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Alternative reproductive tactics in male eastern gray squirrels: "Making the best of a bad job". Behavioral Ecology 4:165-171. Koprowski, J.L. 1992. Removal of copulatory plugs by female tree squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 73:572-576. Koprowski, J.L. 1996. Natal philopatry, communal nesting, and kinship in fox squirrels and eastern gray ...
The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), also known, particularly outside of the United States, as simply the grey squirrel, is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America, where it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator.
Though albino populations are common in such college folklore, other squirrel populations have also been cited on college campuses. The eastern gray squirrel and eastern fox squirrel are among the most commonly sighted. [1] [24] The former is the foremost represented, with Sciurus carolinensis being present on 62% of college campuses. [5]
The southern fox squirrel can vary in length from 20–26 inches (51–66 cm) and they can weigh from 1.5–2.6 pounds (0.68–1.18 kg). [3] They are about double the size of the much more common eastern gray squirrel. [4] The males and females are not sexually dimorphic and can be difficult to distinguish in the wild. [5]
Wildl. Research Unit Quart. Report, 13:19-38. 1955) The Social Behavior of the gray squirrel and population (Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin) in Maryland Vagn Flyger; A comparison of methods for estimating squirrel populations Vagn Flyger (The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Apr., 1959), pp. 220–223 Published by: Allen Press, 1959 ...
A male eastern gray squirrel, [4] [5] Pinto Bean was named for his distinctive mixture of gray fur with patches of unpigmented white fur, which resembled the appearance of pinto beans. [1] According to Illinois Natural History Survey director Eric Shauber, this was the result of a rare genetic mutation that affected where melanin was ...
Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Prevost's squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii) Tree squirrels are the members of the squirrel family (Sciuridae) commonly just referred to as "squirrels". They include more than 100 arboreal species native to all continents except Antarctica and Oceania .
A black eastern gray squirrel in Calgary, Alberta. The species was introduced into the area in the 1930s. Eastern gray squirrels, including their black morphs, were introduced into British Columbia during the early 1900s. [3] The species was also later introduced into other areas of Canada to which it was not native, such as Calgary, Alberta ...