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.
If it doesn't have strong bones, will it be able to move as efficiently
as other canids?
The larger the number of heartworm infected dogs and
other canids not receiving monthly preventatives, the less likely a parasite species is to mutate.
Dogs and
other canids evolved successfully through hunting and scavenging, consuming foods that were not at all like the kibble so many are fed today.
Dogs (and
other canids like wolves, coyotes, and foxes) are considered to be a natural host for heartworms.
Dogs and
other canid species (wolves and foxes) are the only animals susceptible to this infection.
Some of these contradictory results arise from dogs» complex history with humans and
other canids.
Heartworm disease affects dogs, cats, ferrets, sea lions, foxes, wolves, and
other canids.
Sometimes people also use «dog» to refer to
other canids, such as wolves.
They are truly their own species, shaped by the same process that created coyotes and
other canids that have split from each other on the family tree.
Heartworm disease is caused by infestation with Dirofilaria immitis, a parasite that primarily infects dogs and
other canids.
Dogs and
other canids are believed to be the definitive host of H. canis, so Old World Hepatozoonosis can only be caught via tick ingestion.
In another contrast with
other canids, the reproductive rate was lower for captive - born island foxes, the opposite of what is usually observed in other canid species.
This suggests that something, such as social experience during the juvenile period, might have been missing in the captive environment, something that apparently is less important to
other canid species.
Substitution rates were compared to
other canids and mammals (see S1 Text) to examine how the radiocarbon date prior influenced divergence dates.