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Lycalopex Gymnocercus (Carnivora: Canidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMammalian Species, 2008
Lycalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814) is a canid commonly called the Pampas fox. A sexually dimorphic fox-like carnivore of medium size with reddish coloration on sides and white on the ventral surface, it is 1 of 6 species in the genus Lycalopex. It occurs in eastern Bolivia, western and central Paraguay, Uruguay, north and central Argentina, and ...
Lucherini, Mauro   +1 more
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Comparative genomics of the Leukocyte Receptor Complex in carnivores

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundThe mammalian Leukocyte Receptor Complex (LRC) chromosomal region may contain gene families for the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and/or leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR) collections as well as various framing genes.
April L. Jelinek   +5 more
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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

Isolation of 39 polymorphic microsatellite loci and the development of a fluorescently labelled marker set for the Eurasian badger [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
We have isolated 78 microsatellite loci from the Eurasian badger (Meles meles). Of the 52 loci characterized, 39 were found to be polymorphic. A fluorescently labelled primer set was developed to enable individual-specific 17-locus genotypes to be ...
Burke, T.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Imported disease of dogs and cats exotic to Ireland: echinococcus multilocularis

open access: yesIrish Veterinary Journal, 2006
Changes in legislation that facilitate the movement of animals within the European Union may increase the risk that some microbial and parasitic organisms, currently exotic to Ireland, will be introduced by travelled pet animals.
Goodfellow Mark, Shaw Susan, Morgan Eric
doaj   +1 more source

Description of a new approach for great auricular and auriculotemporal nerve blocks: A cadaveric study in foxes and dogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Otitis externa is a painful condition that may require surgical intervention in dogs. A balanced analgesia protocol should combine systemic analgesic agents and local anaesthesia techniques.
Beckman   +13 more
core   +3 more sources

Cats and dogs cross the line: domestic breeds follow Rensch’s rule, their wild relatives do not

open access: yesВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2017
The domestication syndrome already recognized by Darwin shows that domesticated species acquire a number of novel morphological, physiological and behavioral characteristics not present in their wild ancestors.
C. J. Bidau, P. A. MartÍnez
doaj   +1 more source

Ecogeographical Variation in Skull Shape of South-American Canids: Abiotic or Biotic Processes? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Species morphological changes can be mutually influenced by environmental or biotic factors, such as competition. South American canids represent a quite recent radiation of taxa that evolved forms very disparate in phenotype, ecology and behaviour ...
Bubadue, J   +3 more
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First report of Athesmia foxi Goldberger and Crane, 1911 (Digenea, Dicrocoeliidae) from Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) (Carnivora, Canidae) and pathological findings

open access: yesHelminthologia, 2018
Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest South American canid, is a native species of the Brazilian cerrado. The present study is aimed to report the occurrence of the trematode, Athesmia foxi, in the liver of a new host, C.
Ederli N. B.   +6 more
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Canis aureus (Carnivore: Canidae) [PDF]

open access: yesMammalian Species, 2018
Canis aureus (Linnaeus, 1758), the golden jackal, is a medium-sized, wide spread, terrestrial carnivore. It is 1 of 7 species found in the genus Canis. It ranges from Africa to Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Due to its tolerance of dry habitats and its omnivorous diet, C. aureus can live in a wide variety of habitats.
Moehlman, Patricia D, Hayssen, Virginia
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