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Man’s Underground Best Friend: Domestic Ferrets, Unlike the Wild Forms, Show Evidence of Dog-Like Social-Cognitive Skills [PDF]

, 2012
Recent research has shown that dogs’ possess surprisingly sophisticated human-like social communication skills compared to wolves or chimpanzees. The effects of domestication on the emergence of socio-cognitive skills, however, are still highly debated ...
Hernádi, Anna, Kis, Anna, Topál, József, Turcsán, Borbála   +3 more
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Scat DNA Applications for Low‐Density Carnivore Survey: Techniques, Efficiency and Future Directions

Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
We reviewed 338 studies encompassing mostly Felidae, Canidae and Mustelidae species throughout the world, confirming scat DNA as a reliable genetic source for many applications. The findings here offer guidance for future studies on low‐density carnivores, helping to design cost‐effective research and improving data quality for conservation efforts ...
Marina Elisa de Oliveira, Fernando Gonçalves, Pedro M. Galetti Jr   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mustelidae Fischer 1817

, 2009
Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2009, Mustelidae, pp. 564-656 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 1 Carnivores, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 564, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Wilson, Don E., Mittermeier, Russell A.
openaire   +1 more source

First complete mitochondrial genome of the Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
The Saharan striped polecat (Ictonyx libycus) is endemic to Africa, inhabiting the edges of the Saharan Desert. Little is known about the biology or genetic status of this member of the weasel family (Mustelidae).
Autumn Gray, José C. Brito, Cody W. Edwards, Henrique V. Figueiró, Klaus-Peter Koepfli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary history and identification of conservation units in the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis. [PDF]

, 2011
The giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, occupies a range including the major drainage basins of South America, yet the degree of structure that exists within and among populations inhabiting these drainages is unknown.
Ariani, C., Ariani, C., Bodmer, R., Bodmer, R., Gotelli, D., Gotelli, D., Groombridge, J., Groombridge, J., Iyengar, A., Iyengar, A., Jordan, W., Jordan, W., Kundu, S., Kundu, S., Pickles, R., Pickles, R., Rojas, V., Rojas, V., Van Damme, P., Van Damme, P.   +19 more
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The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) as an Apex Predator: Investigating the Ecological Role of the World's Most Abundant Large Carnivore

Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
Black bears as apex predators. American black bears can (1) produce top‐down effects on ungulates equal to or exceeding those of typical apex predators and (2) modify the spatiotemporal behaviour of other carnivores, including pumas and coyotes. We argue that the term ‘apex predator’ is highly context dependent and not a species‐wide status.
John M. Nettles, Caroline M. Abramowitz, Wesley W. Boone, Stephen N. Harris, Chloe E. Horton, Meghan P. Keating, Dana L. Nelson, Samantha N. Smith, Katelyn N. Steen, Erin K. Buchholtz, David S. Jachowski   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maritrema huillini (Digenea: Microphallidae) en mustélidos (Carnivora: Mustelidae) de ambientes de agua dulce de la Patagonia (Argentina) [PDF]

, 2013
El conocimiento sobre los parásitos metazoos de mustélidos sudamericanos está centrado principalmente en las especies de los géneros Lontra y Galictis, con registros de digeneos, nematodes y acantocéfalos.
Brugni, N., Flores, Verónica Roxana
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Estimation of badger abundance using faecal DNA typing [PDF]

, 2003
1.Wildlife management and conservation programmes often require accurate information on population density, but this can be difficult to obtain, particularly when the species in question is nocturnal or cryptic.
Burke, T., Cheeseman, C.L., Delahay, R.J., Frantz, A.C., Pope, L.C., Roper, T.J., Wilson, G.J.   +6 more
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Avian influenza overview December 2025–February 2026

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Between 29 November 2025 and 27 February 2026, 2514 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus detections were reported in domestic (406) and wild (2108) birds in 32 countries in Europe. Albeit still at high levels after the peak was reached at the beginning of the current reporting period, the weekly number of detections has since ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Union Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza (EURL), Cyril Barbezange, Hubert Buczkowski, Mariette Ducatez, Alice Fusaro, Jose L. Gonzales, Thijs Kuiken, Gražina Mirinavičiūtė, Karl Ståhl, Christoph Staubach, Olov Svartström, Calogero Terregino, Katriina Willgert, Evelyn Alarcón, Lisa Kohnle   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serosurveillance of Leishmania infantum in Zoo‐Kept Animals in Spain

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 65-73, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Leishmaniosis is a sand fly‐borne zoonosis mainly caused by Leishmania infantum in Europe. Exposure to this protozoan has been widely reported in many domestic and wild species. However, epidemiological surveys evaluating the circulation of L. infantum in zoo‐kept animals remain limited. This large‐scale study aims to evaluate the
Jesús Barbero‐Moyano, Diana Marteles, David Cano‐Terriza, Sergio Villanueva‐Saz, Moisés Gonzálvez, Pablo Quilez, Adrián Beato‐Benítez, Javier Martínez, Alfredo Gargallo‐Martín, Pilar Soriano, María A. Risalde, Ignacio García‐Bocanegra   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source