Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel

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A thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) at the Pawnee National Grassland in northeastern Colorado. Species in the squirrel family are likely to have two or three alternative mating strategies (polygynous, monogamous, and sneaker).

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Alexis Chaine

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