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Foxes

Known as: fox 
Any of several carnivores in the family CANIDAE, that possess erect ears and long bushy tails and are smaller than WOLVES. They are classified in… (More)
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Family canidaeMammals

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Human Alveolar Echinococcosis after Fox Population Increase, Switzerland
We analyzed databases spanning 50 years, which included retrospective alveolar echinococcosis (AE) case finding studies and… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Denmark.
An epidemiological study of helminths in 1040 red foxes collected from various localities in Denmark during 1997-2002, revealed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reproductive potential of Echinococcus multilocularis in experimentally infected foxes, dogs, raccoon dogs and cats.
A total of 15 red foxes, 15 raccoon dogs, 15 domestic dogs and 15 domestic cats were each infected with 20,000 protoscolices of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Social Cognitive Evolution in Captive Foxes Is a Correlated By-Product of Experimental Domestication
Dogs have an unusual ability for reading human communicative gestures (e.g., pointing) in comparison to either nonhuman primates… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Biomagnification of cycad neurotoxins in flying foxes: implications for ALS-PDC in Guam.
Beta-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) occurs in higher levels in museum specimens of the Guamanian flying fox than in the cycad seeds… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Isolation of Nipah virus from Malaysian Island flying-foxes.
In late 1998, Nipah virus emerged in peninsular Malaysia and caused fatal disease in domestic pigs and humans and substantial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Exposure to fox odor inhibits cell proliferation in the hippocampus of adult rats via an adrenal hormone-dependent mechanism.
To determine whether exposure to fox odor alters granule neuron production, we examined proliferating cells and their progeny in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A complete comparative chromosome map for the dog, red fox, and human and its integration with canine genetic maps.
Cross-species reciprocal chromosome painting was used to delineate homologous chromosomal segments between domestic dog, red fox… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
On the spatial spread of rabies among foxes.
We present a simple model for the spatial spread of rabies among foxes and use it to quantify its progress in England if rabies… (More)
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Population dynamics of fox rabies in Europe
A simple mathematical model for the overall dynamics of the interaction between fox populations and rabies is presented. The… (More)
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