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Feast to famine: Sympatric predators respond differently to seasonal prey scarcity on the low Arctic tundra

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Resource fluctuation is a major driver of animal movement, influencing strategic choices such as residency vs nomadism, or social dynamics. The Arctic tundra is characterized by strong seasonality: Resources are abundant during the short summers but ...
Chloé Warret Rodrigues, James D. Roth
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Serosurvey of canine distemper virus in culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) and chilla (Lycalopex griseus) foxes of the Araucanía region, Chile

Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Our goal was to assess whether free-ranging foxes have been exposed to canine distemper virus (CDV) in the Araucanía region in Chile. The study was conducted at three sites in rural areas where free-ranging foxes were trapped and bled from 2009 to 2012 ...
Felipe Hernández, Dominique Surot, Antulemu Vallverdú, Michelle Cueva, Isabel Aguirre, Edith Mancilla, Gerardo Acosta   +6 more
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Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) as reservoirs of respiratory capillariosis in Serbia

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory capillariosis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in some regions of Serbia.
Ilić Tamara, Becskei Zsolt, Tasić Aleksandar, Stepanović Predrag, Radisavljević Katarina, Đurić Boban, Dimitrijević Sanda   +6 more
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Increased Prevalence of Trichinella spp., Northeastern Germany, 2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
In 2008, a Trichinella spp. outbreak occurred on a small family-owned pig farm in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania in northeastern Germany. To obtain epidemiologic information on this outbreak, we determined that after 2005 the prevalence of Trichinella spp.
Gunter Pannwitz, Anne Mayer-Scholl, Aleksandra Balicka-Ramisz, Karsten Nöckler   +3 more
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Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp. (FU98) and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Serbia

Acta Veterinaria, 2019
Human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and environmental pollution lead to a reduction in the spatial boundary between wild animals, domestic animals and humans.
Sukara Ratko, Juwaid Salem, Ćirović Duško, Penezić Aleksandra, Mihaljica Darko, Veinović Gorana, Radojičić Sonja, Hodžić Adnan, Duscher Gerhard Georg, Tomanović Snežana   +9 more
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Detection of Circovirus in Foxes with Meningoencephalitis, United Kingdom, 2009–2013

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
A fox circovirus was identified in serum samples from foxes with unexplained neurologic signs by using viral metagenomics. Fox circovirus nucleic acid was localized in histological lesions of the cerebrum by in situ hybridization. Viruses from the family
Steve Bexton, Lidewij C. Wiersma, Sarah Getu, Peter R. van Run, Georges M.G.M. Verjans, Debby Schipper, Claudia M.E. Schapendonk, Rogier Bodewes, Lucy Oldroyd, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion M.P. Koopmans, Saskia L. Smits   +11 more
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Prevalence of canine distemper in minks, foxes and raccoon dogs from 1983 to 2023 in Asia, North America, South America and Europe

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Canine distemper (CD) is a virulent disease caused by the canine distemper virus (CDV) in canines and mustelidaes with high mortality. The incidence of CDV is worldwide distribution and it has caused huge economic losses to multiple industries around the
Jian Liang, Tingting Wang, Qi Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Xinying Fan, Tingting Hu, Xue Leng, Kun Shi, Jianming Li, Qinglong Gong, Rui Du   +10 more
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Artificial dens for the conservation of San Joaquin kit foxes

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) are federally endangered and California threatened, primarily due to profound habitat loss. Kit foxes are obligate den users and in some locations den availability may be limited due to natural or ...
Brian L. Cypher, James D. Murdoch, Alex D. Brown   +2 more
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Pathology and Epidemiology of Ceruminous Gland Tumors among Endangered Santa Catalina Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) in the Channel Islands, USA. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
In this study, we examined the prevalence, pathology, and epidemiology of tumors in free-ranging island foxes occurring on three islands in the California Channel Islands, USA.
T Winston Vickers, Deana L Clifford, David K Garcelon, Julie L King, Calvin L Duncan, Patricia M Gaffney, Walter M Boyce   +6 more
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Infectivity of Trichinella spp. recovered from decaying mouse and fox muscle tissue

Parasite, 2001
The tolerance to degradation processes in meat of nine Trichinella genotypes was studied in mouse and fox tissue, respectively. Minced muscle tissue with Trichinella larvae of different age was stored at room temperature at 100 % relative humidity ...
Von Köller J., Kapel C.M.O., Enemark H.L., Hindsbo O.   +3 more
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