California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Export to CSV
Displaying 88 data points

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Citation:

Olfactory bulb uptake and determination of biotransfer factors in the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) exposed to manganese and cadmium in environmental habitats.

Author(s)
Bench, G., Carlsen, T.M., Grant, P.G., Wollett, J.S., Martinelli, R.E., Lewis, J.L. and Divine, K.K
Issue
2
Volume
35
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties Countries
Inhalation Rate 0.4 Air intake m3/d M Yearling 7 Altamont Hills Exposure Factor Datasets 9 m San Joaquin USA
Citation:

Size increase in high elevation ground squirrels over the last century.

Author(s)
Eastman, L.M., Morelli, T.L., Rowe, K.C., Conroy, C.J. and Moritz, C.
Issue
5
Volume
18
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Body Weight - Mean Historical: 551.97, modern: 527.09 Historical: 117, modern: 55 Exposure Factor Datasets USA Historical: 124.77, modern: 126.93
Citation:

Differential toxicity and taste aversion to strychnine of three subspecies of the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Author(s)
Howard, Walter E., Stephen D. Palmateer, and Rex E. Marsh
Pages
107-112
Publisher
University of California, Davis
Year
Volume
14
Chemical Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
STRYCHNINE increase at 6.7-44.5 mg/kg bw Both Male and Female Not Reported 3-5/group Toxicity Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Fluoroacetate residues in ground squirrel and coyote tissues due to primary or secondary 1080 poisoning

Author(s)
Casper, Howard H., Michael E. Mount, Rex E. Marsh and Robert H. Schmidt
Pages
441-442
Year
Volume
69
Chemical Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
SODIUM MONOFLUOROACETATE 182-1309 ppb wet wt. @ 0.8 mg/kg; 535-9754 ppb wet wt. @ 4.8 mg/kg range of fluoroacetate residues in brain, caecum, kidney, liver, spleen, muscle and lung tissue of dead squirrels Not Reported Adult 2/dose Toxicity Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Hazards to wildlife associated with 1080 baiting for California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Hegdal, Paul L., Kathleen A. Fagherstone, Thomas A. Gatz, James F. Glahn and George H. Matschke
Pages
11-21
Year
Volume
14
Chemical Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
SODIUM MONOFLUOROACETATE decrease @ 6.7 kg/ha population size Not Reported Not Reported 38.7-54.2 mean squirrel population size range Exeter, Tulare Toxicity Factor Datasets Tulare
Citation:

Seasonal variation in body weight, fat, and behaviour of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Author(s)
Holekamp, Kay E. and Scott Nunes
Pages
1425-1433
Year
Issue
6
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Condition Error
Body Weight - Mean 814 Male Adult 56 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz non-reproductive
Body Weight - Mean 707 g Male Adult 306 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz reproductively active
Clutch or Litter Size 6.7 young/litter Female Adult 26 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz primiparous 0.3 SE
Clutch or Litter Size 7.9 young/litter Female Adult 47 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz multiparous 0.3 SE
Body Weight - Mean 526 g Female Adult 233 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz non-reproductive 6 SE
Body Weight - Mean 589 g Female Adult 41 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz pregnant
Body Weight - Mean 571 g Female Adult 100 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus ( elev., 120 m) [lat., 37^0W; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz lactating
Citation:

Natural history of the ground squirrels of California

Author(s)
Grinnel, J. and J.S. Dixon
Pages
597-708
Year
Volume
7
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties
Population Density 20 #/acre Not Reported Not Reported 3 counts Walnut Creek Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Clutches or Litters per year 1 litter/yr Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size based on embryo counts young/litter Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 61 g Not Reported Juvenile 1 Exposure Factor Datasets 10 d
Longevity 5 yrs Not Reported Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 696 g Male Adult 10 Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 592 g Female Adult 10 Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 76 #/acre Not Reported Not Reported 3 counts Walnut Creek Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Citation:

Reproductive behaviour and multiple paternity of California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Boellstorff, Diane E., Donald H. Owings, Maria Cecilia T. Penedo and Marta J. Hersek
Pages
1057-1064
Year
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Time of Mating/ Laying Feb.-Mar. breeding Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Camp Ohlone, East Bay Regional Park District Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Population Density range over 2 yrs #/ha Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Camp Ohlone, East Bay Regional Park District Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Citation:

Physiological correlates of burrow gas conditions in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Baudinette, R.V.
Pages
733-743
Year
Volume
48
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate see citation figure of oxygen consumption at ambient temperatures (15-35C) ml O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 10/group captured at University of California, Irvine Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

