| pathology and epidemiology of canine distemper in raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides). | from september to december 1991, a large number of free-ranging raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) died from a highly contagious disease in the vicinity of tokyo. eighteen seriously ill or dead animals were submitted for necropsy. the pathological findings resembled those in a masked palm civet (paguma larvata) found infected with canine distemper virus (cdv) in the same area in late august 1991. the most striking features were pneumonia and gastroenteritis. microscopical lesions consisted ... | 1993 | 8366205 |
| prevalence of dirofilarial infection in raccoon dogs in japan. | the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) is known to acquire canine heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection. we surveyed the prevalence of heartworm infection in free-ranging raccoon dogs in the nishi-tama (tokyo) and kanagawa areas of japan. a total of 75 raccoon dog carcasses, including 29 animals from the nishi-tama area and 46 from the kanagawa area, were necropsied between 1992 and 1993. eight out of 75 raccoon dogs were found to be infected (overall 10.7%). the prevalence of ... | 2000 | 11426580 |
| [phylogenetic analysis of rabies viruses isolated from animals in tokyo in the 1950s]. | molecular epidemiological analysis of 96 rabies viruses isolated from animals in tokyo in the 1950s involves japanese fixed virus, komatsugawa, takamen, and nishigahara strains. strains isolated in tokyo were divided into tokyo 1 and tokyo 2, and grouped into a worldwide distribution cluster differing from takamen and nishigahara. tokyo 1 was grouped into the same cluster as viruses isolated from united states west coast dogs in the 1930s and 1940s. tokyo 2 was grouped into the same cluster as t ... | 2011 | 21706842 |
| distribution of wild mammal assemblages along an urban-rural-forest landscape gradient in warm-temperate east asia. | urbanization may alter mammal assemblages via habitat loss, food subsidies, and other factors related to human activities. the general distribution patterns of wild mammal assemblages along urban-rural-forest landscape gradients have not been studied, although many studies have focused on a single species or taxon, such as rodents. we quantitatively evaluated the effects of the urban-rural-forest gradient and spatial scale on the distributions of large and mid-sized mammals in the world's larges ... | 2013 | 23741495 |
| population structure of the raccoon dog on the grounds of the imperial palace, tokyo, revealed by microsatellite analysis of fecal dna. | the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides, canidae, carnivora) is highly adaptable to urban environments. populations of carnivorans inhabiting urban areas sometimes differ ecologically and genetically from those in rural areas. however, there is little information on urban raccoon dogs. this study focused on raccoon dog populations in tokyo, one of the most highly urbanized cities in the world. we examined the genotypes of 10 microsatellites for 101 fecal samples from raccoon dogs inhabiting th ... | 2016 | 27715424 |
| large forest patches promote breeding success of a terrestrial mammal in urban landscapes. | despite a marked increase in the focus toward biodiversity conservation in fragmented landscapes, studies that confirm species breeding success are scarce and limited. in this paper, we asked whether local (area of forest patches) and landscape (amount of suitable habitat surrounding of focal patches) factors affect the breeding success of raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) in tokyo, central japan. the breeding success of raccoon dogs is easy to judge as adults travel with pups during the b ... | 2013 | 23300951 |