Listeriosis with viral coinfections in 8 gray foxes, 8 wild turkeys, and 2 young cervids in the southeastern United States
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DOI: 10.1177/10406387221104830
Abstract: Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause disease in many species, including humans, livestock, and wildlife. Increased interactions via shared habitats may promote pathogen transmission among these groups. Our objectives were to evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: wild turkeys; foxes wild; listeriosis viral; gray foxes ... See more keywords
Habitat selection and diurnal refugia of gray foxes in southwestern Georgia, USA
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186402
Abstract: Understanding habitat selection of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) is essential to evaluate their potential response to changes in land use and predator communities. Few studies have evaluated temporal habitat selection or explicitly identified habitats used… read more here.
Keywords: gray foxes; diurnal refugia; habitat selection; selection ... See more keywords
Divergent Rabies Virus Variant of Probable Bat Origin in 2 Gray Foxes, New Mexico, USA
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2806.211718
Abstract: In the Western Hemisphere, bat-associated rabies viruses (RABVs) have established independent transmission cycles in multiple mammal hosts, forming genetically distinct lineages. In New Mexico, USA, skunks, bats, and gray foxes are rabies reservoir hosts and… read more here.
Keywords: mexico usa; divergent rabies; bat; gray foxes ... See more keywords
Population Genetics of California Gray Foxes Clarify Origins of the Island Fox
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13101859
Abstract: We used mitochondrial sequences and nuclear microsatellites to investigate population structure of gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the evolutionary origins of the endemic island fox (Urocyon littoralis), which first appeared in the northern Channel Islands read more here.
Keywords: island foxes; gray foxes; island fox; population ... See more keywords