Some Relevant Articles

The role of differential reinforcement in predator avoidance learning

1. Griffin, Andrea S., and Christopher S. Evans. "The role of differential reinforcement in predator avoidance learning." Behavioural Processes 61.1-2 (2003): 87-94. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

2,3,5-Trimethyl-3-thiazoline (TMT), a component of fox odor--Just repugnant or really fear-inducing?

2. Fendt, Markus, and Thomas Endres. "2,3,5-Trimethyl-3-thiazoline (TMT), a component of fox odor--Just repugnant or really fear-inducing?." Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 32.7 (2008): 1259-1266. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Look before you leap: Is risk of injury a foraging cost?

3. Joel S. Brown, et al. "Look before you leap: Is risk of injury a foraging cost?." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63.12 (2009): 1821-1827. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Activity patterns of urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) reduce the risk of traffic-induced mortality

4. Stephen Harris, et al. "Activity patterns of urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) reduce the risk of traffic-induced mortality." Behavioral Ecology 18.4 (2007): 716-724. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Radio-tracking study of foxes' movements related to their home range: A cognitive map hypothesis

5. Fabrigoule, C., and D. Maurel. "Radio-tracking study of foxes' movements related to their home range: A cognitive map hypothesis." The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology B: Comparative and Physiological Psychology 34B.4 (1982): 195-208. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Ontogeny of prey-killing behavior in Canidae.

6. Fox, M. W. "Ontogeny of prey-killing behavior in Canidae." Behaviour 35.3-4 (1969): 259-272. PsycINFO. EBSCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Really Real Trained Foxes (ideal? probably.)

a japanese woman has trained this fennec (vulpes zerda) to respond to complex verbal commands, similar to other familiar canidea like the domestic dog.  

training a red fox to chase, grab, sneak up on, or chomp potential prey would be the best way to induce a natural defense response in the animal. 

Death Feigning By Ducks

Check out this sweet article about foxes scaring ducks to (fake their) death.

Article (probably only accessible on Hampshire Campus)

We'll take four

Movement

yum.

...and let the foxhunt begin!

This semester we will be designing and fabricating a foxbot.
Once made, we will scare chickens, squirrels, friends, and family.

We are:
Derek Haley (dmh10)
Peter Modest (pom08)
Jonah Seigel-Warren (jls10)
Matt Bemis (mhb10)