The annual cycle of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Tomich, P. Quentin
Pages
213-282
Year
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties Error Lab
Clutch or Litter Size 6.09 based on embryo and placental scar counts young/litter Female Adult 148 Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo
Body Weight - Mean 9.3 g Both Male and Female 34 Exposure Factor Datasets 0 wks Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 64.2 g Both Male and Female 22 Exposure Factor Datasets 4 wks Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 163.4 g Both Male and Female 13 Exposure Factor Datasets 7 wks Laboratory
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight changes over time g/d Both Male and Female 6 litters Exposure Factor Datasets 0-50 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 677 g Male Adult 61 Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo 113.5
Body Weight - Mean 516 g Female Adult 112 Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo 104.5
Body Weight - Mean 528 referred to as "young males" g Male Juvenile 124 Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo 208.7
Body Weight - Mean 373 referred to as "young females" g Female Juvenile 115 Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo 150.5
Time of Mating/ Laying Mar. - Apr. Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Davis and Dixon Exposure Factor Datasets Solano, Yolo
Citation:

Hibernation and sociality in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Dobson, F. Stephen and David E. Davis
Pages
416-421
Year
Issue
2
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Time of Torpor or Hibernation see citation figure of seasonal activity patterns, including hibernation Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Santa Barbara; Bell Ranch; Hastings Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Age at Sexual Maturity 9-10 mo Both Male and Female Juvenile Not Reported Santa Barbara; Bell Ranch; Hastings Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Citation:

Latitude and litter size of the California ground squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi

Author(s)
Chapman, Joseph A. and Gordon S. Lind
Pages
101-105
Year
Volume
72
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Clutch or Litter Size range of means for 2 sites young/litter Female Adult 9-13/site Douglas and Benton counties {lat., 43-44.5^oN] Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Energy requirements and diet of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Schitoskey, Frank, Jr. and Sarah R. Woodmansee
Pages
373-382
Year
Issue
2
Volume
42
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.75 resting oxygen consumption at 25-28C ml O2/g/ h Both Male and Female Adult 26 captured at San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets 0.21 SE Laboratory
Dietary Composition see citation list of mean % of 25 items in monthly diets, based on stomach contents % Not Reported Not Reported 12-40/mo San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets Madera
Citation:

Home range, population structure, and spatial organization of California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Boellstorff, Diane E. and Donald H. Owings
Pages
551-561
Year
Issue
2
Volume
76
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Condition
Home Range range of means for 2 yrs m2 Female Adult 0-12/yr Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Home Range range of means for 2 yrs m2 Male Adult 11/yr Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Home Range 309.3 m2 Male Adult 21 Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda breeding
Home Range 270 m2 Male Adult 12 Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda postbreeding
Population Density range of means for 2 yrs #/ha Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Citation:

A population study of the Beechey ground squirrel in central California

Author(s)
Evans, F. C. and R. Holdenried
Pages
231-260
Year
Issue
2
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Weight - Mean see citation figure of monthly changes in body weight g Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 2 - 106/sample Calaveras Reservior Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Body Weight - Mean g Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Longevity 3+ oldest individuals recaptured yrs Male Adult 2 Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Home Range 0.36 above ground area occupied for at least one mo acres Male Adult 21 Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Home Range 0.59 above ground area occupied for at least one mo acres Female Adult 51 Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Time of Molt May Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Population Density 7 #/acre Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Clutches or Litters per year 1 litters/yr Female Adult Not Reported Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Clutch or Litter Size 6.25 young/litter Female Adult 8 litters Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Citation:

An experimental study of dispersal in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Dobson, F. Stephen
Pages
1103-1109
Year
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Time of Migration or Dispersal June - Aug. dispersal of young Both Male and Female Juvenile Not Reported Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Citation:

Ecology of the California ground squirrel on grazing lands

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Pages
559-596
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Food Ingestion Rate 22.5 g dry wheat/squirrel x day Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 9 animals Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean range of monthly mean weights over 4 yrs g Female Adult 5 - 58/mo San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean range of monthly mean weights over 4 yrs g Male Adult 4 - 63/mo San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 8.9 weight at birth g Not Reported Juvenile 6 litters (42 animals) Exposure Factor Datasets 0 d Laboratory
Population Density 2.3 five year average #/acre Both Male and Female Adult 275 San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate range of total food weight for observed individuals g dry wt/d Both Male and Female Adult 6 San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 100 weight of young at first appearance above ground g Not Reported Juvenile Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying Jan. - Feb. Both Male and Female Adult San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality % tagged young surviving to following year to become breeding adults; range over 3 yrs % Both Male and Female Juvenile 321 - 339/yr San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 400 diameter of "typical" home range ft Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Summer and autumn breeding of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Storer, Tracy I.
Pages
235-237
Year
Volume
11
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Clutch or Litter Size range of means embryos/female Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

