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Wolf Park has authored a publication for facilities wishing to keep socialized red foxes for educational display. Click here to support Wolf Park and buy it from our gift shop!

Full Text Available Online:

Early Canid Domestication: The Farm Fox Experiment by Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut
This project started out as an attempt to breed calmer foxes for use in fur farms, and became a landmark study on domestication. Breeding silver (red) foxes solely for human-friendly temperament, Belyaev and Trut "accidentally" produced a host of unlikely physiological changes — which just happened to be changes commonly associated with the process domestication. The facility's current web site is available here, and more info about the tame foxes is available here.

Abstracts:

Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia by Aubrey et al
2009 article suggesting that North American red foxes descended from two distinct population segments.
Invading parasites cause a structural shift in red fox dynamics by Forchhammer and Asferg
2000 article describing a long-term study (1955-1996) exploring how sarcoptic mange affects wild red fox populations.

Bibliographies:

Key publications relevant to red fox ecology and management in California (PDF)
Hosted by the California Department of Fish and Game.
Bibliography at www.foxes.org
Part of the Ecology of Urban Foxes web site.

Articles Concerning Other Kinds Of Foxes:

Swift Fox Bibliography, by Dr. Marsha A. Sovada
Hosted by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) and Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Bibliography hosted and authored by William Standley.



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	Current Research Wolves About Wolves Wolf Articles Coyotes About Coyotes Coyote Articles Foxes About Foxes Fox Articles Bison About Bison Bison Articles Wolf Hybrids About Wolf Hybrids Wolf Hybrid Articles Domestic Dogs About Domestic Dogs Domestic Dog Articles Training Techniques Wildlife & Wilderness Academic Articles	Fox Articles Wolf Park has authored a publication for facilities wishing to keep socialized red foxes for educational display. Click here to support Wolf Park and buy it from our gift shop! Full Text Available Online: Early Canid Domestication: The Farm Fox Experiment by Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut This project started out as an attempt to breed calmer foxes for use in fur farms, and became a landmark study on domestication. Breeding silver (red) foxes solely for human-friendly temperament, Belyaev and Trut "accidentally" produced a host of unlikely physiological changes — which just happened to be changes commonly associated with the process domestication. The facility's current web site is available here, and more info about the tame foxes is available here. Abstracts: Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia by Aubrey et al 2009 article suggesting that North American red foxes descended from two distinct population segments. Invading parasites cause a structural shift in red fox dynamics by Forchhammer and Asferg 2000 article describing a long-term study (1955-1996) exploring how sarcoptic mange affects wild red fox populations. Bibliographies: Key publications relevant to red fox ecology and management in California (PDF) Hosted by the California Department of Fish and Game. Bibliography at www.foxes.org Part of the Ecology of Urban Foxes web site. Articles Concerning Other Kinds Of Foxes: Swift Fox Bibliography, by Dr. Marsha A. Sovada Hosted by the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis) and Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) Bibliography hosted and authored by William Standley.


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