Island fox  (Urocyon littoralis)

Authentication

Authenticated (22/02/08) by Dr Gary W. Roemer, Associate Professor, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University.

Glossary

Canid: Amember of the Canidae family (the ‘dog' family); which includes all living dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes.
Molluscs: A diverse group of invertebrates, mainly marine, that have one or all of the following; a horny, toothed ribbon in the mouth (the radula), a shell covering the upper surface of the body, and a mantle or mantle cavity with a type of gill. Includes snails, slugs, shellfish, octopuses and squid.
Monogamous: Mating with a single partner.
Natal: Site of birth.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.
Vertebrates: Animals with a backbone.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2005)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Roemer, G.W., Coonan, T.J., Munson, L. and Wayne, R.K. (2004) The Island fox. In: Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffman, M. and Macdonald, D.W. Eds. Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs, Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, 2nd Edition. IUCN/SSC Canid Specialists Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  3. Wayne, R.K., George, S.B., Gilbert, D., Collins, P.W., Kovach, S.D., Girman, D. and Lehman, N. (1991) A morphological and genetic study of the island fox Urocyon littoralis. Evolution, 45 (8): 1849 - 1868.
  4. Moore, C.M. and Collins, P.W. (1995) Urocyon littoralis. Mammalian Species, 489: 1 - 7.
  5. Roemer, G.W. (2008) Pers. Comm.
  6. National Park Service: Channel Islands (February, 2008)
    http://www.nps.gov/chis/
  7. Roemer, G.W., Smith, D.A., Garcelon, D.K. and Wayne, R.K. (2001) The behavioural ecology of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis). Journal of Zoology, 255: 1 - 14.
  8. Coonan, T.J. (2003) Recovery Strategy for Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis) on the northern Channel Islands. National Park Service, Channel Islands National Park.
  9. Roemer, G.W., Donlan, C.J. and Courchamp, F. (2002) Golden eagles, feral pigs, and insular carnivores: How exotic species turn native predators into prey. PNAS, 99 (2): 791 - 796.
  10. Roemer, G.W. and Donlan, C.J. (2004) Biology, policy and law in endangered species conservation. I. The case of the island fox on the northern Channel Islands. Endangered Species Update, 21 (1): 23 - 31.
  11. Friends of the Island Fox (February, 2008)
    http://www.islandfox.org
  12. Roemer, G.W. and Donlan, C.J. (2005) Biology, policy and law in endangered species conservation: II. A case history in adaptive management of the island fox on Santa Catalina Island, California. Endangered Species Update, 22 (4): 144 - 156.
  13. Roemer, G.W. and Wayne, R.K. (2003) Conservation in conflict: the tale of two endangered species. Conservation Biology, 17 (5): 1251 - 1260.
  14. Catalina Island Conservancy (February, 2008)
    http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/