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  Spermophilus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genus Spermophilus is the largest genus of ground squirrels and the one that contains the species that are most common and familiar in North America.
Members of the genus are found from western Europe to Siberia and Alaska to northern Mexico.
This page was last modified 23:05, 14 May 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spermophilus   (96 words)

  
 Spermophilus: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The california ground squirrel, spermophilus beecheyi (referred to in some older sources as otospermophilus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground...
The idaho ground squirrel (spermophilus brunneus) is a species of the largest genus of sciuridaeground squirrel....
Richardsons ground squirrel (spermophilus richardsonii) is a north american ground squirrel in the genus spermophilus....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/spermophilus.htm   (664 words)

  
 Digimorph - Spermophilus columbianus (Columbian ground squirrel)
Spermophilus columbianus, the Columbian ground squirrel, is found in the Rocky Mountains west of Montana, Idaho, eastern Washington state, the mountains of central and eastern Oregon, and southeastern British Columbia.
The specimen was scanned by Matthew Colbert on 29 July 2000 along the coronal axis for a total of 413 slices, each slice 0.138 mm thick, with an interslice spacing of 0.138 mm.
Cranial measurements of the Columbian ground squirrel, Spermophilus columbianus columbianus, with special reference to subspecies taxonomy and juvenile skull development.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Spermophilus_columbianus   (349 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for the Northern Idaho ...
Spermophilus is the generic name that was used by Hershkovitz (1949) to correctly establish this genus.
A relatively small member of the genus Spermophilus, the mean length of northern Idaho ground squirrel males and females is 233 millimeters (mm) (9.25 inches (in)) and 225 mm (8.9 in), respectively.
Although Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus) overlap in distribution with the northern Idaho ground squirrel (Dyni and Yensen 1996), Columbian ground squirrels prefer moister areas with deeper soils.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/1998/March/Day-23/e7480.htm   (5962 words)

  
 BISON Species Account 050815   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The holotype specimen of Citellus grammurus tularosae (now Spermophilus variegatus tularosae) was collected 'from the malpais at French's Ranch, 5,400 feet altitude, 12 miles northwest of Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico' (Frey, In Press Aug. 1996) *42*.
The holotype specimen of Citellus variegatus juglans (now Spermophilus variegatus grammurus) was collected at 'Glenwood, [Catron County,] New Mexico at 5,000 feet altitude on the Rio San Francisco, at the southwest base of the Mogollon Mountains." (Frey, In Press Aug. 1996) *42*.
UTAH Rock Squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus grammurus (and S.v.utah), occurs in Utah (UTDNR, 1990) *44*.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /states/nmex_main/species/050815.htm   (4126 words)

  
 Digimorph - Spermophilus variegatus (rock squirrel)
Spermophilus variegatus, the rock squirrel, is native to southern Nevada, Utah, Colorado, the panhandle of Oklahoma, and south through Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, and much of Mexico.
Nadler, C. Chromosomes of Spermophilus franklini and taxonomy of the ground squirrel genus Spermophilus.
Jessie Maisano, 2001, "Spermophilus variegatus" (On-line), Digital Morphology.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Spermophilus_variegatus   (364 words)

  
 Spermophilus atricapillus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Spermophilus atricapillus Bryant, 1889 Spermophilus atricapillus Bryant, 1889; Proc.
Classification des Rodentiens:...leptodactylus Spermophilus adocetus Spermophilus alashanicus Spermophilus annulatus Spermophilus armatus Spermophilus atricapillus Spermophilus beecheyi...
Spermophilus armatus - Uinta ground squirrel - Ecureuil terrestre -.
specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/S/Spermophilus_atricapillus.shtml   (1214 words)

  
 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Biogeographic patterns in Franklin’s ground squirrel, Spermophilus franklinii: ...
Franklin’s ground squirrel, Spermophilus franklinii, is one of the least studied and most poorly known of the ground squirrel species.
In recent years, conservation interest in FGS has grown as perceived declines of this species in parts of its range have prompted it to be proposed for, or actually listed as, a state-endangered species.
Additional populations, sampled in 2001 from areas where FGS are of conservation concern, are currently being incorporated into my dataset.
ecology.evolution.unl.edu /jeff.htm   (338 words)

