Links and References:
 
 

Bendel, P.R. and Gates, J. E. "Home range and microhabitat partitioning of the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans)" Journal of Mammalogy. 1987: 68 (2): 243-255.

Chung, M.A.L., Hagerman, A.E., and Kirkpatrick, R.L. "Effects of tannins on digestion and detoxification activity in gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)" Physiological-Zoology. 1997: 70(3) 270-277.

Emmons, L.H. and Gentry, A.H. "Tropical forset structure and the distribution of gliding and prehensile-tailed vertebrates" American Naturalist.  1983: 121(4): 513-52

Halloran, P. "The Squirrel Almanac" visited Sept.28, 1999. <http://spot.colorado.edu/~halloran>

Lima, S.L., Valone, T.J., and Caraco, T. "Foraging-efficiency-predation-risk trade-off in the grey squirrel" Animal Behavior 1985: 33(1) 155-165.

Thorington, R.W. et. al. "Wing tip anatomy and aerodynamics in flying squirrels" Journal of Mammalogy. 1998. 79(1) 245-250.

Acknowledgments:
    I would like to thank Dr. Dorcas for helping me with image fitting and folder management, all of the people who allowed me to use their pictures: Tom Stevenson, Mark Cassino, and Ken Fox.  Dr. Peg Halloran for having a highly readable squirrel almanac, Nate for scanning and general wisdom and sanity, the lab group for dance music, my roommate, Ginny Quis, for forgiving me for missing her win the Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament so I could work on this, and my Mom and Dad who sent me e-mail..  And the union for the cookies.
 
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