The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
The occurrence of North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in wild carnivores and domestic dogs is not rare; however, the prevalence of this occurrence and its consequences in wildlife are largely unknown. We examined 569 trapper-submitted Wolverine (Gulo gulo) carcasses for emb...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1727 2023-05-15T16:32:16+02:00 The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Kukka, Piia M. Jung, Thomas S. 2015-10-28 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1727 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i3.1727 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1727/1717 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1727 doi:10.22621/cfn.v129i3.1727 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 129 No. 3 (2015); 273-276 0008-3550 North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Wolverine Gulo gulo quills info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2015 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i3.1727 2021-09-02T18:54:39Z The occurrence of North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in wild carnivores and domestic dogs is not rare; however, the prevalence of this occurrence and its consequences in wildlife are largely unknown. We examined 569 trapper-submitted Wolverine (Gulo gulo) carcasses for embedded porcupine quills. We observed quills in 4.6% of the wolverines, including all sex and age classes. We found quills throughout the body, and, in most cases, injury was not apparent. Observed complications, however, included bone proliferation and tissue damage to internal organs. Our data show that the occurrence of porcupine quills in Wolverine is not rare and demonstrate that, in a few cases, serious injuries may result from migrating quills. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gulo gulo The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) The Canadian Field-Naturalist 129 3 273 |
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The occurrence of North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in wild carnivores and domestic dogs is not rare; however, the prevalence of this occurrence and its consequences in wildlife are largely unknown. We examined 569 trapper-submitted Wolverine (Gulo gulo) carcasses for embedded porcupine quills. We observed quills in 4.6% of the wolverines, including all sex and age classes. We found quills throughout the body, and, in most cases, injury was not apparent. Observed complications, however, included bone proliferation and tissue damage to internal organs. Our data show that the occurrence of porcupine quills in Wolverine is not rare and demonstrate that, in a few cases, serious injuries may result from migrating quills. |
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The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
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The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
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The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
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The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
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The cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in Wolverine (Gulo gulo) |
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cost of a prickly diet: incidents of porcupine (erethizon dorsatum) quills embedded in wolverine (gulo gulo) |
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