  
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The subspecies is also threatened by competition from the larger Columbian ground squirrel (Spermophilus columbianus), land use changes, recreational shooting, poisoning, and naturally occurring events.
Yensen (1991) described the southern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus endemicus) as taxonomically distinct, based on morphology, pelage (fur), and apparent life-history differences including biogeographical evidence of separation.
A relatively small member of the genus Spermophilus, the mean length of northern Idaho ground squirrel males and females is 235 millimeters (mm) (9.25 inches (in.)) and 226 mm (8.9 in.), respectively.
www.eswr.com /f0450.txt   (7427 words)

  
 Research Interests
A study of the relationship of age, gender, season and captivity on variations in the blood plasma lipid profiles of Richardson's ground squirrels Spermophilus richardsonii.
Changes in blood lipid profiles of Richardson's ground squirrels, Spermophilus richardsonii, in response to a high fat/high cholesterol diet, with evidence of associated liver pathology.
Blood serum chemistries and hematological measurements of Richardson's ground squirrels, Spermophilus richardsonii: "normal" and "abnormal" groups with comparisons to the laboratory rat.
www.cord.edu /faculty/ijohnson/research.html   (471 words)

  
 AllRefer - Wildlife & Animals: Townsend's Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus townsendii > Species: [19682]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Distribution of subspecies is [9]: Spermophilus townsendii artemesiae - south-central Idaho S.
Pups open their eyes at 19 to 22 days of age, and are weaned shortly thereafter [25].
The ecology of Townsend's ground squirrel, Spermophilus townsendii mollis.
reference.allrefer.com /wildlife-plants-animals/animals/mammal/spto/all.html   (2494 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Belding ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi) is common in eastern Oregon.
The Golden Mantle ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) is found in open forest land with an abundance of rocks and logs throughout much of the West.
It is often confused with chipmunks but the body is larger, the tail is shorter, and the stripes do not extend up to the head.
dirttime.ws /Notebook/GroundSquirrel.htm   (384 words)

  
 Coccidia of the World
Broda, R.J. and Schmidt, G.D. Endoparasites of the spotted ground squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma Bennett, 1833, from Colorado.
Eimerian guilds (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in Richardson's (Spermophilus richardsonii) and Wyoming (Spermophilus elegans) ground squirrels.
Stanton, N.L., Shults, L.M., Parker, M. and Seville, R.S. Coccidian assemblages in the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans elegans.
biology.unm.edu /biology/coccidia/rodents3.html   (2352 words)

  
 Belding's Ground Squirrel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Age determination and age-specific reproduction in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi).
French, A. Intraspecific differences in the pattern of hibernation in the ground squirrel Spermophilus beldingi.
Reproductive cycle of the Belding ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi beldingi): seasonal and age differences.
www.sibr.com /mammals/M070.html   (776 words)

  
 Goodwin's Publications
1995--Paleontology, geography, and taxonomy of a developmental abnormality: supernumerary teeth in the Spermophilus richardsonii complex.
1988--A new Blancan ground squirrel (Spermophilus) from the Lisco fauna of Nebraska (with L. Martin).
1994--Morphologically derived ground squirrels from the Borchers Local Fauna, Meade County, Kansas, with a redescription of ?Spermophilus cragini (with Floyd E. Hayes).
www.biol.andrews.edu /BIO/TG/goodwin.pub.html   (415 words)

  
 Dr. Kay E. Holekamp Laboratory
Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi) are group-living diurnal rodents that inhabit alpine and subalpine meadows of the western United States.
Holekamp, K. (1986) Proximal causes of natal dispersal in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi).
Holekamp, K. (1983) Proximal mechanisms of natal dispersal in Belding's ground squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi).
www.msu.edu /user/holekamp/beldingi   (1011 words)

  
 Eric A. Rickart's Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Rickart, E. Variation in renal structure and urine concentrating capacity among ground squirrels of the Spermophilus townsendii complex (Rodentia: Sciuridae).
Rickart, E. Population structure of the Piute ground squirrel (Spermophilus mollis).
Karyotype of Spermophilus townsendii artemesiae (Rodentia: Sciuridae) and chromosomal variation in the Spermophilus townsendii complex.
www.biology.utah.edu /faculty3.php?inum=94   (821 words)

  
 Quantitative Shedding of Two Genotypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sixteen percent of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) were found to be shedding an average of 53,875 Cryptosporidium
Helminth parasites of the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans elegans Kennicott, 1863.
Coccidian assemblages in the Wyoming ground squirrel, Spermophilus elegans elegans.
aem.asm.org /cgi/content/full/67/6/2840   (1896 words)

