Michigan Fox Squirrel Management

Audiogram of the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger).

The behavioral audiograms of 2 fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) were determined with a conditioned avoidance procedure. The squirrels were able to hear tones ranging from 113 Hz to 49 kHz at a level of 60 dB sound-pressure level or less, with their best sensitivity of 1 dB occurring at 8 kHz. Their ability to hear frequencies below 150 Hz indicates that they have good low-frequency hearing, as do ...

Mitochondrial Dna Variation in the Eastern Fox Squirrel (sciurus Niger)

S 103 ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DIFFERENT DISTRACTIONS? THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING STYLES AND PERFORMANCE UNDER DISTRACTING TASK CONDITIONS. Rachel R. Phillips & Poornima Madhavan, Dept. of Psych, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA 23529. In order to examine the relationship between learning styles and performance for a complex visual search task under distracted and undistrac...

The helminths from a heavily parasitized fox squirrel, Sciuris niger.

Inaccessibility of reinforcement increases persistence and signaling behavior in the fox squirrel (Sciurus niger).

Under natural conditions, wild animals encounter situations where previously rewarded actions do not lead to reinforcement. In the laboratory, a surprising omission of reinforcement induces behavioral and emotional responses described as frustration. Frustration can lead to aggressive behaviors and to the persistence of noneffective responses, but it may also lead to new behavioral responses to...

Economic Effectiveness, Efficiency, And Selectivity Of Fox Squirrel Trapping In Pecan Groves

Trapping is the most common damage management practice employed by pecan growers suffering fox squirrel {Sciurus niger) depredation. The author evaluated the economic effectiveness of foot-hold trapping fox squirrels in native pecan groves from 1988 to 1991. Trapping significantly reduced squirrel damage the first and second year of treatment in all three study areas relative to the initial unt...