What Makes a Panther a Panther
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15445313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Macdonald (0000-0003-2146-4966, University of Miami, corresponding author), Julia Wester (0000-0003-0154-3659, University of Miami) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-31 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2020.150102 |
| OpenAlex | W3005929450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Species categorizations can involve both scientific input and conservation questions about what should be preserved and how. We present a case study exploring the social construction of species categories using a real-life example of a cougar subspecies (Puma concolor stanleyana) purposefully introduced into Florida to prevent the functional extinction of a related subspecies of panther (P. c. coryi). Participants in an online sample (n = 500) were asked to make categorization decisions and then reflect on those decisions in an open format. Analysis of coded responses suggest people may experience “species” as both a social and biological construct, and that the question of what species people think an animal belongs to cannot be answered in isolation from questions about how that animal fits into larger social and biological systems
Biology · Categorization · Construct (python library · Environmental ethics · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Geography · Isolation (microbiology · Puma · Sociology · Subspecies · Animal and Plant Science Education · Computer Science · Psychology · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |