Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger, Linnaeus 1758) introduction to the Sonoran Desert

Autor:	Yeong-Seok Jo, R. Nathan Gwinn, Matthew J. Brady, John L. Koprowski, Kevin Young
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Desert (philosophy) biology Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology 010607 zoology biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Geography Eastern fox squirrel Animal Science and Zoology Ecological distribution Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Sciurus
Zdroj:	Mammalia. 81:221-223
ISSN:	1864-1547 0025-1461
DOI:	10.1515/mammalia-2015-0162
Popis:	The eastern fox squirrel, native to the eastern and midwestern United States, was recently documented in the Sonoran Desert in the vicinity of Yuma, Arizona, constituting the first state record for this species. We surveyed the people of Yuma to determine when and how the squirrels arrived. The squirrels were first observed in the 1960s, but may have been resident for a longer period. Since the 1960s, squirrels have spread throughout the city limits and extended south ~15 km into Somerton, Arizona. How the squirrels arrived is not clear, but must be the result of an introduction, as no nearby populations exist. The persistence of eastern fox squirrels in this unique habitat is due to synanthropic relationships.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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