599.36/Thorington
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- Subjects
- Published
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press
2006.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
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Richard W. Thorington
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- Other Authors
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Katie Ferrell, 1974-
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- Physical Description
- xv, 183 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [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