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Long‐term scatterhoarding by Eurasian red squirrels ( Sciurus vulgaris )
Author(s) -
Wauters L. A.,
Casale P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05389.x
Subject(s) - sciurus , hoarding (animal behavior) , biology , deciduous , woodland , ecology , population , habitat , demography , foraging , sociology
Hoarding behavious, seed species hoarded and hoarding intensity by red squirrels ( Sclurus vulgaris L.) are described for two population; one in a coniferous woodland with few deciduous trees, the other in a mixed deciduous woodland with some conifers. Seasonal variation in the recovery of hoards and the importance of hoarded food with regard to a squirrel's annual energy demands are discussed. The importance of having hoards is compared among tree squirrel species.