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The following is a partial list of peer-reviewed literature pertaining to the
red squirrel,Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. All items can be found at local university libraries. For your convenience we have included a link to The University of Arizona Library.

Click here for a list of final reports submitted to the Mt. Graham red squirrel study committee.


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Final Reports

The following is a list of reports submitted to the
MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL STUDY COMMITTEE
as of September 2001.

All items on this list can be found at The University of Arizona Library, Special Collections Section.



Angell, D.K. August 1992. The ecology of foraging behavior in the Mt. Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)

Anderson, R.S. and S.J. Smith. January 1993. Vegetation changes within the subalpine and mixed conifer forest on Mt. Graham, Arizona: Proxy evidence for the habitat of the Mt Graham Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis).

Doak, D.F., E.K. Harding, and C. Hartway. March 2000. Demographic analysis for the Mt. Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis).

Frank, C.L. 2000. The nutritional limitation on food hoarding by Mount Graham red squirrels.

Grission-Mayer, H.D. and T.W.Swetnam. March 30, 1992. Dendroecologicaly research on Mt. Graham: Development of tree-ring chronologies for the Pinaleņo Mountains.


Kreighbaum, M.E. and W.E.Van Pelt. September 1996. Mount Graham red squirrel juvenile dispersal telemetry study.

Mahan, C.G. and R.H.Yahner. August 1992. Survey and test of remote marking procedures for red squirrels.

Mannan, R.W. and A.A.Smith. September 1991. Identification of distinguishing characteristics around Mount Graham red squirrel middens.


Miller, W.H. (Circa July 1991; Revised March1995). Nutrient content of Mt. Graham red squirrel feedstuffs.

Morrell, T.E., E.A. Point, and J.C. deVos, Jr. 1999. Nest site characteristics of sympatric Mount Graham red squirrels and Abert's squirrels in the Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona.

Riddle, B.R., T.L.Yates, and T.E. Lee. (Circa November 1992) Molecular divergence and variation in the endangered Mount Graham red Squirrel.

Riggs, L.A. July 2000. Methods to detect presence, movement and relationships of the Mt. Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus grahamensis) using DNA markers from hair.

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