Home range and movements of arctic foxes Alopex lagopus in Svalbard

Polar Biology ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Frafjord ◽  
P�l Prestrud
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes

Denning and home-range characteristics of breeding arctic foxes in Svalbard

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1276-1283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pål Prestrud
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Landscape Patterns ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
The Mean

Home range, den density, and use of dens of arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in Svalbard were investigated through systematic den surveys, ear tagging of pups, and tracking of radio-collared animals. The mean home range for three breeding vixens was 48 km2. Home-range estimates based on occupied dens were between 46 and 75 km2. This is larger than recorded for arctic foxes elsewhere, and may be related to the absence of small mammals and, consequently, to a more scattered prey base in Svalbard. Home-range size was apparently not related to variations in the availability of food among years or among seasons. The density of all dens recorded was 1/24 km2. As a consequence of landscape patterns, these dens were more clustered than if they were randomly dispersed. However, dens with litters in 1986 (1 den/75 km2) were more widely spaced than if randomly distributed, indicating territoriality among arctic foxes. Most dens were in use throughout the year. Some litters were relocated or subdivided among several dens.

Fat indices of arctic foxes Alopex lagopus in Svalbard

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pål Prestrud ◽  
Caroline M. Pond
Keyword(s):  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes

IMMUNIZATION OF ARCTIC FOXES (ALOPEX LAGOPUS) WITH ORAL RABIES VACCINE

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich H. Follmann ◽  
Donald G. Ritter ◽  
George M. Baer
Keyword(s):  
Rabies Vaccine ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
Oral Rabies Vaccine

The breeding habitat of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida). The birth lair and associated structures

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 1297-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G. Smith ◽  
Ian Stirling
Keyword(s):  
Ursus Maritimus ◽  
Ringed Seal ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
Polar Bears ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Phoca Hispida ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Amundsen Gulf

The subnivean lairs of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) were studied in the Amundsen Gulf and Prince Albert Sound areas from 1971 through 1974. The structure of several different types of lairs are described. The existence of a birth-lair complex consisting of several closely adjacent lairs appears likely. The spacial distribution of lairs and lair types found on refrozen leads and in pressure ridges is described. Lairs were more abundant in inshore ice than in offshore ice. The function of subnivean lairs appears to be to provide thermal shelter, especially for neonate seals, and protection from predation by arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus).

scholarly journals Fishing Arctic foxes Alopex lagopus on a rocky island in west Greenland

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-213
Author(s):  
Sussie Møller Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Arctic Foxes

scholarly journals Survey of fox trappers in northern Alaska for rabies antibody

1994 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Follmann ◽  
D. G. Ritter ◽  
M. Beller
Keyword(s):  
Rabies Virus ◽  
Neutralizing Antibody ◽  
World Health ◽  
Antibody Concentration ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Antibody Levels ◽  
Northern Alaska ◽  
Rabies Vaccination

SUMMARYThe purpose of this research was to determine whether trappers in northern Alaska acquired immunity to rabies virus from non-bite exposures while trapping and skinning arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus). In coastal Alaska recurring epizootics presumably provide trappers ample opportunity for contact with rabid animals. Serum neutralization analyses of blood samples collected from 26 individuals were conducted. All but three had negative rabies neutralizing antibody levels (< 0·05 I.U./ml). Two of these had previously received rabies vaccine but one individual who had trapped for about 47 years with an estimated harvest of over 3000 foxes and who had never received pre- or post-exposure rabies vaccination had a rabies serum neutralizing antibody concentration of 2·30 I.U./ml. This represents the first report of an unvaccinated person acquiring rabies virus antibody with a titre above the 0·5 I.U./ml level considered acceptable by the World Health Organization.

Foods of Arctic Foxes (Alopex lagopus) During Winter and Spring in Western Alaska

2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 820-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Anthony ◽  
N. L. Barten ◽  
P. E. Seiser
Keyword(s):  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes

Inheritance of litter size at birth in farmed arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus, Canidae, Carnivora)

Heredity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
T I Axenovich ◽  
I V Zorkoltseva ◽  
I R Akberdin ◽  
S V Beketov ◽  
S N Kashtanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Litter Size ◽  
Alopex Lagopus ◽  
Arctic Foxes ◽  
Size At Birth
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