First Record of a Range Extension of the Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) into the Huachuca Mountains | Zendy

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First Record of a Range Extension of the Cliff Chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis) into the Huachuca Mountains

Author(s) -

Nichole L. Cudworth,

John L. Koprowski

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

western north american naturalist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.303

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1527-0904

pISSN - 1944-8341

DOI - 10.3398/064.070.0316

Subject(s) - cliff , range (aeronautics) , geography , ecology , habitat , population , biology , archaeology , materials science , composite material , demography , sociology

. Chipmunks are widely distributed throughout the mountain ranges of Arizona. However, no living chipmunks are known from the Huachuca Mountains despite the availability of favorable habitat. Based upon pelage characteristics of captured individuals, we provide the first report of a breeding population of cliff chipmunks (Tamias dorsalis) in the Huachuca Mountains and discuss possible mechanisms of their arrival.

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