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An invasive vector of zoonotic disease sustained by anthropogenic resources: the raccoon dog in northern Europe.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is an introduced species in Europe with a continually expanding range. Since the species is capable of affecting local ecosystems and is a vector for a number of severe zoonotic diseases, it is important to ...
Karmen Süld   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reported Animal Rabies in Arkansas: 1950-1981 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
Reported animal rabies in Arkansas is reviewed for the years 1950-81 . Total cases ranged from 44 in 1969 to 332 in 1979, with a mean of 154. Domestic animals accounted for 72.5% of the total cases until 1961-63 and then declined to 15.8% from 1964-81 ...
Heidt, Gary A.
core   +2 more sources

Hyperostotic tympanic bone spicules in domestic and wild animal species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Hyperostotic tympanic bone spicules (HTBS), or "mucoperiosteal exostoses" (ME, syn.) are small, globular (>= 1 mm in diameter), mostly stalked and drumstick-like, bony structures, which arise from the inner wall of the tympanic bulla and project into the
Blutke, A   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
wiley   +1 more source

Wildlife Reservoirs of Canine Distemper Virus Resulted in a Major Outbreak in Danish Farmed Mink (Neovison vison) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
A major outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) in Danish farmed mink (Neovison vison) started in the late summer period of 2012. At the same time, a high number of diseased and dead wildlife species such as foxes, raccoon dogs, and ferrets were ...
AJ McCarthy   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Biometric Analysis of Giant and Large Murid Remains From Matja Kuru 2, Timor‐Leste

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Published research on Matja Kuru 2 (MK2) demonstrates its significance for understanding human lifestyle during the terminal Pleistocene and Holocene. Murids represent the most commonly identified taxa in the site, with specimens preliminarily classified as small, large and giant based on size comparisons.
Sarah Hannan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in wild carnivores in north-eastern Poland

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate parasitic intracellular bacterium. It is the causative agent of granulocytic anaplasmosis, with effects on human and animal health.
Tomasz Szewczyk   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Possible implications of the presence of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in The Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes
Mogelijke implicaties van de aanwezigheid van de wasbeerhond (Nyctereutes procyoniodes) in Nederland. De soort is tussen 1929 en 1955 geïntroduceerd in Europese delen van de voormalige Sovjet Unie.
Koene, P., Oerlemans, M.
core   +1 more source

How to Transfer? Zero-Shot Object Recognition via Hierarchical Transfer of Semantic Attributes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Attribute based knowledge transfer has proven very successful in visual object analysis and learning previously unseen classes. However, the common approach learns and transfers attributes without taking into consideration the embedded structure between ...
Al-Halah, Ziad, Stiefelhagen, Rainer
core   +1 more source

Indirect effects of fast‐growing urban development on wildlife in a coastal protected area of Costa Rica

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 3, April 2026.
We studied the effects of urban growth on wildlife near Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas, Costa Rica. Since 1991, buildings increased 1007%, mainly in the buffer zone. We identified eight native species extracting garbage from containers, with raccoons (Procyon lotor) comprising most detections (84%), and four other species being potential sea turtle ...
Keilor E. Cordero‐Umaña   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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