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The courtship which precedes mating between a pair of red squirrels is brief and relatively unritualized. One to 10 males may pursue a female during her one day estrous period, the dominant male ...

Gray squirrel courtship is similar to the red squirrel’s, with 1-10 or more males engaging in “mating chases” of a female in estrous, the dominant male usually but not always mating with the female.

Some flying squirrels have only one mating cycle per year but others, such as the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel, have two. The time of year for mating and birth depend on the species as well.

Wauters & Lens (1995) studied how food availability and density combine to limit red squirrel reproduction rates. The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is a small rodent inhabiting forests in Europe ...

The authors are also excited to return to the field next summer to see what impact, if any, this year’s vole hunting may have on squirrel reproduction compared to the past decade. Coauthors ...

The researchers plan to return to the field next summer to gauge the impact of vole predation on squirrel reproduction compared to previous years. They are particularly interested in whether ...