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The Natural History of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

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Sylvester Allred
2010
Published by: University of New Mexico Press
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This comprehensive book, the first text on this species, has an extensive literature review and list of references, and beautiful full-color photography illustrating the squirrels and their magnificent ponderosa habitat. Sylvester Allred reveals the history of the Kaibab squirrel, including brief biographies of the early naturalists who first described them, and descriptions of fossils and other remains that reveal the evolutionary history of these unique creatures. Throughout the book more than forty research topics for future exploration are identified.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright Page

Contents

pp. vii-xii

Illustrations

pp. xiii-xvi

Acknowledgments

pp. xvii-xviii

Author's Notes

pp. xix-xxi

1. Introduction

pp. 1-4

2. Physical Characteristics of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

pp. 5-20

3. Habitat, Home Range, and Distribution

pp. 21-37

4. Food and Feeding Activities

pp. 38-55

5. Nests

pp. 56-65

6. Behavior and Social Interactions

pp. 66-78

7. Reproduction, Embryology, and Development

pp. 79-92

8. Mortality and Parasites

pp. 93-104

9. Genetics

pp. 105-115

10. The Kaibab Squirrel

pp. 116-128

11. Ecology [Includes Image Plates]

pp. 129-143

12. Census and Monitoring Methods and Techniques

pp. 144-156

13. Management and Conservation of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

pp. 157-168

End Notes

pp. 169-170

Appendix 1. Taxonomy of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

pp. 171-172

Appendix 2. History of Tassel-Eared Squirrel Nomenclature

pp. 173

APPENDIX THREE: THE NATURALISTS AND THE SIX RECOGNIZED SUBSPECIES OF TASSEL-EARED SQUIRRELS

pp. 174-178

Appendix 4. Faunal Remains, an Artifact, and Fossils of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

pp. 179-183

Appendix 5. A Brief Evolutionary History of Tassel-Eared Squirrels

pp. 184-185

Appendix 6. Average Measurements of Tassel-Eared Squirrels (not segregated by sex)

pp. 186

Appendix 7. Tassel-Eared Squirrel Embryo Measurements

pp. 187

Appendix 8. Changes in Weights of Developing Young Abert's Squirrels

pp. 188

Appendix 9. Standard Mammal Measurements at Birth and Six Weeks of Young Abert's Squirrels

pp. 189

Bibliography

pp. 191-222

Index

pp. 223-226
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