Principle Investigator: Dr. Michael E. Tewes

Ocelot

Ocelot spatial ecology, social organization, and activity patterns in Texas.

Selection of soil types by ocelots and relevance for habitat restoration.

Ocelot home range patterns, activity, and habitat use in northeast Mexico.

Thornshrub structure and composition of ocelot habitat.

Microhabitat and macrohabitat selection by ocelot and bobcat.

Survival rates and mortality patterns for ocelot in southern Texas.

Reproductive ecology of ocelots in a semi-tropical environment.

Food habits of ocelot and possible prey competition with bobcats.

Use of remote sensing and satellite imagery to quantify ocelot habitat.

Population viability analysis to assess population persistence of ocelots in Texas.

Modeling of metapopulation dynamics for ocelot and the effects of recovery strategies.

Assessment of ocelot density and habitat area requirements within ocelot home ranges.

Translocation evaluation of ocelots in the Tamaulipan Biotic Province.

Translocation of ocelots on Laguna Atascosa Refuge.

Use of cameras to identify and estimate population size of ocelots.

Use of infrared digital videography to assess ocelot habitat.

Use of SPOT and LANDSAT satellite imagery to quantify ocelot thornshrub.

Assessment of genetic relatedness and social organization of ocelots.

Ocelot genetic erosion during the past century and past decade.

Estimate of effective population size of ocelots using genetics.

Assessment of lethal alleles and fitness correlates in an isolated ocelot population.

Prevalence of helminth parasites in ocelots.

Record of mange in ocelots.

Evaluation of thornshrub reestablishment techniques for ocelot habitat restoration.

Identification of optimal sites for reestablishment of ocelot habitat.

 

Bobcat

Bobcat foraging ecology over six years at the Welder Wildlife Refuge in southern Texas.

Spatial patterns and habitat use of an unexploited bobcat population on Aransas Refuge.

Impacts of international bridges and related transportation upon bobcats along the Rio Grande.

Reduced home range use within agroecosystems of the Rio Grande Valley.

Bobcat home range and movements near Highway 281 and use of “cat tunnels”.

Population genetic structure and variability in southern Texas.

Use of remote cameras to determine individual bobcats.

Assessment of bobcat harvest during a 10-year period in the western United States.

Assessment of bobcat harvest during an 8-year period in Texas.

 

Mountain lion

Mountain lion home range, movements, and social organization in southern Texas.

Population trends of mountain lion in the Guadalupe Mountains.

Human perception and attitudes toward mountain lion in Texas.

Genetic and population structure of mountain lions in Texas.

Comparison of historic and contemporary genetic variability of mountain lions.

Estimate the effective population size of mountain lions in western and southern Texas.

 

Jaguarundi

Home range, habitat use, and activity patterns of jaguarundi in Mexico.

Genetic variability and population structure of jaguarundi in Mexico.

Sedation techniques and protocols of free-ranging jaguarundi.

 

Margay

Spatial patterns and activity of the northernmost margay population in Mexico.

 

Leopard

Leopard movements, overlap and activity during the dry season in Tanzania.

Leopard ecology and co-occurrence with leopard cat in Thailand.

Clouded Leopard, Golden Cat, Marbled Cat and Leopard Cat - Thailand Cat Studies

Leopard cat ecology in Thailand.

Leopard cat survival rates in Southeast Asia..

Comparative ecology of clouded leopard, Asiatic golden cat, and marbled cat in Thailand.

Development of sedation protocols for 4 species of Thailand cats.

Home range overlap of Thai cats with binturong, yellow-throated marten, and dhole.

Genetic variability and potential inbreeding of 3 rare felids in Thailand.