Barking up the right tree. (tassel-eared squirrels' food tree)

Barking up the right tree. (tassel-eared squirrels' food tree)

How the tassel-eared squirrels' primary food, the inner bark of the ponderosa pine, sustains the animal during winter months remains to be a mystery. Its eating habits destroy the ecology of the tree. The ecological interaction needs more research.

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Veröffentlicht in:Natural history 1993-09, Vol.102 (9), p.44
Hauptverfasser: Snyder, Marc A, Linhart, Yan B
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Behavior
Food
Food habits
Rodents
Squirrels
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Zusammenfassung:How the tassel-eared squirrels' primary food, the inner bark of the ponderosa pine, sustains the animal during winter months remains to be a mystery. Its eating habits destroy the ecology of the tree. The ecological interaction needs more research.
ISSN:0028-0712