"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Puma" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Bungee-carcass enrichment on behavior and fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in two species of zoo-housed Felids. Zoo Biol. 2015 Mar-Apr; 34(2):170-7.