| mate guarding as paternity insurance in idaho ground squirrels. | following a copulation, males in many species of vertebrates (particularly birds) and invertebrates remain near the inseminated female and repel other suitors with displays or force. guarding males must delay resumption of competitive mate searching, but they may insure their paternity by reducing possibilities for secondary matings and sperm competition. among mammals, post-copulatory mate guarding has been reported in rodents, mongooses, ungulates and primates, including humans, but the effect ... | 1989 | 2927502 |
| complementary network-based approaches for exploring genetic structure and functional connectivity in two vulnerable, endemic ground squirrels. | the persistence of small populations is influenced by genetic structure and functional connectivity. we used two network-based approaches to understand the persistence of the northern idaho ground squirrel (urocitellus brunneus) and the southern idaho ground squirrel (u. endemicus), two congeners of conservation concern. these graph theoretic approaches are conventionally applied to social or transportation networks, but here are used to study population persistence and connectivity. population ... | 2017 | 28659969 |
| characterization of microsatellite loci in the northern idaho ground squirrel spermophilus brunneus brunneus. | | 1997 | 9131817 |
| diet of a rare herbivore based on dna metabarcoding of feces: selection, seasonality, and survival. | in herbivores, survival and reproduction are influenced by quality and quantity of forage, and hence, diet and foraging behavior are the foundation of an herbivore's life history strategy. given the importance of diet to most herbivores, it is imperative that we know the species of plants they prefer, especially for herbivorous species that are at risk for extinction. however, it is often difficult to identify the diet of small herbivores because: (a) they are difficult to observe, (b) collectin ... | 2020 | 32760553 |