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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 +6 more
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Intestinal helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in north-west Italy
Helminthologia, 2016 A total of 180 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from an area scarcely investigated of north-west Italy, were examined for intestinal helminths using sedimentation and counting technique (SCT).
Magi M. +4 more
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Sexual size dimorphism in the skull of the Norwegian red fox Vulpes vulpes L.
Fauna Norvegica, 1993 Sexual dimorphism in 8 skull dimensions of 116 Norwegian Red Foxes Vulpes vulpes averaged 4.6% (range 3.9 - 6.7%), with males significantly larger in all measurements. A relatively large overlap between the sexes was found, and only 73% of the specimens
Karl Frafjord
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Central vestibular syndrome in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with presumptive right caudal cerebral artery ischemic infarct and prevalent midbrain involvement [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2017 A wild young male red fox (Vulpes vulpes) was found in the mountainous hinterland of Rome (Italy) with a heavily depressed mental status and unresponsive to the surrounding environment.
Mario Ricciardi +3 more
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From shadows to data: first robust population assessment of snow leopards in Pakistan
Ecography, EarlyView.The snow leopard Panthera uncia is a flagship species of the greater Himalayan region and symbolizes the integrity of this ecological system. Within the greater Himalayas, Pakistan holds special significance as the north of the country represents a confluence of three major mountain ranges (Hindu Kush, Pamir–Karakoram, and Himalaya).
Muhammad Ali Nawaz +9 more
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Screening red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) for possible viral causes of encephalitis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Next to various known infectious and non-infectious causes, the aetiology of non-suppurative encephalitis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) often remains unclear.
Becker, Sabrina +10 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.The recovery of large carnivores offers unique opportunities to study their cascading impacts on plant population dynamics. Medium‐sized carnivores, both prey and seed dispersers, are suppressed by apex predators, indirectly increasing seed‐eating rodent's populations and potentially altering plant establishment.
Tamara Burgos +3 more
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Status of Jackals and Foxes (Family: Canidae) From Selected Hill Areas of Pakistan
Journal of Bioresource Management, 2018 The family Canidae consists of coyotes, dogs, foxes, jackals, and wolves. The IUCN red list reports 38 species under this family. This study was conducted in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Conserved areas of Tolipir National Park, Banjosa Game Reserve,
Andleeb Batool +3 more
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Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1995 <strong>Abstract</strong> Between 1989 and 1991, 284 scats of stone marten (<em>Martes foina</em>) and 642 scats of red fox (<em>Vulpes vulpes</em>) were collected in a 280 km² mountainous area in the ...
Anna Brangi
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Equity and bond market signals as leading indicators of bank fragility
, 2002 We analyse the ability of the distance-to-default and bond spreads to signal bank fragility. We show that both indicators are complete and unbiased and that spreads are non-linear in the probability of bank default.
Gropp, Reint E. +2 more
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