  
 BISON Species Account 050795   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The holotype specimen of Spermophilus spilosoma major (now S.s.marginatus) was collected from 'Albuquerque, [Bernalillo County,] New Mexico.' (Frey, In Press Aug. 1996) *42*.
Found in the grasslands of northern Arizona, south and east of the Colorado River and north of the Mogollon Plateau; and southeastern Arizona *20*.
UTAH Spotted Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus spilosoma cryptospilotus, occurs in Utah (UTDNR, 1990) *44*.
fwie.fw.vt.edu /states/nmex_main/species/050795.htm   (2574 words)

  
 research_interests
Muecke, E.M. Determinants of age at dispersal and settlement patterns in the Belding’s ground squirrel (Spermophilus beldingi).
Seasonal variation in activity patterns of free-ranging yearling male Belding’s ground squirrels, Spermophilus beldingi.
The adaptive significance of dispersing as a juvenile in Belding’s ground squirrels (Spermophilus belding).
www.msu.edu /user/mueckeem/cv.html   (893 words)

  
 Coccidia of the World
References: Abenov 1980; Abenov and Svanbaev 1979, 1982; Dzerzhinsky and Kairullaev 1989; Frank 1978; Glebezdin 1978; Kartchner and Becker 1930; Kietzmann and Kietzmann 1987; Matschoulsky 1949; Pellerdy and Babos 1953; Rysavy 1957; Sassuchin and Rauschenbach 1932; Svanbaev 1960, 1962; Veluvolu and Levine 1984; Yakimoff and Sokoloff 1935; Zolotareff 1935; 1938
Remarks: The line drawing reveals sporocysts that are unusually small in proportion to oocyst size suggesting that this coccidian may have improperly sporulated.
McAllister, C.T., Upton, S.J. and Earle, B.D. Eimeria callispermophili and E. morainensis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from the Mexican ground squirrel, Spermophilus mexicanus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in south central Texas, USA.
www.k-state.edu /parasitology/worldcoccidia/SCIURIDAE   (5136 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Yosemite Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Binomial name Matricaria discoides DC The pineapple weed is an annual plant native to western North America and NE Asia but which has become a cosmopolitan weed.
Binomial name Spermophilus beecheyi (Richardson, 1829) The California Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi (referred to in some older sources as Otospermophilus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and Baja California; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently...
Binomial name Sciurus griseus Ord, 1818 The Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) is a tree squirrel found along the western coast of the United States.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yosemite-Valley   (5437 words)

  
 Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus)
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus, commonly known as the Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel, is brown in color with a series of alternating dark and light longitudinal stripes and rows of light spots across its upper parts.
It has short legs and large internal cheek pouches to carry food.
brainmuseum.org /specimens/rodentia/groundsquirrel   (126 words)

  
 Mammal Species of the World Literature Citations
Birney, E. An assessment of relationships and effects of interbreeding among woodrats of the Neotoma floridana species-group.
Chromosomes of Spermophilus adocetus (Mammalia, Sciuridae), with comments on the subgeneric affinities of the species.
Chromosomal differentiation of hybridizing ground squirrels (Spermophilus mexicanus and S. tridecemlineatus).
nmnhgoph.si.edu /msw/litcit.html   (12799 words)

  
 Nongame Wildlife Program - Mammals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Piute Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mollis); subspecies artemisiae in Eastern Idaho is protected *P
Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus) *P
Wyoming Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus elegans); subspecies nevadensis in Southwest Idaho is protected *P
fishandgame.idaho.gov /cms/wildlife/nongame/mammalspecies.cfm   (223 words)

  
 Burrowing Owl Detailed Information - Montana Animal Field Guide
Canadian breeders are believed to winter south of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Burrowing Owls are found in open grasslands, where abandoned burrows dug by mammals such as ground squirrels (Spermophilus spp.), prairie dogs (Cynomies spp.) and badgers (Taxidea taxus) are available.
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludoviscianus) and Richardson's ground squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii) colonies provide the primary and secondary habitat for Burrowing Owls in the state (Klute et al.
fwp.state.mt.us /fieldguide/detail_ABNSB10010.aspx   (1321 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus ...
Availability of the Recovery Plan for the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus)
----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (``we''), announce the availability of the final Recovery Plan for the Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus), a subspecies that is federally listed as threatened.
This subspecies is known to exist only in Adams and Valley Counties of western Idaho and numbers about 500 individuals.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2003/September/Day-16/e23536.htm   (702 words)

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