Red foxes
Abstract The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed extant canid species, and is present in a broad range of habitats ranging from arctic tundra to deserts to city suburbs. Throughout its range, its general social system encompasses a territorial breeding pair accompanied by up to ei...
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Oxford University PressOxford
2004
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198515562.003.0012 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/44963817/book_8191_section_153729812.ag.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed extant canid species, and is present in a broad range of habitats ranging from arctic tundra to deserts to city suburbs. Throughout its range, its general social system encompasses a territorial breeding pair accompanied by up to eight subordinate individuals. However, there is substantial plasticity in social organization, principally through variation in territory size, group size, and group structure. This chapter reviews work undertaken in a long-term study in Bristol, England, investigating the mechanisms and benefits of group formation in a population of urban red foxes. |
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