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Species visitation at free‐choice quail feeders in west texas

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2012
Providing supplemental feed is a common practice for the management of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and scaled quail (Callipepla squamata). The ecological efficacy and economic efficiency of a feeding program for quail can be evaluated using ...
Kelly D. Henson, Dale Rollins, Eddie K. Lyons, Dean Ransom Jr.   +3 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis in the Metropolitan Atlanta Area

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Baylisascaris procyonis, the raccoon roundworm responsible for fatal larva migrans in humans, has long been thought to be absent from many regions in the southeastern United States.
Mark L. Eberhard, Eva K. Nace, Kimberly Y. Won, George A. Punkosdy, Henry S. Bishop, Stephanie P. Johnston   +5 more
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Rabies Surveillance Identifies Potential Risk Corridors and Enables Management Evaluation [PDF]

, 2019
Intensive efforts are being made to eliminate the raccoon variant of rabies virus (RABV) from the eastern United States and Canada. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program has implemented ...
Chipman, Richard B., Davis, Amy J., Gilbert, Amy, Kirby, Jordana D., Ma, Xiaoyue, Nelson, Kathleen M., Pepin, Kim M., Wallace, Ryan M.   +7 more
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The Case of the Missing Green Iguana Predators: Reviews of Ecological Literature Should Go Beyond Google Scholar

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Knowing about species interactions is essential for ecological research, conservation efforts, resource management, and maintaining healthy ecosystems, but many of these, such as reports of predation, may not always be published in easily located resources—if they are published at all.
Matthijs P. van den Burg, Hinrich Kaiser
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Rural Raccoons (Procyon lotor) Not Likely to Be a Major Driver of Antimicrobial Resistant Human Salmonella Cases in Southern Ontario, Canada: A One Health Epidemiological Assessment Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Non-typhoidal Salmonella infections represent a substantial burden of illness in humans, and the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among these infections is a growing concern.
Nadine A. Vogt, Benjamin M. Hetman, Adam A. Vogt, David L. Pearl, Richard J. Reid-Smith, Richard J. Reid-Smith, E. Jane Parmley, E. Jane Parmley, Stefanie Kadykalo, Nicol Janecko, Amrita Bharat, Amrita Bharat, Michael R. Mulvey, Michael R. Mulvey, Kim Ziebell, James Robertson, John Nash, Vanessa Allen, Anna Majury, Anna Majury, Nicole Ricker, Kristin J. Bondo, Samantha E. Allen, Samantha E. Allen, Claire M. Jardine, Claire M. Jardine   +25 more
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Sea turtle nesting in the Ten Thousand Islands of Florida [PDF]

, 1997
Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nest in numerous substrate and beach types within the Ten Thousand Islands (TTl) of southwest Florida. Nesting beach selection was analyzed on 12 islands within this archipelago.
Garmestani, Ahjond S., Percival, H. Franklin, Portier, Kenneth M., Rice, Kenneth G.   +3 more
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Muskrats on tidal marshes of Dorchester County [PDF]

, 1951
This bulletin reports, in a non-technical manner, investigations on the Virginia muskrat, prevalent in Maryland, from July, 1949 to June ...
Harris, Van T.
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Invasive Wild pigs as primary nest predators for Wild turkeys [PDF]

, 2020
Depredation of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) nests is a leading cause of reduced recruitment for the recovering and iconic game species. invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are known to depredate nests, and have been expanding throughout the distributed ...
Hewitt, David G., perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L., Sanders, Heather N., Snow, Nathan P., VerCauteren, Kurt C.   +4 more
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Modeling raccoon (Procyon lotor) habitat connectivity to identify potential corridors for rabies spread [PDF]

, 2017
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program has conducted cooperative oral rabies vaccination (ORV) programs since 1997.
Algeo, Timothy P., Atwood, Todd, Caron, Rosemary M., Chipman, Richard B., Ducey, Mark J., Palace, Michael, Recuenco, Sergio, Slate, Dennis   +7 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
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