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Many persons have shared and encouraged our enthusiasm for the study of squirrels. We would like to thank them all, but we must restrict our acknowledgments to those who have played special roles. These include Thorington’s mentors in graduate school, Charles Lyman and Ernst Mayr, who directed him into the field of mammalogy, and Ferrell’s mentor, Gerald Svendsen, who gave her an appreciation for mammalian biology. Over the years, Thorington has collaborated with and learned from a number of colleagues and assistants, including C. Gregory Anderson, Amy Betts, Andrea Cardini, Jeff Chu, Rich Cifelli, Lindsay Pappas Davis, Karrie Darrow, John Eisenberg, Robert Emry, William Glanz, Lawrence Heaney, Robert Hoffmann, Sharon Jansa, Jennifer Leonard, Jesus Maldonado, Amy Musante , Diane Pitassy, Louise Roth, Chad Schennum, Brian Stafford, and Robert Voss, to all of whom he is grateful. At the Smithsonian, we have been privileged to work with a large museum collection of squirrels, perhaps the largest in the world, and a superlative library. In addition, we have had financial support from the Smithsonian , not just with the preparation of the book but also for fieldwork, visits to other museums, and research on the collections. The Environmental Science Program and Scholarly Studies Program have supported much of Thorington’s work. Thorington is especially thankful for the institutional support that he has received, enabling him to continue working although quadriplegic. The Division of Mammals has been Thorington’s intellectual home for 36 years, and he wishes to express his appreciation to past and present colleagues there for many informative discussions and debates about mammalian biology, especially taxonomy and systematics. Don Wilson suggested this book and encouraged us to write it, and Bob Hoffmann has been a wonderful source of information and enthusiasm. In the writing of this book, we have been guided and encouraged by Vincent J. Burke, Senior Editor, of the Johns Hopkins University Press, who responded quickly to all our questions and concerns. We would also like to thank Michael Steele for his thoughtful comments and suggestions during the review process. We are grateful for poetry and literature quotes on squirrels from Phil Clapham and the members of “QDJ,” especially Julie Warfield, Sharon Young, and Yulia Alper. Finally, we are delighted to acknowledge the shared enthusiasm of our respective families for natural history and their willingness to indulge our fascination with squirrels. Acknowledgments This page intentionally left blank ...