Memory-Based Quantity Discrimination in Coyotes (Canis latrans) [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2014 Previous research has shown that the ratio between competing quantities of food significantly mediates coyotes‘ (Canis latrans) ability to choose the larger of two food options.
Salif Mahamane +4 more
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The origin of the lower fourth molar in canids, inferred by individual variation [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background An increase in tooth number is an exception during mammalian evolution. The acquisition of the lower fourth molar in the bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis, Canidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) is one example; however, its developmental origin is not ...
Masakazu Asahara
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Auditory communication in domestic dogs: vocal signalling in the extended social environment of a companion animal [PDF]
, 2014 Domestic dogs produce a range of vocalisations, including barks, growls, and whimpers, which are shared with other canid species. The source–filter model of vocal production can be used as a theoretical and applied framework to explain how and why the ...
Adachi +130 more
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A leucistic female Canis latrans (Carnivora: Canidae) in Costa Rica
Cuadernos de investigación UNED, 2019 Partial depigmentation (leucism) is rare in mammals. We report 17 camera trap records of a single female leucistic coyote (Canis latrans) in Costa Rica between 2014 and 2018.
Stephanny Arroyo Arce +5 more
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Organochloride Pesticides Present in Animal Fur, Soil, and Streambed in an Agricultural Region of Southeastern Arkansas [PDF]
, 2018 Animals in agricultural settings may be subject to bioaccumulation of toxins. For the last several years, we collected hair samples from bats and rodents in an agricultural area near Bayou Bartholomew in Drew County, Arkansas.
Grilliot, Matthew E. +2 more
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Coyotes (Canis latrans) and the matching law
Behavioural Processes, 2009 Environmental change is accelerating due to anthropogenic influence. Species that have greater behavioral flexibility may be better adapted to exploit new or constantly changing habitats. There are few mammals and even fewer carnivores that better illustrate widespread adaptability and behavioral flexibility in the wake of human disturbance than ...
Gilbert-Norton, Lynne B. +2 more
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Social Learning of Avoidance Behaviors: Trap Aversion in Captive Coyotes [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2022 Social learning can help animals gain knowledge rapidly and may enhance survival. In species that are subjected to capture in foothold traps and then lethally removed, such as the coyote (Canis latrans), learning to avoid traps is critical to survival ...
Julie K. Young +4 more
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Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf. [PDF]
, 2016 Protection of populations comprising admixed genomes is a challenge under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which is regarded as the most powerful species protection legislation ever passed in the United States but lacks specific provisions for hybrids ...
Cahill, James A +8 more
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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019 Superposición temporal de la actividad de Lynx rufus y Canis latrans y sus presas potenciales en el Parque Nacional Pico de Orizaba, en México Se cree que el uso diferencial de los recursos, en especial del espacio, la comida y el tiempo, permite la ...
R. Serna–Lagunes +5 more
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Disentangling canid howls across multiple species and subspecies: Structure in a complex communication channel. [PDF]
, 2016 Wolves, coyotes, and other canids are members of a diverse genus of top predators of considerable conservation and management interest. Canid howls are long-range communication signals, used both for territorial defence and group cohesion.
Arik Kershenbaum +81 more
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