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Male Pseudohermaphroditism in a Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procynoides)
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 2005 A wild raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procynoides) which died due to a traffic accident on 18 October 2001, and was determined to be 4.5 years old, was examined. Visual appearance of the external genitalia in this animal showed to be female with a large penis-like clitoris protruding from the vulvar juncture.
Qiang, Weng +3 more
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Lice, Mites, and Ticks of Southeastern Wisconsin Mammals [PDF]
, 2017 Seventeen species of southeastern Wisconsin mammals were found to 6e infected with arthropod ectoparasites other than fleas. One host species was infested with one species of biting lice (Mallophaga), five with five species of sucking lice (Anoplura ...
Amin, Omar M
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The setts of the European badger Meles meles can be cohabited during reproductive season by the red fox Vulpes vulpes and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides. There is no information on the possible impact of both species on the size of badgers' litter.
Krzysztof Nowakowski +4 more
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Not all surveillance data are created equal—A multi‐method dynamic occupancy approach to determine rabies elimination from wildlife [PDF]
, 2019 1. A necessary component of elimination programmes for wildlife disease is effective surveillance. The ability to distinguish between disease freedom and non‐detection can mean the difference between a successful elimination campaign and new epizootics ...
Cliquet F. +10 more
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Sequence Expression of Supernumerary B Chromosomes: Function or Fluff? [PDF]
, 2019 B chromosomes are enigmatic heritable elements found in the genomes of numerous plant and animal species. Contrary to their broad distribution, most B chromosomes are non-essential. For this reason, they are regarded as genome parasites.
Akbari, Omar S +2 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Dirofilaria immitis is an important mosquito-borne nematode, being of both veterinary and public health concern. The typical final host is represented by the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, but it is able to infect a large variety of mammalian species ...
Angela Monica Ionică +4 more
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Predilection Muscles and Physical Condition of Raccoon Dogs () Experimentally Infected with and [PDF]
, 2001 The predilection muscles of Trichinella spiralis and T. nativa were studied in 2 experimental groups of 6 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides), the third group serving as a control for clinical signs. The infection dose for both parasites was 1 larva/
Helin H +4 more
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Dietary morphology diversified extensively in Carnivoraformes (living Carnivora and their stem relatives) during the Cenozoic (the last 66 million years) as they evolved to capture, handle, and process new animal and plant diets. We used 3D geometric morphometrics, mechanical advantage, and finite element analysis to test the evolutionary ...
Charles J. Salcido, P. David Polly
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Global Ecology and ConservationInvasive predators are one of the leading causes of global biodiversity loss, threatening local ecosystems through predation and spreading diseases.
Elina Tuomikoski +3 more
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Seasonal Physiology of the Wild Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) [PDF]
Zoological Science, 2004 The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) is a canid omnivore with autumnal fattening and winter sleep. Farmraised raccoon dogs have elevated plasma leptin and growth hormone levels in the winter and depressed plasma cortisol and insulin concentrations during wintertime food deprivation. However, these parameters were not previously tested in the wild
Juha, Asikainen +3 more
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