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Ecology 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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Complete mitochondrial genome of a bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis), along with phylogenetic considerations [PDF]
Mitochondrial 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
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Serosurveillance of Leishmania infantum in Zoo-Kept Animals in Spain. [PDF]
Zoonoses Public HealthABSTRACT Introduction Leishmaniosis is a sand fly‐borne zoonosis mainly caused by Leishmania infantum in Europe. Exposure to this protozoan has been widely reported in many domestic and wild species. However, epidemiological surveys evaluating the circulation of L. infantum in zoo‐kept animals remain limited. This large‐scale study aims to evaluate the
Barbero-Moyano J +11 more
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Biodiversity and Conservation Challenges in the Alédjo Wildlife Reserve (AWR) in Togo: Insights From Ethnozoological Surveys. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe present study analyzes wildlife species use indices and a vulnerability in the Aledjo Wildlife Reserve (AWR) in Togo. The Importance Value‐in‐use Index (IVIUsp) indicates that the most valued species are the patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), the forest cobra (Naja melanoleuca), and the green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis).
Borozi W, Atakpama W, Assou D, Natta AK.
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Ecomorphological determinations in the absence of living analogs:The predatory behavior of the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) as revealed by elbow joint morphology [PDF]
, 2016 Thylacoleo carnifex, or the “pouched lion” (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae), was a carnivorous marsupial that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.
Alberto Martín-Serra +32 more
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THE DOGS IN THREE THEBAN PRIVATE TOMBS [PDF]
Journal of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists, 2017 (En) In ancient Egypt, it was known that dogs were considered as ones of several Canidae. Since predynastic period, dogs were the earliest animals to be known and pictured.
Magda Abdalla
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Evidence for variation in the effective population size of animal mitochondrial DNA [PDF]
, 2009 Background: It has recently been shown that levels of diversity in mitochondrial DNA are remarkably constant across animals of diverse census population sizes and ecologies, which has led to the suggestion that the effective population of mitochondrial ...
A Eyre-Walker +28 more
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Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1992 <strong>Abstract</strong> This work presents the results of a field research on the species <em>Canis lupus</em> in the Regional Park of the Simbruini Mountains.
Paolo Verucci
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Monogamy: Cause, Consequence, or Corollary of Success in Wild Canids?
Frontiers 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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ACI 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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