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1 European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) Reference List 1. Aliev F The Caucasian black cat, Felis silvestris caucasica Satunin, Säugetierk. Mitt. 22, Anile S., Ragni B., Randi E., Mattucci F. & Rovero F Wildcat population density on the Etna volcano, Italy: a comparison of density estimation methods. Journal of Zoology 283, Anile S., Amico C. & Ragni B Population density estimation of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Sicily using camera trapping. Wild. Biol. Pract. 8(1), Anile S., Bizzarri L. & Ragni B Estimation of European wildcat population size in Sicily (Italy) using camera trapping and capture-recapture analyses. Italian Journal of Zoology 77, Arrighi J. & Salotti M Le chat sauvage en Corse. Confirmation de sa présence et approche taxonomique. Mammalia 52(1), Artois M Utilisation de l espace et du temps chez le renard (Vulpes vulpes) et le chat forestier (Felis silvestris) en Lorraine. Gibier Faune Sauvage 3, Aymerich M Comparative study of the diet of the pardel lynx (Lynx pardina Temminck, 1824) and the wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) in the central Iberian peninsula. Mammalia 46, Balharry D. & Daniels M Wildcat recovery programme in Scotland: wildcat survey In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, pp Beaumont M., Barratt E. M., Gottelli D., Kitchener A. C., Daniels M. J., Pritchard J. K. & Bruford M. W Genetic diversity and introgression in the Scottish wildcat. Molecular Ecology 10, Bewick T A general history of the quadrupeds. Bewick and Hodgson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 11. Büttner K. & Worel G Wiedereinbürgerung des europäischen Wildkatze in Bayern - ein Projekt des Bundes Naturschutz in Bayern. Waldhygiene 18, Canters K. J., Thissen J. B. M., van Diepenbeek A., Jansman H. A. H. & Goutbeek K The wildcat (Felis silvestris) finally recorded in the Neatherlands. Lutra 48(2), Clark J. M Variations in coat colour gene frequencies and selection in the cats of Scotland. Genetica 46, Clutton-Brock J Domesticated animals from early times. London: BM (Nat Hist). 15. Condé, B. & Schauenberg P Rev.Suisse Zool. 76(7). 16. Condé B. & Schauenberg P Weight of the European forest wildcat. Rev. Suisse Zool. 78, Condé B. & Schauenberg P Reproduction of the forest wildcat (F. silvestris Schreber) in northeastern France. Rev. Suisse Zool. 81, Condé B., Nguyen T. T. C., Vaillant F. & P. Schauenberg Diet of the forest wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber) in France. Mammalia 36, Corbett L. K Feeding ecology and social organization of wildcats (Felis silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) in Scotland. Ph.D. thesis, Univ. Aberdeen, Aberdeen. 20. Crovella S., Montagnon D. & Natoli E Highly repeated DNA sequences in European wildcat and domestic cat (Carnivora). In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Davis A. R. & Gray D The distribution of Scottish wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Scotland ( ). Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report, 52pp. 22. Davis S. J. M The archaeology of animals. Batsford, London. 1

2 23. Devillard S., Jombart T., Léger F., Pontier D., Say L. & Ruette S How reliable are morphological and anatomical characters to distinguish European wildcats, domestic cats and their hybrids in France. Journal of Zoological Systematics and evolutionary Research 52, Dimitrijevic S. & Habijan V Spreading and numbers of the wild cat Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 in Vojvodina. Arh. Biol. Nauka., Beograd 29, Driscoll C., Yamaguchi N., O Brien S. J. & Macdonald D. W A suite of genetic markers useful in assessing wildcat (Felis silvestris ssp.) domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) admixture. Journal of Heredity 102, Driscoll C. & Nowell K Felis silvestris. In: IUCN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version Driscoll C. A., Menotti-Raymond M., Roca A. L., Hupe K., Johnson W. E., Geffen E., Harley E. H., Delibes M., Pontier D., Kitchener A. C., Yamaguchi N., O Brien S. J. & Macdonald D. W The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication. Science 317, Easterbee N., Hepburn L. V. & Jefferies D. J Survey of the status and distribution of the wildcat in Scotland, Unpubl. report, Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland, Peterborough. 