"Canidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of terrestrial carnivores with long snouts and non-retractable claws. Members include COYOTES; DOGS; FOXES; JACKALS; RACCOON DOGS; and WOLVES.
| Descriptor ID |
D046028
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.216
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| Concept/Terms |
Maned Wolf- Maned Wolf
- Wolf, Maned
- Chrysocyon brachyurus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Canidae" by people in Profiles.
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Iterative adaptive radiations of fossil canids show no evidence for diversity-dependent trait evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 21; 112(16):4897-902.
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Strong artificial selection in domestic mammals did not result in an increased recombination rate. Mol Biol Evol. 2015 Feb; 32(2):510-23.
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Space use as an indicator of enclosure appropriateness in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2014; 17(2):98-110.
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Development of a field-friendly technique for fecal steroid extraction and storage using the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Zoo Biol. 2010 May-Jun; 29(3):289-302.
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Elevated basal slippage mutation rates among the Canidae. J Hered. 2007; 98(5):452-60.
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Clonal origin and evolution of a transmissible cancer. Cell. 2006 Aug 11; 126(3):477-87.