"Puma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus in the family FELIDAE comprising one species, Puma concolor. It is a large, long-tailed, feline of uniform color. The names puma, cougar, and mountain lion are used interchangeably for this species. There are more than 20 subspecies.
| Descriptor ID |
D046011
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Puma concolor- Puma concolor
- Mountain Lion
- Lion, Mountain
- Lions, Mountain
- Mountain Lions
- Felis concolor
- Cougars
- Cougar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puma" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 suppression of human mobility releases mountain lions from a landscape of fear. Curr Biol. 2021 09 13; 31(17):3952-3955.e3.
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Feline infectious peritonitis in a mountain lion (Puma concolor), California, USA. J Wildl Dis. 2013 Apr; 49(2):408-12.
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Survey of feline leukemia virus and feline coronaviruses in captive neotropical wild felids from Southern Brazil. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2009 Jun; 40(2):360-4.
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Factors associated with pathogen seroprevalence and infection in Rocky Mountain cougars. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Jul; 42(3):606-15.
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First evidence of feline herpesvirus, calicivirus, parvovirus, and Ehrlichia exposure in Brazilian free-ranging felids. J Wildl Dis. 2006 Apr; 42(2):470-7.