Larger ectoparasites of the Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus)

Species limits and integrated taxonomy of the Idaho ground squirrel (Urocitellus brunneus): genetic and ecological differentiation

Renal function in the hibernating ground squirrel Spermophilus columbianus.

MOY, hZHARD h/I. Renal junction in the hibernating ground squirrel Spermophilus columbianus. Am. J. Physiol. 220(3) : 747-753. 1971. -A tissue-slice analysis showed no solute gradient of urea and sodium from the corticomedullary boundary through the papilla of torpid Columbian ground squirrels. Ground squirrels arousing normally from torpor and sacrificed 15 or 40 min after urine began to flow ...

Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus

The substantial body of research on Holarctic ground squirrels amassed over the past century documents considerable variability in morphological, cytogenetic, ecological, and behavioral attributes in the genus Spermophilus F. Cuvier, 1825. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that the traditionally recognized genera Marmota Blumenbach, 1779 (marmots), Cynomys Rafinesque, 1817 (prairie ...

Ectoparasites of the ground squirrel (Citellus citellus (L.)) in Turkey.

A total of 100 ground squirrels, Citellus (C.) citellus were trapped in rural regions of Konya in order to determine the presence of ectoparasites. Of these C. citellus examined, 16% (16/100) were infected with at least one ectoparasite species. Two types of ectoparasites were found including 10% fleas and 7% ticks. Only two flea species were found on C. citellus including Nosopsyllus fasciatus...

Natural entrainment without dawn and dusk: the case of the European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus).

Observational data collected in the field and in enclosures show that diurnal, burrow-dwelling European ground squirrels (Spermophilus citellus) never were above ground during twilight at dawn or at dusk. The animals emerged on average 4.02 h (SD = 0.45) after civil twilight at dawn and retreated in their burrows on average 2.87 h (SD = 0.47) before civil twilight at dusk. Daily patterns of lig...