29. Eckert I., Suchentrunk F., Markov G. & Hartl G. B Genetic diversity and intergrity of German wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations as revealed by microsatellites, allozymes, and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Mammalian Biology 75, Eichholzer A Testing the applicability of pictures taken by camera-traps for monitoring the European wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris in the Jura Mountains of Switzerland. University of Zürich, Switzerland. pp Fernandes M. L Some aspects of the ecology and systematics of the wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Portugal. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Genovesi P. & Boitani L Spacing patterns and activity rhythms of a wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Italy. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Germain E., Ruette S. & Poulle M.-L Likeness between the food habits of Europe an wildcats, domestic cats and their hybrids in France. Mammalian Biology 74, Green R Wild cat species of the world. Basset, Plymouth. 35. Habijan V. & Dimitrijevic S Feeding of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber 1777, in Vojvodina. Drugi Kongres Ekologia Jogoslavie (Zagreb): Hartmann S. A., Steyer K., Kraus R. H. S., Segelbacher G. & Nowak C Potantial barriers to gene flow in the endangered European wildcat (Felis silvestris). Conservation Genetics 13, Hemmer H Gestation period and postnatal development in felids. In R.L. Eaton, ed. The world s cats 3. Carnivore Research Institute, Univ. Washington, Seattle, Hemmer H., Heptner V. G. & Sludskij A. A Mammals of the Soviet Union. Vol III: Carnivores (Feloidea). Gustav Fischer, Jena. 39. Hertwig S. T., Schweizer M., Stepanow S., Jungnickel A., Bohle U. R. & Fischer M. S Regionally high rates of hybridization and introgression in German wildcat populations (Felis silvestris, Carnivora, Felidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 47, Hewson R The food of wild cats (Felis silvestris) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in west and north-east Scotland. J. Zool., Lond. 200, Hubbard A. L., McOrist S., Jones T. W., Boid R., Scott R. & Easterbee N Is survival of European wildcats Felis silvestris in Britain threatened by interbreeding with domestic cats? Biol. Conserv. 61, Ionescu O Wildcat in Romania. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Jerosch S., Götz M., Klar N. & Roth M Characteristics of diurnal resting sites of the endangered European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris): Implications for its conservation. Journal for Nature Conservation 18(1),

3 44. Kitchener A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch., Eizirik E., Gentry A., Werdelin L., Wilritng A., Yamaguchi N., Bramov A. V., Christiansen P., DriscollC., Duckworth J. W., Johnson W., Luo S.-J., Meijaard E., O Donoghue P., Sanderson J., Seymour K., Bruford M., Groves C., Hoffmann M., Nowell K., Timmons Z. & Tobe S A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classificaiton Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue 11, 80 pp. 45. Kitschener A. C. & Rees E. E Modelling the dynamic biogeography of the wildcat implications for taxonomy and conservation. Journal of Zoology 279(2), Kitchener A. C., Yamaguchi N., Ward J. M. & Macdonald D. W A diagnosis for the Scottish wildcat: a tool for conservation action for a critically-endangered felid. Animal Conservation 8, Kitchener A. C The Scottish wildcat Felis silvestris: decline and recovery. In Cats: Proc. Conf. of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers and Ridgeway Trust for Endangered Cats. Ridgeway Trust, Hastings, GB, Kitchener A. C. & Easterbee N The taxonomic status of black wild felids in Scotland. J. Zool., Lond. 227, Kitchener A. C., McOrist S. & Lynch J. M Morphological and genetic discriminants of European wildcats, Felis silvestris, in Great Britain. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Klar N., Herrmann M. & Kramer-Schadt S Effects and Mitigation of Road Impacts on Individual Movement Behavior of Wildcats. The Journal of Wildlife Management 73(5), Kurtén B Pleistocene mammals of Europe. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London. 