Evolution of life in urban environments

MTJ Johnson, J Munshi-South - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND The extent of urban areas is increasing around the world, and most humans
now live in cities. Urbanization results in dramatic environmental change, including …

Wildlife population dynamics in urban landscapes

AD Rodewald, SD Gehrt - Urban wildlife conservation: theory and practice, 2014 - Springer
Species occur in urban landscapes under a wide range of conditions and densities, but
knowing only the pattern of occurrence provides limited information about species-specific …

Colonization of Warsaw by the red fox Vulpes vulpes in the years 1976–2019

M Jackowiak, J Gryz, K Jasińska, M Brach, L Bolibok… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The red fox is one of the most adaptable carnivores inhabiting cities. The aim of our study
was to describe the process of Warsaw colonization by the red fox. We focused on:(1) the fox …

Genetic evidence for the persistence of the critically endangered Sierra Nevada red fox in California

JD Perrine, JP Pollinger, BN Sacks, RH Barrett… - Conservation …, 2007 - Springer
California is home to both the native state-threatened Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes
necator), which historically inhabited high elevations of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade …

A range-wide synthesis and timeline for phylogeographic events in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

VE Kutschera, N Lecomte, A Janke, N Selva… - BMC evolutionary …, 2013 - Springer
Background Many boreo-temperate mammals have a Pleistocene fossil record throughout
Eurasia and North America, but only few have a contemporary distribution that spans this …

Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia

M Miljević, O Bjelić Čabrilo, V Simin… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2019 - akjournals.com
In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of
the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among …

Haematological and biochemical responses of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to different capture methods and shooting

CA Marks - Animal Welfare, 2010 - cambridge.org
This paper sought to determine whether common haematology and blood biochemistry
values might assist in determining the relative welfare outcomes arising from the capture of …

The Ecology of Red Foxes, Vulpes vulpes, in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario: Disease Management Implications

R Rosatte, M Allan - The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2009 - canadianfieldnaturalist.ca
Abstract During 1989-1992, 33 Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were fitted with radio-collars in
metropolitan Toronto to study their behaviour which would provide data to assist with the …

Short microsatellite DNA markers for the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

P Wandeler, SM Funk - Molecular ecology notes, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Seven short microsatellite loci (< 165 bp) were characterized for red foxes for the
amplification of degraded DNA extracted from historical samples. Following polymerase …

DNA genotypes reveal red fox (Vulpes vulpes) abundance, response to lethal control and limitations of contemporary survey techniques

CA Marks, F Gigliotti, S McPhee, MP Piggott… - Wildlife …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
Context. Scat genotyping has not been routinely used to measure fox (Vulpes vulpes)
abundance and our study sought to provide a benchmark for further technique development …