Changes in dental wear and breakage in arctic foxes ( Vulpes lagopus ) across space and time: evidence for anthropogenic food subsidies?

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Ungar, P.S., Van Valkenburgh, B., Sokolova, N., Fufachev, I., Filippova, V., Shklyar, K., Sokolov, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Yamal Peninsula; Kerr; Dicrostonyx torquatus; Lemmus sibiricus; Rangifer tarandus; Vulpes lagopus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2022-0057; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2022-0057; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2022-0057

Increased human presence in the Arctic may affect its vulnerable ecosystems. Effects on arctic and red foxes provide notable examples. Both have been documented to take anthropogenic subsidies when available, which can change diet and ranging patterns in complex ways that can either benefit or harm...