52. Lecis R., Pierpaoli M., Biro Z. S., Szemethy L., Ragni B., Vercillo F. & Randi E Bayesian analyses of admixture in wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) using linked microsatellite loci. Molecular Ecology 15(1), Lindemann W Einiges über die Wildkatze der Ostkarpaten Felis s. silvestris Schreber, 1777). [Some remarks on wildcats in the East Carpathian mountains Säugetierk. Mitt. 1, Lozan M. N. & Korcmar N. D Materialy po ekologii nekotorych chriscnych zverej v plavnijack Pruta. Ochrana prirody Moldavii 3, Mattucci F., Oliveira R., Bizzarri L., Vercillo F., Anile S., Ragni B., Lapini L., Sforzi A., Alves P. C., Lyons L. A. & Randi E Genetic structure of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populations in Italy. Ecology and Evolution 3: McOrist S., Boid R., Jones T.W., Easterbee N., Hubbard A. L. & Jarrett O Some viral and protozool diseases in the European wildcat. J. Wildl. Diseases 27, Mueller F Koerpermerkmale als Unterscheidungskriterien zwischen wildfarbenen Hauskatzen (Felis s. catus) und Wildkatzen (F. silvestris silvestris, Felidae) aus Mitteleuropa (Morphological differences between domestic and wildcats). Beitr zur Jagd- und Wildforsch 36, Muntyanu A. I., Vasiliev A. G. & Chegorka P. T Distribution and number of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) in R. Moldova. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Nasilov S. B Diet of the wildcat in Azerbaijan. Ekologiya. 2, Novikov G. A Carnivorous mammals of the fauna of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem. 61. Nussberger B., Wandeler P., Weber D. & Keller L. F Monitoring introgression in European wildcats in the Swiss Jura. Conservation Genetics 15, Nussberger B., Wandeler P., Weber D. & Keller L. F Development of SNP markers identifying European wildcats, domestic cats, and their admixed progeny. Molecular Ecology Resources 13, Okarma H., Sniezko S. & Olszanska A Occurrence of wildcat in the Polish Carpathian Mountains. Acta Theriologica 47(4),

4 64. Oliveira R., Godinho R., Randi E., Ferrand N. & Alves P. C Moelcular analysis of hybridisation between wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) in portugal: implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 9, Parent G. H Plaidoyer pour le chat sylvestre ou dix excellentes raisons pour protéger cet animal méconnu en Belgique...et ailleurs. L Homme et la Nature 10, Parent G. H La migration récente à caractère invasionnel du chat sauvage Felis silvestris Schreber en Lorraine belge. Mammalia 39, Petzsch H The cats. 2 nd edn. Urania, Leipzig. 68. Piechoki R Ausbreitung, Verluste, Gewichte und Masse der Wildkatze (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777). Hercynia 25, Pierpaoli M., Biro Z. S., Hermann M., Hupe K., Fernandes M., Ragni B., Szemethy L. & Randi E Genetic distinction of wildcat (Felis silvestris) populaitons in Europe, and hybridization with domestic cats in Hungary. Molecular Ecology 12, Puzachenko A. Yu. 1993a. The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Puzachenko A. Yu. 1993b. On the taxonomic status of Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777 in the Caucasus with some comments on the variation between the European and African wildcat. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Ragni B Observations on the ecology and behaviour of the wild cat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) in Italy. Carniv. Genet. Newsl. 3, Ragni B Gatto selvatico, Felis silvestris Schreber, In Distribuzione e biologia di 22 specie di mammiferi in Italia. [Forest wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, 1977, Ragni B. 1993a. Status and conservation of the wildcat in Italy. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Ragni B. 1993b. The crucial problem of in vivo identification of wildcat and recognition of hybrids with domestic cats. