Habitat fragmentation is often considered a major threat to biodiversity; however, our
understanding of how fragmentation impacts populations is poor. Identifying appropriate …

The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) has been labeled as one of the 100 worst
invasive alien species by the IUCN. In Europe, the species has been introduced to Britain …

Summary 1 Throughout much of Britain, Ireland and north Italy, red squirrels (Sciurus
vulgaris L.) have been replaced by alien grey squirrels (S. carolinensis Gmelin) introduced …

Among mammals, female reproduction is generally thought to be food limited, and
dominance should theoretically afford high-ranking females with access to better food …

Studies from many different taxa have demonstrated that dominance rank greatly influences
individual space use. While the importance of dominance among female chimpanzees, Pan …

Sciurognathi, family Sciuridae, subfamily Sciurinae, genus Sciurus. Variations in coat color
and morphology led to the description of> 40 subspecies (Corbet 1978; Ellerman and …

Urbanization has caused significant behavioural modifications in wild animals. Change in
anti‐predator behaviour is the most widespread example across different taxa in urban …

In Ireland, the UK and Italy, the invasive North American grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis,
threatens the survival of the Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, as the effects of …

Dispersers in heterogeneous habitat theoretically should target the habitat (s) where
reproduction and survival (ie fitness) will be highest. However, the cues that dispersing …

Animal space use is affected by spatio-temporal variation in food availability and/or
population density and varies among individuals. This inter-individual variation in spacing …