scholarly journals Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and wild dogs (dingoes (Canis lupus dingo) and dingo/domestic dog hybrids), as sylvatic hosts for Australian Taenia hydatigena and Taenia ovis

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Jenkins ◽  
Nigel A.R. Urwin ◽  
Thomas M. Williams ◽  
Kate L. Mitchell ◽  
Jan J. Lievaart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Taenia Hydatigena ◽  
Taenia Ovis ◽  
Wild Dogs

Helminths in coyotes (Canis latrans Say), wolves (Canis lupus L.), and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) of southwestern Manitoba

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 2614-2617 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Samuel ◽  
S. Ramalingam ◽  
L. N. Carbyn
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Granulosus ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
National Park ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Taenia Hydatigena ◽  
Parasitic Helminths ◽  
Riding Mountain National Park ◽  
Prevalent Species ◽  
Toxascaris Leonina

Forty-three coyotes, 12 wolves, and 6 red foxes from an area around Riding Mountain National Park in southwestern Manitoba were examined for parasitic helminths. Eleven, 8, and 5 species were found in coyotes, wolves, and red foxes, respectively. Alaria marcianae, Alaria arisaemoides, and Toxascaris leonina were found in all three host species; Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia hydatigena, Uncinaria stenocephala, and Oslerus (Oslerus) osleri in wolves and coyotes; and Echinococcus multilocularis in coyotes and red foxes. Taenia pisiformis and T. leonina were the most prevalent species in coyotes; E. multilocularis and E. granulosus, the most numerous. Echinococcus granulosus was the most prevalent and numerous species in wolves. Alaria marcianae and T. leonina were found in all red foxes. The significance of the coyote as a major definitive host of E. multilocularis in southwestern Manitoba is discussed.

Distinguishing characteristics of the hairs of wild and domestic canids from Alberta

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan. J. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Distinguishing Features ◽  
Region Size ◽  
Band Number

Dorsal, ventral, and lateral guard hairs were examined from 12 wolves (Canis lupus), 14 coyotes (Canis latrans), six domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), and six red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to determine distinguishing features. Wolf and coyote hairs are not separable using present techniques. However, wolf–coyote hair can be identified by its total length, band number and size, and distinctive basal cuticle scale pattern. Red fox hair is characteristic in its length, color, tip region size, basal cuticle scale pattern, and medulla cross section. Domestic dog hair is identified by its length and basal cuticle scale pattern. Several macroscopic and microscopic hair characteristics of Alberta canids are different from those of eastern canids.

Diets of sympatric red foxes Vulpes vulpes and wild dogs Canis lupus in the Northern Rivers Region, New South Wales.

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Glen ◽  
A. R. Fay ◽  
C. R. Dickman
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Northern Rivers ◽  
Wallabia Bicolor ◽  
Wild Dogs ◽  
Swamp Wallaby

In the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales the diets of sympatric foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and dogs (Canis lupus) were determined from analysis of oportunitically collected scats. Mammalian prey dominated the diet of both species but foxes had a more diverse diet than dogs. The red-necked pademelon (Thylogale thetis) had the highest occurrence in both predators. the northern brown bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus) was the second most common prey of the fox but did not occur in dog scats. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) was more common in dog scats than fox scats.

Diet analysis of mammals, raptors and reptiles in a complex predator assemblage in the Blue Mountains, eastern Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack H. Pascoe ◽  
Robert C. Mulley ◽  
Ricky Spencer ◽  
Rosalie Chapple
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Diet Overlap ◽  
Diet Analysis ◽  
Critical Weight ◽  
Blue Mountains ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
High Level ◽  
Wild Dogs

South-east Australia has a complex predator assemblage which has historically been vulnerable to introduced species. This is the first Australian field study to analyse samples from members of the families Canidae, Dasyuridae, Strigidae, and Varanidae to describe the diet and diet overlap between these predators. Samples were collected opportunistically and hair and bone analysis was used to identify the content of samples. Wild dogs (Canis lupus) and lace monitors (Varanus varius) predominantly consumed large mammalian prey, which contributed to the high level of diet overlap (Ojk = 0.79) between these two species. Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and spotted-tailed quolls (Dasyurus maculatus) also had a high level of diet overlap (Ojk = 0.76), a result of their diets containing a high proportion of medium-sized mammals. The diet of wild dogs and foxes showed moderate overlap (Ojk = 0.59), and foxes were more likely to prey on species within the critical weight range than on macropods, which made up a high proportion of the diet of wild dogs. These data confirm that significant diet overlap can occur between predators from different taxonomic classes and further investigation of potential competition will be important to ongoing management.

scholarly journals Survey on viral pathogens in wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Germany with emphasis on parvoviruses and analysis of a DNA sequence from a red fox parvovirus

