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From:Endangered Species Bulletin (Vol. 28, Issue 1)National Wildlife Refuges, such as Chincoteague NWR in Virginia, have been instrumental in providing habitat and contributing to the knowledge of Delmarva fox squirrels (Sciurus niger cinereus). At Chincoteague,...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 143, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedKATHARINE L. DERGE [1] ABSTRACT.--We compared abundance, habitat use and diurnal activity patterns of sympatric populations of fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) and gray squirrels (S. carolinensis) in forest-farmland...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe authors investigated the general activity and nest occupation patterns of fox squirrels in a natural setting using temperature-sensitive data loggers that measure activity as changes in the microenvironment of the...
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From:Endangered Species Update (Vol. 20, Issue 2)National Wildlife Refuges, such as Chincoteague NWR in Virginia, have been instrumental in providing habitat and contributing to the knowledge of Delmarva fox squirrels (Sciurus niger cinereus). At Chincoteague,...
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From:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 55, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus nigger) is one of 22 non-native species of mammals now successfully breeding in the wild in California. The focus of this study was to describe current and historical distribution of...
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From:Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (Vol. 116, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract.--The eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger, has been introduced to many areas outside of its native range. Once introduced to a new region the species has generally expanded its geographic range and is...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 159, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedFox squirrel (Sciurus niger) populations in the southeastern United States are declining, with fragmentation of large mature forests believed to be the primary cause. Historically, demographics of midwestern fox...
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From:Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science (Vol. 108, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIn April 2015, three eastern fox squirrels (Sciuris niger) were admitted to the Illinois Raptor Center in Decatur, Illinois, one of which developed lesions on its skin surface. We concluded that the lesions represented...
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From:Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (Vol. 108, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract.--The eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) was first introduced to Los Angeles in 1904. Since that time, this species has spread throughout many of the urban and suburban areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and...
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From:Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science (Vol. 83, Issue 3-4) Peer-ReviewedHABITAT PARTITIONING BY A SYMPATRIC COMMUNITY OF FOX (SCIURUS NIGER) AND GREY (SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS) SQUIRRELS. Tyler Adam and John Copeland, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee. The purpose of this...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 162, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedWe evaluated translocation as a restoration technique for southern fox squirrels (Sciurus niger niger) by capturing squirrels from six donor populations in coastal South Carolina and releasing them into unoccupied...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 170, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedHistorically, melanistic fox squirrels have been found in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and along the Missouri River in Eastern Omaha, Nebraska. However, recent anecdotal observations suggest that the melanistic trait in fox...
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From:Ecology (Vol. 81, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedKENNETH A. SCHMIDT [1] Abstract. The role of plant defensive compounds has often been studied within the purview of consumer diet choice. However, consumers are often confronted with foods distributed within...
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From:Endangered Species BulletinA member of the class of 1967, the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) was among the first animals considered to be threatened with extinction. Now, after 40 years of federal protection, the fox...
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From:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 142, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedFood storage in animals allows foragers to reap when food is plentiful and costs are low and eat when food is scarce and costs are high, thus shifting resources from periods of low value or high availability to periods...
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From:Nature (Vol. 596, Issue 7871) Peer-ReviewedSquirrels show off multiple landing styles as they speed through the canopy. Squirrels show off multiple landing styles as they speed through the canopy. Squirrels show off multiple landing styles as they speed...
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From:Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Fox squirrel Sciurus niger populations in the southeastern United States appear to have declined, and 3 (5. n. cinereus, S. n. shermani, and 5. n. avicennia) of the 10 subspecies are currently listed with a...