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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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Age determination of the raccoon dog in Finland [PDF]
Acta Theriologica, 1990 We compared the age determination using the relative width of the pulp cavity in the lower canines and the one using the ossification stage of the epiphyseal cartilage of the radius and ulna with the most reliable method, namely, that based on the incremental lines in the tooth cementum in order to find a quick and reliable method for identifying young
Kauhala, K., Helle, E.
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SARS-CoV-2 and West Nile Virus Prevalence Studies in Raccoons and Raccoon Dogs from Germany
Viruses, 2022 Unlike farm animals, wild animals are not subject to continuous health surveillance. Individual projects designed to screen wildlife populations for specific pathogens are, therefore, also of great importance for human health. In this context, the possible formation of a reservoir for highly pathogenic zoonotic pathogens is a focus of research.
Markus Keller +9 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Humans are thought to have a disproportionately negative impact on wildlife and are viewed by some as the ultimate ‘super predator'. This view implies that wild animals perceive humans primarily as predators. However, a growing body of evidence shows that wildlife can have remarkable tolerance for, or even attraction to, humans.
Friederike Zenth +7 more
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Trichinella spp. biomass has increased in raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Estonia [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Raccoon dogs and red foxes are well-adapted hosts for Trichinella spp. The aims of this study were to estimate Trichinella infection prevalence and biomass and to investigate which Trichinella species circulated in these indicator hosts in ...
Häkkinen, Liidia +6 more
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Seroprevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs and raccoon dogs in Korea [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2003 Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in cattle, and dogs are its only known definitive host. Its seroprevalence among domestic urban and rural dogs and feral raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) in Korea was studied by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and by the neospora agglutination test (NAT), respectively ...
Jae-Hoon, Kim +7 more
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Identity Play: Middle School Youths' Provisional Self‐Making in Horizon‐Expanding STEM Spaces
Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study introduces identity play as an analytic construct for science education to explore improvisational dimensions of middle school students' STEM identity development in multiple out‐of‐school learning experiences focused on environmental problem‐solving.
Heidi B. Carlone, Alison K. Mercier
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Raccoon dog rabies surveillance and post-vaccination monitoring in Lithuania 2006 to 2010
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2011 Background Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) in rabies infected regions should target the primary rabies vector species, which in Lithuania includes raccoon dogs as well as red foxes. Specific investigations on ORV in raccoon dogs are needed e.g.
Zienius Dainius +3 more
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Tracking Bacterial Pollution Sources in Stormwater Pipes [PDF]
, 2003 The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) conducted two rounds of wet weather sampling in the Hampton Harbor watershed during 2002.
Jones, Stephen H.
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The first record of raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ) in Turkey
TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 2020 The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) was recorded for the first time in Turkey on May 10, 2019, and June 5, 2019, in the same location after 4668 nights of camera trapping in the forests of the Sarıkamış region and Allahuekber Mountains in eastern Turkey.
Morteza NADERI +8 more
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