felis concolor coryi. National Geographic Research 6: Onorato, D., C. Belden, M. Cunningham, D. Land, R. McBride, and M. Roelke Long-term research on the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi): historical findings and future obstacles to population persistence. Pages in D. Macdonald and A. Loveridge editors. Biology and conservation of wild felids. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom Onorato, D. P., R. Desimone, C. White, and L. P. Waits Genetic assessment of paternity and relatedness in a managed population of cougars. Journal of Wildlife Management 75: Onorato, D. P., M. Criffield, M. Lotz, M. Cunningham, R. McBride, E. H. Leone, O. L. Bass, and E. C. Hellgren Habitat selection by critically endangered Florida panthers across the diel period: implications for land management and conservation. Animal Conservation 14: Reichard, M., M. Criffield, J. Thomas, J. Paritte, M. Cunningham, D. Onorato, K. Logan, M. Interisano, G. Marucci, and E. Pozio High prevalence of Trichinella pseudospiralis in Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi). Parasites & Vectors 8: Roelke, M. E., and C. M. Glass Strategies for the management of the endangered Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) in an ever shrinking habitat. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of 8

9 the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians and American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians 1992: Roelke, M. E., D. P. Schultz, C. F. Facemire, and S. F. Sundlof Mercury contamination in the free-ranging endangered Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 1991: Roelke, M. E., J. S. Martenson, and S. J. O Brien. 1993a. The consequences of demographic reduction and genetic depletion in the endangered Florida panther. Current Biology 3: Roelke, M. E., D. J. Forrester, E. R. Jacobsen, G. V. Kollias, F. W. Scott, M. C. Barr, J. F. Evermann, and E. C. Pirtle. 1993b. Seroprevalence of infectious disease agents in free-ranging Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 29: Roof, J. C., and D. S. Maehr Sign surveys for Florida panthers on peripheral areas of their known range. Florida Field Naturalist 16: Rotstein, D., R. Thomas, K. Helmick, S. B. Citino, S. K. Taylor, and M. R. Dunbar Dermatophyte infections in free-ranging Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 30: Rotstein, D., S. Taylor, J. Harvey, and J. Bean Hematologic effects of cytauxzoonosis in Florida panthers and Texas cougars in Florida. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35: Rotstein, D. S., S. K. Taylor, J. Bradley, and E. B. Breitschwerdt Prevalence of Bartonella henselae antibody in Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36: Schortemeyer, J. L., D. S. Maehr, J. W. McCown, E. D. Land, and P. D. Manor Prey management for the Florida panther: a unique role for wildlife managers. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 56: Seal, U. S Genetic management considerations for threatened species with a detailed consideration of the Florida panther. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA Seal, U. S Genetic conservation and management of the Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA Seal, U. S A plan for genetic restoration and management of the Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi). Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA Shindle, D.B., E.D. Land, D.P. Onorato, M. Wessel, P. Kubilis Feasibility of using remote cameras to survey Florida panthers. In house Report Series Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Naples, Florida Shock, B. C., A. J. Birkenheuer, L. L. Patton, C. Olfenbuttel, J. Beringer, D. M. Grove, M. Peek, J. W. Butfiloski, D. W. Hughes, J. M. Lockhart, M. W. Cunningham, H. M. Brown, D. S. Peterson, and 9

10 M. J. Yabsley Variation in the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rrna genomic regions of Cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern United States and comparison with sequences from domestic cats. Veterinary Parasitology 190: Sollmann, R., B. Gardner, R. B. Chandler, D. B. Shindle, D. P. Onorato, J. A. Royle, and A. F. O'Connell Using multiple data sources provides density estimates for endangered Florida panther. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: Swanson, K., D. Land, R. Kautz, and R. Kawula Use of least-cost pathways to identify key road segments for Florida panther conservation. Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Technical Report TR-13, ii+44p Taylor, S. K., C. D. Buergelt, M. E. Roelke-Parker, B. L. Homer, and D. S. Rotstein Causes of mortality of free-ranging Florida panthers. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38: Thatcher, C. A., F. T. Van Manen, and J. D. Clark Identifying suitable sites for Florida panther reintroduction. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: Thatcher, C. A., F. T. van Manen, and J. D. Clark A Habitat Assessment for Florida Panther Population Expansion into Central Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 90: Troyer, R. M., J. A. Beatty, K. R. Stutzman-Rodriguez, S. Carver, C. C. Lozano, J. S. Lee, M. R. Lappin, S. P. D. Riley, L. E. K. Serieys, K. A. Logan, L. L. Sweanor, W. M. Boyce, T. W. Vickers, R. McBride, K. R. Crooks, J. S. Lewis, M. W. Cunningham, J. Rovnak, S. L. Quackenbush, and S. VandeWoude Novel gammaherpesviruses in North American domestic cats, bobcats, and pumas: identification, prevalence, and risk factors. Journal of Virology 88: van de Kerk, M., D. P. Onorato, M. A. Criffield, B. M. Bolker, B. C. Augustine, S. A. McKinley, and M. K. Oli Hidden semi-markov models reveal multiphasic movement of the endangered Florida panther. Journal of Animal Ecology 84: Walter, W. D., D. P. Onorato, and J. W. Fischer Is there a single best estimator? Selection of home range estimators using area-under-the-curve. Movement Ecology 3: Wehinger, K., M. Roelke, and E. Greiner Ixodid ticks from panthers and bobcats in Florida. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31: Wilkins, L., J. M. Arias-Reveron, B. Stith, M. E. Roelke, and R. C. Belden The Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi): a morphological investigation of the subspecies with a comparison to other North and South American cougars. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 40: Yabsley, M. J., S. M. Murphy, and M. W. Cunningham Molecular detection and characterization of Cytauxzoon felis and a Babesia species in cougars from Florida. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42:

11 134. Yabsley, M. J., S. E. Clay, S. E. J. Gibbs, M. W. Cunningham, and M. G. Austel Morphologic and molecular characterization of a demodex (Acari: Demodicidae) species from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). ISRN Parasitology 2013:7. 11

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