Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been eliminated or significantly reduced as a public
health problem in several previously highly endemic regions. This has been achieved by the …

With rapid development and the spread of urbanized land, there is an increasing need to
understand species' responses to urban conditions. Carnivores are considered to be …

Modellers of biological, ecological, and environmental systems cannot take for granted the
maxim 'simple means general means good'. We argue here that viewing simple models as …

Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Page 1 Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and
Dogs Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan Status Survey and Conservation Action …

A distinct increase in fox populations, particularly in urban areas, has been observed in
Europe. This is of particular concern in endemic regions of the small fox tapeworm …

The diet of urban foxes and the availability of anthropogenic food were studied in the city of
Zurich, Switzerland. A stomach analysis of 402 foxes, which were shot or found dead …

ABSTRACT 1 Urban areas are predicted to grow significantly in the foreseeable future
because of increasing human population growth. Predicting the impact of urban …

The resource dispersion hypothesis (RDH) asserts that, if resources are heterogeneous in
space or time, group living might be less costly than was previously thought, regardless of …

Strains of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with markedly different behavioural phenotypes have been
developed in the famous long-term selective breeding programme known as the Russian …