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RPT-2024-00517Verified

Guard-hair microstructure and seasonal diet reconstruction

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Report number
RPT-2024-00517
Sample number
SPM-8032
Research date
02 Jun 2024
Species
Vulpes vulpes
Common name
Red fox
Classification
Holarctic canid
Material type
Guard hair · Keratin
Research category
Morphology & isotope analysis
Catalogue index
517 / 12480

Sample images

Red fox recorded in temperate woodland during field observation
Red fox recorded in temperate woodland during field observation
Archival guard hair sample card for red fox specimen
Archival guard hair sample card for red fox specimen

Research methods

  1. 01Guard-hair microscopy against the institute reference collection.
  2. 02Stable isotope analysis of keratin to reconstruct seasonal diet.
  3. 03Mitochondrial control-region sequencing for lineage assignment.

Research findings

Hair medulla structure and isotope signatures are consistent with a mixed woodland–grassland foraging range. Mitochondrial lineage matches the regional reference haplotype group with no evidence of recent admixture.

Conclusion

Sample SPM-8032 is consistent with Vulpes vulpes of the regional reference haplotype group. Diet signature indicates a mixed woodland-grassland range.

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