Food Habits of the Pine Squirrel in Northeastern California

Food Habits of the Pine Squirrel in Northeastern California

Food of the pine squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasi), based upon volumetric analysis of the stomach contents of 207 animals, consisted mainly of fungi and tree seed. Tree seed was an important food during the fall and winter, but fungi constituted more than half the annual diet. Cambium was an importan...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of wildlife management 1964-04, Vol.28 (2), p.402-404
1. Verfasser: McKeever, Sturgis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal feeding behavior
Animals
Briefer Articles
Cambium
Coniferous forests
Diet
Feeding habits
Food
Food economics
Fungi
Squirrels
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Zusammenfassung:Food of the pine squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasi), based upon volumetric analysis of the stomach contents of 207 animals, consisted mainly of fungi and tree seed. Tree seed was an important food during the fall and winter, but fungi constituted more than half the annual diet. Cambium was an important food item during the winter and spring. Some leaves of herbs, flowers, and arthropods were eaten but were a minor part of the diet.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3798105