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Contrasting evidence of phylogenetic trophic niche conservatism in mammals worldwide [PDF]
, 2017 Aim Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC), a pattern of closely related species retaining ancestral niche-related traits over evolutionary time, is well documented for abiotic (Grinellian) dimensions of the ecological niche.
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The comparative morphology of the oral cavity glands in captive South African painted dogs (Lycaon pictus pictus) and captive fennec foxes (Vulpes zerda) (Carnivora: Canidae). [PDF]
BMC Vet ResKlećkowska-Nawrot J +6 more
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Vulpes corsac (Carnivora: Canidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2009 Vulpes corsac (Linnaeus, 1768) is a canid commonly called the corsac fox or steppe fox. It is distributed throughout nearly all of the central Asian republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan and its range extends into portions of Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Mongolia, and China. It is adapted to arid conditions and can
Howard O. Clark +3 more
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Description of a new approach for great auricular and auriculotemporal nerve blocks: A cadaveric study in foxes and dogs [PDF]
, 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
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Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1991 <strong>Abstract</strong> Estimating absolute or relative numbers in red fox populations is not an easy task. Although a range of methods has been described, neither an optimal nor a universally accepted technique has been found.
Juan Francisco Beltrán +2 more
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Vulpes chama (Carnivora: Canidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2019 AbstractVulpes chama (Smith, 1833), commonly called the Cape fox, is 1 of 11 species of Vulpes. It is the only species of Vulpes occurring in southern Africa, and is endemic to that region. It occurs in southern Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and southwestern Zimbabwe. V. chama is a slender-built fox and its pelage is silvery gray throughout,
Maxime Lavoie +3 more
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
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The accelerating influence of humans on mammalian macroecological patterns over the late Quaternary [PDF]
, 2019 The transition of hominins to a largely meat-based diet ~1.8 million years ago led to the exploitation of other mammals for food and resources. As hominins, particularly archaic and modern humans, became increasingly abundant and dispersed across the ...
Elliott Smith, Rosemary E. +4 more
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Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) as Virus Carrier in Indonesia
Biotropic: The Journal of Tropical Biology, 2018 A Virus is an individual that cannot be described as an animal or a plant. If animals and plants contain two nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), on the contrary, the virus only has one of them.
Moch Irfan Hadi +9 more
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Vulpes Ferrilata (Carnivora: Canidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2008 The canid Vulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842, is commonly called the Tibetan sand fox, or sand fox. It is widely distributed in the steppes and semideserts of the Tibetan Plateau north through central China. V. ferrilata has thick fur adapted for cold climate, and it occurs in semiarid to arid upland plains, on barren slopes and hills at elevations of 2 ...
Howard O. Clark +5 more
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