Eleven microsatellite markers for the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) and their utility in eastern fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) and red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 679-681
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Fike ◽  
Cecilia A. Hennessy ◽  
Michael L. Kennedy ◽  
Olin E. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Tamiasciurus Hudsonicus ◽  
Sciurus Carolinensis ◽  
Gray Squirrel ◽  
Sciurus Niger ◽  
Red Squirrels ◽  
Fox Squirrels ◽  
Eastern Gray Squirrel

Optic nerve head morphology of the Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-173
Author(s):  
Lindsay A. Kuester ◽  
Andras M. Komaromy ◽  
Dennis E. Brooks ◽  
Patricia A. Lewis ◽  
Fred Bennett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Optic Nerve Head ◽  
Sciurus Carolinensis ◽  
Gray Squirrel ◽  
Head Morphology ◽  
Eastern Gray Squirrel

scholarly journals Into the drink: observation of a novel hunting technique employed by an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Alex O. Sutton ◽  
Matthew Fuirst ◽  
Kristen Bill
Keyword(s):  
Observational Studies ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Animal Tissue ◽  
Sciurus Carolinensis ◽  
Gray Squirrel ◽  
Herbivorous Species ◽  
Hunting Strategy ◽  
Eastern Gray Squirrel

Observations of typically herbivorous species have shown that animals will opportunistically eat animal tissue that is either scavenged or hunted. Squirrels from a number of genera have been observed to hunt prey and consume meat in terrestrial ecosystems. Here we provide evidence of a novel hunting strategy employed by an Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), which has not previously been observed hunting aquatic prey. More rigorous observational studies are needed to determine the extent of this behaviour in Eastern Gray Squirrel populations and whether fishing is a common foraging behaviour for this species.

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