Sentences with word «canid»

Further, the authors stated: «Coppinger and Feinstein (1991) point out that young animals of many species of canid tend to bark more frequently than adults.

For example, male aggression toward females - something that appeared rather common even in the reproductively successful island foxes - is virtually unknown for other canid species, in which males tend to be very solicitous to females, especially during estrus and pregnancy.

Paternal care in canids.

Dogs and other canid species (wolves and foxes) are the only animals susceptible to this infection.

In 1989, a study was made of ancient canid remains dated to the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene that had been uncovered by miners decades earlier around Fairbanks, Alaska.

In fact, the new canid family tree suggests that these two lineages aren't even closely related.

Two well - accepted species of wolf - like canid animals inhabit North America: the gray wolf — currently listed as endangered — and the widespread coyote.

Other groups have reported data suggesting that a 33,000 - year - old canid from the Altai Mountains of Russia was also an early dog.

A study of foxes offers new insights into the brain changes that occur in wild canids as they become more tame, researchers report.

The Belgian paleontologist has studied the remains of other older canids in Eurasia and believes some of them were early dogs — a controversial theory, but one this new research suggests may be correct.

Archaeological evidence analysing the shapes of canid skulls found near early human camps suggested it might have happened as far back as 35,000 years ago.

Other labs could then compare DNA sequences from purebred dogs; wild canids such as wolves, coyotes, and dingoes; and feral dogs.

«It's a significant study that provides compelling evidence» for why dog noses «make sense of scents in an extremely fine - tuned way,» says Marc Bekoff, an ethologist specializing on canids at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

They'll spend at least the next two years studying the roughly 1,500 samples of genetic material from ancient canid remains.

The larger the number of heartworm infected dogs and other canids not receiving monthly preventatives, the less likely a parasite species is to mutate.

Only canids (dogs, wolves, coyotes) are known to be susceptible.

Barking is actually unique to dogs as wild canids do not vocalize in the same manner.

Knowing the difference between right and wrong is vital for canids to successfully bond with other pack members, he said — and dogs think their human owners are in their pack.

Regrettably, many of the dog foods currently available in the market simply don't get the ideal nutrient composition required by domesticated canids.

Hart wrote, «Our conclusion is that eating of fresh stools is a reflection of an innate predisposition of ancestral canids living in nature that protects pack members from intestinal parasites present in feces that could occasionally be dropped in the den / rest area.»

From about 15 million years ago, we can subdivide Canidae into three subgroups: fox - like animals, wolf - like animals and South American canids, such as the maned wolf and crab - eating fox.

Still, other researchers have argued that the dingo doesn't control smaller predators as well as might be expected, and that the large canid comes with its own problems in terms of over-predation.

Obstacles that may be buried in snow can also be stepped on by canids and this can lead to injuries if they don't have adequate protection for their feet.

The photographers recently spent five weeks in the highlands of Ethiopia documenting the lives of the most endangered canid on the planet.

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), a wild canid found in East Asia and Europe, represents a potential wildlife reservoir for zoonotic diseases.

Jessica received her Ph.D. in Animal Sciences (Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics) in 2017 from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, where she studied canid behavioral genetics.

Jessica received her Ph.D. in Animal Sciences (Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics) in 2017 from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, where she studied canid behavioral genetics.

The addition of turkey and lamb should help minimize the allergenic potential of chicken while its fish content supplies elderly canids with essential fatty acids for improved brain and eye health.

And while canids can not be given insulin or even oral hypoglycemic agents, their diets can play a role in the development of diabetes.

Microfilariae are usually detectable in infected canids not receiving macrolide prophylaxis.

The island fox, a descendant of the mainland gray fox, is the largest of the Channel Islands» native mammals, but one of the smallest canid species in the world.

Researchers have unearthed ancient canid bones from Belgium to Kamchatka, but some scientists are skeptical over whether many of the finds are ancestral wolves, domesticated dogs or something in between.

In the same manner as the teeth of puppies are anatomically and physiologically different from the teeth of adult canids, so too their fur or coat.

Based on the knowledge that wild canids eat raw food, Billinghurst promoted BARF — a bones and raw food diet — as healthier for dogs than any commercial diet.

The Canine Science Forum is a biannual event aiming at providing a common platform for researchers and professionals from all over the world working with dogs and related Canids.

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Canid hybrids are the result of interbreeding between two different members of the canine (dog) family (Canidae).

Understanding the regional vocal patterns of various canid species sheds light on animal communication and could help ranchers broadcast «keep away» messages to protect livestock.

The focus of my research is population structure and gene flow in North American arctic canids: grey wolves and arctic foxes.

An understanding of the driving forces behind canid movement is also of practical significance: Arctic foxes are the primary reservoir of rabies and canine distemper in the north.

3D morphometric analysis of fossil canid skulls contradicts the suggested domestication of dogs during the late Paleolithic.

Now, a study of the complete genomes of 28 canids reveals that despite differences in body size and behavior, North American gray wolves and coyotes are far more closely related than previously believed, and only recently split into two lineages.

Eggleston's lab had a good deal of purebred dog DNA and just enough wild canid DNA.

One of the ancient canids Germonpré and her team have studied, from Predmostí in the Czech Republic, was laid to rest with a bone in its mouth.