Squirrels : the animal answer guide

Squirrels The animal answer guide

Richard W. Thorington

Book - 2006

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Subjects
Squirrels.
Published
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Richard W. Thorington (-)
Other Authors
Katie Ferrell, 1974- (-)
Physical Description
xv, 183 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-177) and index.
ISBN
9780801884030
  • 0. Acknowledgments
  • 0. Introduction
  • 1. Introducing Squirrels
  • 0. What are squirrels?
  • 0. How many kinds of squirrels are there?
  • 0. Where do squirrels live?
  • 0. Why are there no flying or ground squirrels in South America?
  • 0. How are squirrels classified?
  • 0. What is the current classification of squirrels?
  • 0. What characterizes the major groups of squirrels
  • 0. When did squirrels evolve?
  • 0. What is the oldest fossil squirrel?
  • 2. Form and Function
  • 0. What are the largest and smallest squirrels?
  • 0. How fast does a squirrel's heart beat?
  • 0. Can squirrels see color?
  • 0. Do all squirrels have cheek pouches?
  • 0. Can squirrels swim?
  • 0. How far can squirrels jump?
  • 0. Do squirrels fly?
  • 0. What are the largest and smallest flying squirrels?
  • 0. How do you make a flying squirrel?
  • 0. How far can flying squirrels glide?
  • 0. How can you determine whether a fossil squirrel was a tree squirrel, a flying squirrel, or a ground squirrel?
  • 3. Coat Color and Squirrel Genetics
  • 0. What species are the black squirrels I see?
  • 0. What species is the red squirrel?
  • 0. What causes the different coat colors of squirrels?
  • 0. How are hair colors determined genetically?
  • 0. What about patterns of coat color?
  • 0. Are there age-related differences in coat color?
  • 0. Are there seasonal differences in coat color?
  • 0. Is there much geographic variation in squirrel species?
  • 4. Squirrel Behavior
  • 0. Are squirrels social?
  • 0. Do squirrels fight?
  • 0. How smart are squirrels?
  • 0. Do squirrels play?
  • 0. Do squirrels talk?
  • 0. How do squirrels avoid predators?
  • 5. Squirrel Ecology
  • 0. Where do squirrels sleep?
  • 0. Do squirrels migrate?
  • 0. How many squirrel species coexist in a forest?
  • 0. Why are there so many more species of squirrels in African and Asian forests?
  • 0. How do squirrels survive in the desert?
  • 0. How do squirrels survive the winter?
  • 0. What is hibernation?
  • 0. Do squirrels have enemies?
  • 0. Why do squirrels commit infanticide?
  • 0. Do squirrels get sick?
  • 0. How do squirrels influence vegetation?
  • 6. Reproduction and Development
  • 0. How do squirrels reproduce?
  • 0. How long are female squirrels pregnant?
  • 0. Where do mother squirrels give birth?
  • 0. How many babies do squirrels have?
  • 0. Are all littermates equally related?
  • 0. How long do female squirrels nurse their young?
  • 0. How fast do squirrels grow?
  • 0. How long do squirrels live?
  • 7. Food and Feeding
  • 0. What do squirrels eat?
  • 0. How do squirrels open hard nuts?
  • 0. Do all squirrels bury their food?
  • 0. How does the squirrel decide what food to store?
  • 0. How do squirrels fi nd the food they have buried?
  • 8. Squirrels and Humans
  • 0. Do squirrels make good pets?
  • 0. Should people feed squirrels?
  • 0. Do squirrels feel pain?
  • 0. What do I do if I find an injured or orphaned squirrel?
  • 0. How can I become a better observer of squirrels?
  • 0. How do I know whether I have flying squirrels in my backyard?
  • 0. Why are squirrels important?
  • 9. Squirrel Problems (from a human viewpoint)
  • 0. Are squirrels pests?
  • 0. How do I keep squirrels away from my . . . ?
  • 0. Are squirrels vectors of human disease?
  • 10. Human Problems (from a squirrel's viewpoint)
  • 0. Are squirrels endangered?
  • 0. Will squirrels be affected by global warming?
  • 0. Are squirrels ever invasive species?
  • 0. Do people hunt and eat squirrels?
  • 0. Are squirrel-hair brushes actually made of squirrel hair?
  • 0. Why do so many squirrels get hit by cars?
  • 11. Squirrels in Stories and Literature
  • 0. What roles do squirrels play in religion and mythology?
  • 0. What do squirrels have to do with the Cinderella story?
  • 0. What roles do squirrels play in popular culture?
  • 0. How are squirrels incorporated into poetry?
  • 0. How are squirrels incorporated into literature?
  • 12. "Squirrelology"
  • 0. Which species are best known?
  • 0. Which species are least known?
  • 0. How do scientists recognize individual squirrels?
  • 0. Appendix
  • 0. Bibliography
  • 0. Index

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