Low mortality rate is often associated with slow life history, and so far, has mainly been
assessed through examinations of specific adaptations and lifestyles that limit mortality risk …

Snowshoe hare virus (SSHV), within the California serogroup of the genus Orthobunyavirus,
family Peribunyaviridae, was first isolated from a snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) in …

Baseline studies of small rodent populations in undisturbed ecosystems are rare. We report
here 50 years of monitoring and experimentation in Yukon of a dominant rodent species in …

Research on sociality in temperate ground-dwelling squirrels has focused on female
philopatry and other life history trade-offs, which are influenced by constraints in the duration …

Simple Summary Humans and domestic dogs may alarm wild animals, and the extent of this
can be measured using Flight Initiation Distance (FID). Golden marmots are preyed on by …

Hibernation is used by a variety of mammals to survive seasonal periods of resource
scarcity. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) released during periodic rewarming throughout …

Optimal escape theory predicts that animals would balance the costs and benefits of flight.
One cost of not fleeing is the ongoing cost of vigilance for upcoming environmental threats …

Hibernation is associated with long lifespan: on average, hibernating mammals live 15%
longer than nonhibernators of equivalent mass. We investigated how survival varies with …

Climate change has the potential to upset entire ecological systems, making predictive
models of the utmost importance. The incorporation of physiological parameters into …

Communication in Squirrels is a moderately-well-studied subject. Sadly, the author's
interactions with Squirrels is hardly enough to accurately study their behavior. It is the hope …