Spatio-temporal and transmission dynamics of sarcoptic mange in an endangered New World kit fox. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Sarcoptic mange poses a serious conservation threat to endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica). After first appearing in Bakersfield, California in spring 2013, mange reduced the kit fox population approximately 50% until the epidemic ...
Patrick Foley +5 more
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Land use change and rodenticide exposure trump climate change as the biggest stressors to San Joaquin kit fox. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Animal and plant species often face multiple threats simultaneously. We explored the relative impact of three major threats on populations of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox.
Theresa Nogeire-McRae +4 more
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Land Use as a Driver of Patterns of Rodenticide Exposure in Modeled Kit Fox Populations. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Although rodenticides are increasingly regulated, they nonetheless cause poisonings in many non-target wildlife species. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide use is common in agricultural and residential landscapes.
Theresa M Nogeire +4 more
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Evaluation of Scat Deposition Transects versus Radio Telemetry for Developing a Species Distribution Model for a Rare Desert Carnivore, the Kit Fox. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Development and evaluation of noninvasive methods for monitoring species distribution and abundance is a growing area of ecological research. While noninvasive methods have the advantage of reduced risk of negative factors associated with capture ...
Steven J Dempsey +4 more
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A Noninvasive Fecal-DNA Detection Method for Sarcoptic Mange in the San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) [PDF]
AnimalsEndangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) living in Bakersfield and Taft, California, have declined due to an ongoing sarcoptic mange epizootic.
Anaisía N. Brown +6 more
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AnimalsA robust population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica; SJKFs) occurs in the city of Bakersfield, CA. In 2013, sarcoptic mange was detected and significantly reduced SJKF abundance.
Erica C Kelly +2 more
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Dental and Temporomandibular Joint Pathology of the Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2019 Skull specimens from 836 kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) were examined macroscopically according to predefined criteria; 559 specimens were included in this study. The study group consisted of 248 (44.4%) females, 267 (47.8%) males and 44 (7.9%) specimens of unknown sex; 128 (22.9%) skulls were from young adults and 431 (77.1%) were from adults.
P H Kass, P H Kass, F J M Verstraete
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Evaluating Effective Population Size and Genetic Diversity of a Declining Kit Fox Population Using Contemporary and Historical Specimens [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Robert C Lonsinger +2 more
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Finding a fox: an evaluation of survey methods to estimate abundance of a small desert carnivore. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The status of many carnivore species is a growing concern for wildlife agencies, conservation organizations, and the general public. Historically, kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) were classified as abundant and distributed in the desert and semi-arid regions
Steven J Dempsey +2 more
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Temporomandibular Joint Pathology of Wild Carnivores in the Western USA
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Skull specimens from: southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis), Eastern Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Siobhan S. Rickert +2 more
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