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Land Use as a Driver of Patterns of Rodenticide Exposure in Modeled Kit Fox Populations. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Although rodenticides are increasingly regulated, they nonetheless cause poisonings in many non-target wildlife species. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide use is common in agricultural and residential landscapes.
Theresa M Nogeire   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Golden Eagle Predation on Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes [PDF]

open access: yesWestern North American Naturalist, 2019
Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have been identified as a potential predator of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica), but only one case of such predation has been confirmed. In a recent study on San Joaquin kit foxes, we documented 6 cases of putative predation by Golden Eagles on kit foxes and provided our evidence for each ...
Brian L. Cypher   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Non-invasive baseline genetic monitoring of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox on a photovoltaic solar facility

open access: yesEndangered Species Research, 2015
Survival of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes Vulpes macrotis mutica is challenged by reduced and fragmented habitat resulting from anthropogenic uses. We monitored kit foxes on the 40 km2 proposed site for the Topaz Solar Farms (TSF) in San Luis Obispo ...
TR Wilbert   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Spatiotemporal partitioning between the endangered San Joaquin kit fox and a novel mesocarnivore community in the urban environment as revealed by camera traps

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Urbanization has led to the rapid formation of novel biotic communities, which via interspecific interactions, may affect niche partitioning dynamics of native, sensitive species. The endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica; hereafter ‘kit
Camille Alipio   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure in an Urban Population of the San Joaquin Kit Fox [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 2008
Author(s): McMillin, Stella C.; Hosea, Robert C.; Finlayson, Brian F.; Cypher, Brian L.; Mekebri, Abdou | Abstract: Concerned that San Joaquin kit foxes from urban areas may be exposed to commensal anticoagulants, the California Department of Fish and Game, Pesticide Investigations Unit, in conjunction with the Endangered Species Recovery Program’s ...
McMillin, Stella C.   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

30-day postoperative mortality and the effects of hospital preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a pooled analysis of prospective international cohort studiesResearch in context [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Summary: Background: Surgical services were poorly prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widescale disruption to elective activity. This study aimed to identify actionable priorities to strengthen pandemic preparedness of surgical and hospital ...
Dmitri Nepogodiev   +23259 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Rebuttal of McKeague et al. (2024): "Conservation Detection Dogs: A Critical Review of Efficacy and Methodology". [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This letter to the editor is offered in rebuttal of “Conservation detection dogs: A critical review of efficacy and methodology,” by McKeague et al. (2024), published in Ecology and Evolution. Drawing from over a decade of experience as a conservation detection dog handler within one of the longest standing organizations in North America, and with over
Richards NL.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Variation in Body Mass of San Joaquin Kit Foxes [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Mammalogy, 1999
We evaluated effects of age, sex, season, and year on body mass of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes ( Vulpes macrotis mutica ) over a 16-year period at the Naval Petroleum Reserves in California. Mean body mass of kit foxes increased by 35–47% for the 1st 3 months of life, and foxes gained ca.
G. D. Warrick, B. L. Cypher
openaire   +1 more source

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