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Randi E., Pierpaoli M., Beaumont M., Ragni B. & Sforzi A Genetic identification of wild and domestic cats (Felis silvestris) and their hybrids using Bayesian clustering methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution 18, Randi E. & Ragni B Primi resultati dell analisi elettroforetica di un campione di populazioni italiane di gatto selvatico e di gatto domestico. Il Convegno dell Unione Zool. Italiana, Roma. 78. Randi E. & Ragni B Genetic variability and biochemical systematics of domestic and wild cat populations (Felis silvestris: Felidae). J. Mamm. 72, Reig S., Daniels M. J. & Macdonald D. W Cranometric differentiation within wild-living cats in Scotland using 3D morphometrics. Journal of Zoology 253, Riols C Etude du régime alimentaire du chat forestier (Felis silvestris) dans l Est de la France. Bull. Mens. O.N.C. 121, Robinson R Homologous genetic variation in the Felidae. Genetica 46, Sarmento P., Cruz J., Eira C. & Fonseca C Spatial colonization by feral domestic cats Felis catus of former wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris home ranges. Acta theriol 54(1), Satunin C The black wild cat of Transcaucasia. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1904, Say L., Devillard S., Léger F., Pontier D. & Ruette S Distribution and spatial genetic structure of European wildcat in France. Animal Conservation 15, Savage R.J.G Carnivores. In Evolution of African mammals. Maglio V. J. and H.B.S. Cooke, eds. Harvard Univ. Press, London,

5 86. Schauenberg P Le chat forestier d Europe Felis silvestris Schreber 1777 en Suisse. Rev. Suisse Zool. 77, Scott R., Easterbee N. & Jefferies D A radio-tracking study of wildcats in western Scotland. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Sladek J The quantitative composition of the food of the wild cat Felis silvestris living in the West Carpathians. Biologia Bratisl. 28, Slotta-Bachmayr L. & Friembichler S Aktionsplan Schutz der Wildkatze in Österreich Wien, Austria: BMLFUW/ Abt, II/4, Stubenbastei 5, 1010 Wien, 54 pp. 90. Smit C. J. & van Wijngaarden A Threatened mammals in Europe. Council of Europe, Strasbourg. 91. Spassov N., Simeonovski V. & Spiridonov G The wild cat (Felis silvestris Schr.) and the Feral Domestic cat: problems of the morphology, taxonomy, identification of the hybrids and purity of the wild population. Historia naturalis bulgarica 8, Stahl P The European forest wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777): resource exploitation and spatial organization. Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Nancy, Nancy. 93. Stahl P Status of the wildcat (Felis silvestris) in western Europe.] In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Stahl P. & Artois M Status and conservation of the wildcat in Europe and around the Mediterranean rim. Council of Europe, Strasbourg. 95. Stahl P. & Leger F The European wildcat (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777). In Encyclopedia of French carnivores. Société Française pour l étude et la protection des Mammifères, Puceul. 96. Stahl P., Artois M. & Aubert M. F. A Organisation spatiale et déplacements des chat forestiers adultes (Felis silvestris, Schreber, 1777 en Lorraine. Terre et Vie 43, Suminski P Charactistics of the pure form of the wildcat Felis silvestris Schreber. Arch. Sci. 15, Suminski P Zur Problematik der Unterschiede zwischen der Wildkatze, Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777, und der Hauskatze Felis catus Linné, Säugetierk. Mitt. 40, Szemethy L Occurrences and densities of wild cat and badger in Hungary. Vaobiologia 3, Szemethy L The actual status of wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Hungary. In Seminar on the biology and conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris), Nancy, France, September Council of Europe, Strasbourg, Todd N.B Cats and commerce. Sci. Am. 237, Tomkies M Wildcats. Whittet, London Vigne J. D Zooarchaeology and the biogeographical history of the mammals of Corsica and Sardinia since the last Ice Age. Mammal Review 22, Weber D., Roth T. & Huwyler S Die aktuelle Verbreitung der Wildkatze (Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber, 1777) in der Schweiz Hintermann Weber.ch, pp Yamaguchi N., Kitchener A., Driscoll C. & Nussberger B Felis silvestris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species e.t a Downloaded on 29 December Yamaguchi N., Driscoll C. A., Kitchener A. C., Ward J. M. & Macdonald D. W Craniological differentiation between European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris), African wildcats (F. s. lybica) and Asian wildcats (F. s. ornata): implications for their evolution and conservation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 83,

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