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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Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies in Wild Canidae in Tunisia
Viruses, 2021 Rabies is a viral zoonosis that is transmissible to humans via domestic and wild animals. There are two epidemiological cycles for rabies, the urban and the sylvatic cycles.
Zied Bouslama +8 more
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Assessment of the feed additive consisting of taurine (3a370) for Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and carnivorous fish for the renewal of its authorisation and the request for a new use in all poultry and all porcine species (Regal B. V.) [PDF]
EFSA JournalFollowing a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of taurine as a nutritional feed additive (functional group: vitamins, pro‐vitamins and chemically well‐defined substances having ...
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) +22 more
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Comparative genomics of the Natural Killer Complex in carnivores [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundThe mammalian Natural Killer Complex (NKC) harbors genes and gene families encoding a variety of C-type lectin-like proteins expressed on various immune cells.
Jan Futas +4 more
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Zoodiversity, 2022 In the present review, we summarised the information on helminths of 14 species of wild carnivorans (a total of 260 individuals examined) from Ukraine based on an investigation of collection materials.
V. V. Kornyushin +6 more
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Helminth Fauna in Carnivoran Mammals from Uzbekistan
Zoodiversity, 2023 Helminths, or parasitic worms, are a group of organisms that can infect various animal species, including humans. In Uzbekistan, previous studies on the helminth fauna of mammals have mainly focused on domestic animals and some wildlife species, with ...
A. Safarov +5 more
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Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2023 Se describe el contenido alimenticio de una feca de Lycalopex culpaeus recolectada en diciembre de 2021 en el Parque Bosque Pehuén, localizado en la precordillera andina de la Región de La Araucanía, Chile. El análisis del contenido de la feca muestra la
Douglas Jackson S., Álvaro Escobar J.
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Rensching cats and dogs: feeding ecology and fecundity trends explain variation in the allometry of sexual size dimorphism [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The tendency for sexual size dimorphism (SSD) to increase with body mass in taxa where males are larger, and to decrease when females are larger, is known as Rensch's rule.
P. J. Johnson +5 more
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Comparative analysis of the diet of members of the families Mustelidae and Canidae
Theriologia Ukrainica, 2021 The article analyzes 151 food samples of carnivoran mammals of two families. It was found that the diet includes 49 food items in the studied species of the family Canidae and 42 items in species of the family Mustelidae, of both plant and animal origin.
Mariia Martsiv, Ihor Dykyy
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