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Microbiomes in Canidae [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
Because of their range expansion across North America, coyotes (Canis latrans) now occur sympatrically with numerous other predator species, including red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
Tyler L. Biles   +2 more
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Monogamy: Cause, Consequence, or Corollary of Success in Wild Canids?

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The Canidae are successful, being a widespread, abundant, speciose, and adaptable family. Several canids in particular have recently experienced rapid expansions in range and abundance, with similar situations mirrored on several continents by different ...
David W. Macdonald   +11 more
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Registro altitudinal inusual de Zorro Andino Pseudalopex culpaeus (Carnivora: Canidae) en el sureste de Ecuador

open access: yesACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2018
Reportamos un registro altitudinal inusual de Zorro Andino Pseudalopex culpaeus (Carnivora: Canidae) obtenido con cámaras trampa a 1353 m en el piedemonte suroriental andino, Copalinga Ecolodge, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador.
Leonardo Ordóñez-Delgado   +3 more
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Presencia de Vulpes praeglacialis (Kormos, 1932) en el yacimiento pleistoceno de la Sierra de Quibas (Abanilla, Murcia)

open access: yesEstudios Geologicos, 2006
En el presente trabajo se describen los primeros restos de un cánido en el Pleistoceno inferior de la Sierra de Quibas (Abanilla, Murcia), ampliándose la escasa representación de carnívoros en el yacimiento.
J. A. Carlos Calero   +3 more
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Duplication, Loss, and Evolutionary Features of Specific UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase Genes in Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria)

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are one of the most important enzymes for xenobiotic metabolism or detoxification. Through duplication and loss of genes, mammals evolved the species-specific variety of UGT isoforms. Among mammals, Carnivora is one of
Mitsuki Kondo   +4 more
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The genome sequence of the grey wolf, Canis lupus Linnaeus 1758 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2021
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Canis lupus orion (the grey wolf, subspecies: Greenland wolf; Chordata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Canidae). The genome sequence is 2,447 megabases in span.
Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dent de loup et cœur de cerf : observations sur la place de l’animal dans l’idéologie de la guerre et du sacrifice à Teotihuacan

open access: yesJournal de la Société des Américanistes, 2008
Wolf tooth and deer heart : observations about animal importance in warfare and sacrificial ideology at Teotihuacan. This paper offers a study about the symbolic importance of two animal families in the Teotihuacan martial and sacrificial ideology.
Nicolas Latsanopoulos
doaj   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genome of a bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis), along with phylogenetic considerations

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis, is the only member of its genus and is thought to occupy a basal position within the dog family. These factors can lead to challenges in complete mitochondrial reconstructions and accurate phylogenetic positioning ...
Michael Westbury   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in rural and urbanized region

open access: yesCzech Journal of Animal Science, 2014
Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of silver and arctic foxes farmed in typically rural and urbanized regions (Wielkopolskie Voivodship, Poland) was assessed.
Z. Dobrzański   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological coherency of vulpine dirofilariosis in environmental conditions of Slovakia

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2015
Dirofilariosis belongs to zoonotic vector-borne diseases with fastest spread into new areas caused by extreme weather and seasonal changes in climate. In Slovakia, Dirofilaria spp.
Hurníková Z.   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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