The behaviour of California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Owings, Donald H., Mark Borchert and Ross Virginia
Pages
221-230
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Home Range 5466.78 m2 Male Adult 2 Capay (elev., 305 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Yolo 1897.19 SD
Home Range 4217.07 m2 Female Adult 5 Capay (elev., 305 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Yolo 1515.67 SD
Citation:

Patterns of progesterone secretion in free-living California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Author(s)
Holekamp, K.E., S. Nunes and F. Talamantes
Pages
1051-1059
Year
Issue
5
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 28-30 d Female Adult 128 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning 5-6 wks Not Reported Juvenile Not Reported University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Time of Torpor or Hibernation May/June - Oct. months of estivation Male Adult 144 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Time of Torpor or Hibernation July - Dec. months of estivation Female Adult 128 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Time of Mating/ Laying Feb. - Mar. Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Age at Sexual Maturity 1 yr Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Clutches or Litters per year 1 litter/yr Female Adult 128 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Citation:

The California Ground Squirrel

Author(s)
Linsdale, Jean M.
Pages
475
Publisher
University of California Press
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Weight - Mean 512.4 g Male Not Reported 397 Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Body Weight - Mean 397.3 g Female Not Reported 373 Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Clutch or Litter Size 7.5 estimated from embryo or embryo scar counts young/litter Female Adult 40 Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Longevity 5 longest record of lifespan yrs Male Adult Not Reported Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Time of Molt June molt of juvenile or adult pelage Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Hastings Natural History Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Monterey
Citation:

Multiple litters in the California ground squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi fisheri, in Tulare county

Author(s)
Simpson, G. L., and T.K. Lamunyon
Pages
101-104
Year
Volume
9
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Clutch or Litter Size embryos/female Female Adult Not Reported Coho creek Exposure Factor Datasets Tulare
Time of Mating/ Laying Feb. - Apr. Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Coho creek Exposure Factor Datasets Tulare
Clutches or Litters per year evidence for 2nd litter in 20% of reproductively active females litters/yr Female Adult Not Reported Coho creek Exposure Factor Datasets Tulare
Citation:

Ventilatory accommodation of changing oxygen demand in sciurid rodents

Author(s)
Chappell, Mark A.
Pages
722-730
Year
Volume
162
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 531 g Not Reported Not Reported 6 captured at University of California, Riverside Exposure Factor Datasets 75 Laboratory
Citation:

Energy metabolism and evaporative water loss in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Baudinette, Russel V.
Pages
57-72
Year
Volume
81
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Weight - Mean 599.6 g Not Reported Not Reported 10 University of California, Irvine Exposure Factor Datasets Orange
Body Weight - Mean 402.3 g Not Reported Not Reported 10 University of California, Irvine Exposure Factor Datasets Orange
Citation:

California ground squirrels at Concord Naval Weapons station: alternatives for control and the ecological consequences

Author(s)
Loredo-Prenderville, I., D. Van Vuren , Amy J. Kuenzi, and Michael Morrison
Pages
72-77
Publisher
University of California, Davis
Year
Volume
16
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Population Density 32.0 #/ha Not Reported Adult 5 study sites Concord Naval Weapons Station Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa 16.23 SD
Citation:

Circulating prolactin in free-living california ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Author(s)
Holekamp, Kay E., Scott Nunes, and Frank Talamantes
Pages
484-492
Year
Volume
71
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Condition
Clutch or Litter Size 8.3 young/litter Female Adult 20 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz multiparous
Clutch or Litter Size 6.9 young/litter Female Adult 14 University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz primiparous
Time of Molt April; June; July Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported University of California, Santa Cruz Campus [lat., 37^oN; long., 122^oW] Exposure Factor Datasets Santa Cruz
Download CSV
Subscribe to California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Comment

Please let us know if the information on this page is helpful for you. Enter your comment and leave your email address if you would like to receive a response. Thank you!
OEHHA is subject to the California Public Records Act and other laws that require the release of certain information upon request. If you provide comments, please be aware that your name, address and e-mail may be available to third parties. In addition, all public comments will be posted on our web site upon the close of the comment period.
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment