Abstract
A comparison between the extent that sciurid specimens display vigilance and foraging behaviors on college campuses against specimens within urban environments. Observations of fox squirrels and western gray squirrels were taken from the Squirrel-Net behavioral database used for this project. We found there was a significant difference between the percent vigilance behaviors and foraging behaviors on college campuses compared to urban environments. This suggests that squirrels residing on college campuses are more desensitized to pedestrian activity and foot traffic compared to squirrels that inhabit urban areas.
Faculty Advisor
Lorelei Patrick
Department/Program
Biology
Submission Type
in-person poster
Date
3-26-2024
Rights
Copyright the Author(s)
Recommended Citation
Geyer, Patrick; Buffington, Zoe; and Patrick, Lorelei E.
(2024)
"Vigilance and Foraging Behaviors of Two Sciurid Species Between College Campuses and Urban Environments,"
SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2024, Article 113.
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2024/iss2024/113
Included in
Animal Studies Commons, Behavior and Ethology Commons, Other Animal Sciences Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, Zoology Commons
