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Morphometric and Paleobiological Insights Into Pleistocene Sicilian Wolf Populations

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Pleistocene wolves (Canis lupus) from Sicily represent one of the few known insular populations of this species from that time period. Despite their potential relevance for understanding carnivore adaptations in insular contexts, no dedicated study has previously investigated their morphology and evolutionary significance.
Domenico Tancredi, Carolina Di Patti, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Matteo Cammarata   +3 more
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Integrating traditional practices, livelihoods, and conservation with Indigenous‐led furbearer camera trapping

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Contemporary conservation goals have a greater chance of success when practitioners collaborate with Indigenous communities. The importance of such collaborations has spurred calls by Western and Indigenous researchers to engage in equitable coproduction of ecological research that integrates multiple ways of knowing.
Kathleen A. Carroll, Fabian Grey, Nicholas Anderson, Nelson Anderson, Jason T. Fisher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncovering correlates of decline and critical refuges for a threatened terrestrial mammal

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Globally, the geographic ranges of numerous species are contracting. Identifying spatiotemporal patterns of threat impact can illuminate why species decline in some parts of their range but persist in others. We developed a correlative approach to identify species’ response thresholds and locate ecological refuge areas associated with ...
Natalya M. Maitz, Michelle S. Ward, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Ben C. Scheele, Hugh P. Possingham, Diana O. Fisher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greater sage‐grouse dynamics are influenced by winter temperature rather than indices of grazing, drought, and breeding season weather in a northern Great Plains population

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We evaluated the impacts of grazing, climatic variability, and vegetation productivity on the population dynamics of a northern Great Plains greater sage‐grouse population. We found winter temperature influenced annual population growth rates, but did not detect influences of drought, breeding season weather, vegetation productivity or short‐term ...
David Messmer, Kaitlyn Reintsma, Lorelle Berkeley, Jennifer Helm, Mark Szczypinski, Victoria Dreitz, Justin Gude   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low breeding propensity in a declining Arctic‐breeding swan revealed by telemetry data

Ibis, EarlyView.
Many migratory bird populations are declining in the face of habitat degradation and climate change, making it important to identify which stages of their annual cycle are most affected in order to guide conservation measures. The Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii, an Arctic‐breeding waterfowl species, has suffered a dramatic population decline
Tohar Tal, Bart A. Nolet, Tom S.L. Versluijs, Judy Z. Shamoun‐Baranes, Götz Eichhorn, Sabine Urban, Hans Linssen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fish welfare in a changing world: New developments and current challenges

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The welfare of non‐human animals is central to ethical discussions on animal use, with increasing attention to fish welfare across research, aquaria, aquaculture, and fisheries. This paper reviews current theoretical approaches to animal welfare and recent advances in defining and assessing fish welfare since the seminal paper by Huntingford ...
Sonia Rey Planellas, João L. Saraiva, Eliane Gonçalves‐de‐Freitas, Pablo Arechavala‐Lopez, Bernice Bovenkerk, Michael Breen, Steven J. Cooke, Martin Føre, Lene Northwood, Lars Helge Stien, Sunil Kadri, Chris Noble, Jonatan Nilsson, Fernando Rodriguez, Cosme Salas, Peter Sandøe, Hans van de Vis   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leishmania infantum in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes): from clinical findings to cytokine expression. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Alves MH, Carbonara M, Palazzo N, Gernone F, Louzada-Flores VN, Camarda A, Prioletti M, Dantas-Torres F, Bezerra-Santos MA, Mendoza-Roldan JA, Otranto D.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Histological analysis of incremental markings and crown growth characteristics in mandibular first molars of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes (Canidae, Mammalia)

Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
This paper histologically analyzed incremental markings in dental enamel of red fox and grey wolf. Our results demonstrate that previous studies have misidentified these markings, which led to miscalculation of dental growth parameters. Abstract The present study analyzed incremental markings in the enamel of eight mandibular first molars (M1) of red ...
Horst Kierdorf, Uwe Kierdorf
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical form of babesiosis caused by Babesia canis in Polish foxes (Vulpes vulpes). [PDF]

Vet Res Commun
Adaszek Ł, Ciszewska-Ceran J, Pisarek M, Dokuzeylül B, Or ME, Skrzypczak M, Kalinowski M, Horecka B, Jakubczak A, Winiarczyk S.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Influence of human disturbance on the activity patterns and spatiotemporal interactions of wolves and their prey in an Italian stronghold

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
The intensification of human activities exerts an influence on animal behaviour, resulting in noticeable shifts in species distributions, movements, and activity patterns. Differential responses among sympatric species, influenced by human disturbance, have the potential to alter species interactions, such as predator‐prey relationships.
F. Brivio, R. Brogi, M. Corbia, M. Mulas, E. Mureddu, E. Bassi, N. Cappai, A. Dissegna, S. Marshall‐Pescini, M. Apollonio   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source