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Interrelationships among northern flying squirrels, truffles, and microhabitat structure in Sierra Nevada old-growth habitat

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Pyare, Sanjay and Longland, William S.

Abstract:

During 1997–1998, we investigated the influence of both the relative abundance of truffles, preferred food items, and microhabitat structure on the occurrence of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus Shaw) in oldgrowth forest habitat of the Sierra Nevada Range, U.S.A. Following live-trapping sessions, we searched the forest floor for truffle diggings...

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squirrels predominantly consume the fruiting bod- ies of hypogeous fungi, or truffles, which occur 5–15 cm