1998 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. TRUYEN ◽  
T. MÜLLER ◽  
R. HEIDRICH ◽  
K. TACKMANN ◽  
L. E. CARMICHAEL
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Canine Parvovirus ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Interspecies Transmission ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Feline Panleukopenia Virus ◽  
Free Ranging

The seroprevalence of canine parvovirus (CPV), canine distemper virus (CDV), canine adenovirus (CAV) and canine herpesvirus (CHV) infections in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was determined in fox sera collected between 1991 and 1995. A total of 500 sera were selected and the seroprevalences were estimated to be 13% (65 of 500 sera) for CPV, 4·4% (17 of 383 sera) for CDV, 3·5% (17 of 485 sera) for CAV, and 0·4% (2 of 485 sera) for CHV, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two (rural and suburban) areas under study.Parvovirus DNA sequences were amplified from tissues of free-ranging foxes and compared to those of prototype viruses from dogs and cats. We report here a parvovirus sequence indicative of a true intermediate between the feline panleukopenia virus-like viruses and the canine parvovirus-like viruses. The red fox parvoviral sequence, therefore, appears to represent a link between those viral groups. The DNA sequence together with a significant seroprevalence of parvovirus infections in foxes supports the hypothesis that the sudden emergence of canine parvovirus in the domestic dog population may have involved the interspecies transmission between wild and domestic carnivores.

Hybridisation between dingoes and domestic dogs: a comment on Jones (2009)

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Glen
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Feral Dogs ◽  
Relative Conservation ◽  
Wild Dog ◽  
Wild Dogs

The recent review by Jones (2009) presents a strong argument that Victoria’s wild dog population cannot reliably be categorised into dingoes (Canis lupus dingo), feral dogs (C. l. familiaris) and hybrids. This presents a problem in the light of the dingo’s recent listing as a threatened species in that state. Wildlife managers must come to grips with questions regarding the relative conservation value of ‘dingoes’ with varying degrees of domestic dog ancestry. This will require improved knowledge of the ecological function of wild dogs, as well as extensive research into public attitudes towards the animals.

A Study on the Cestodes of Carnivores in the Northwest of Iran

1973 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Mobedi ◽  
R. A. Bray ◽  
F. Arfaa ◽  
K. Movafag
Keyword(s):  
Echinococcus Granulosus ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Taenia Hydatigena ◽  
Taenia Multiceps ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Northwest Of Iran ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis

A study of the intestines of 208 carnivores (red fox, wolf and cat) from three different regions of Azerbaijan, Iran, revealed 10 species of cestodes: Taenia polyacantha, Taenia endothoracica, Echinococcus tnultilocularis, Joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides and Mesocestoides lineatus were found in Vulpes vulpes; Taenia multiceps, Taenia hydatigena, Echinococcus granulosus and Dipylidium caninum in Canis lupus; Taenia taeniaeformis in Felis sp.

Ground-Placed Baits for the Control of Wild Dogs: Evaluation of a Replacement-Baiting Strategy in North-Eastern New South Wales.

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
PJS Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
New South ◽  
Canis Familiaris ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
South Wales ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Abundance Indices ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Minimum Numbers ◽  
Wild Dogs

Abundance indices for wild dogs (Canis familiaris familiaris and C. familiaris dingo) were calculated from their visitation to stations containing non-toxic baits before and after a replacement-baiting programme (conducted in January-February 1993). The programme, where 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate)-impregnated baits removed by target animals were replaced each day, achieved a mean reduction of 76.1% in the index of dog abundance. The replacement-baiting strategy removed all resident animals that would accept baits and the probable reductions in the populations of dogs were greater than the reductions reported in previous studies. The indices of the abundance of sympatric red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were also reduced (90.8%) by the replacement-baiting programme. Minimum numbers of dogs and foxes using roads and tracks in the study area were estimated by index-manipulation-index methodology. The risk of this replacement-baiting programme to populations of non-target animals was insubstantial. The effects of the manipulation of canid populations on the management of populations of non-target animals are discussed.

Effect of a synthetic lure on site visitation and bait uptake by foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and wild dogs (Canis lupus dingo, Canis lupus familiaris)

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob J. Hunt ◽  
David J. Dall ◽  
Steven J. Lapidge
Keyword(s):  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Field Application ◽  
Canis Lupus Familiaris ◽  
Bait Stations ◽  
Wild Dogs

Application of synthetic fermented egg (SFE), via aerosol, to the surface of bait stations increased site visitation by wild dogs and foxes when compared with the use of buried baits alone. An associated increase in bait uptake by foxes at SFE-treated bait stations was observed when compared with bait uptake at untreated stations, although this effect diminished with time, possibly due to the use of non-lethal baits leading to the discovery of all bait stations and the habituation of animals to sites of reward. Bait uptake by wild dogs, although limited, occurred only at stations treated with SFE. Use of an aerosol based form of SFE allowed an ease of field application not previously associated with the use of synthetic lures.

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