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Urocitellus richardsonii

Common names: Richardson's ground squirrel

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae

Roles: referenced species, study subject

ITIS TSN: 930322

Synonyms: S. richardsonii, SPRI

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 92 | Mentions: 97

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 75 entities)

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Publications (93)

thesis

Hydrologic connectivity shapes watershed response to climate variability from local to global scales

2025Role: text_match

article

Nonlinear phenomena in marmot alarm calls: a mechanism encoding fear?

2025Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society BRole: text_match

article

The sound of fear is heritable

2025Current ZoologyRole: referenced species

thesis

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2022Role: text_match

article

Climate change and phenology

2022WIREs Climate ChangeRole: text_match

student_paper

Early-life trade-offs in golden-mantled ground squirrel sociality and growth rate

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Floral Abundance, Pollinator Interactions, and Floral Morphology on Stigmatic Pollen Deposition

2022Role: text_match

article

Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review

2022Ecography

Documents (4)

technical report

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

technical report

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

environmental assessment

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

environmental assessment

Draft: Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Remedial Action at the Gunnison Uranium Mill Tailings Site

Co-occurring Species

Role: study subject

article

Maternal survival costs in an asocial mammal

2022Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

thesis

Tritrophic mutualisms in a changing climate

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Pollination Preferences of Geranium richardsonii Between Bee and Fly Species at High and Low Elevations

2021Role: text_match

student_paper

The Influence of Summer Precipitation and Temperature on Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel Pup Foraging.

2021Role: text_match

thesis

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2020Role: text_match

student_paper

Heritability of Maternal Investment in Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2020Role: text_match

article

Is the propensity to emit alarm calls associated with health status?

2020Current ZoologyRole: text_match

thesis

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells Mertensia spp., Boranginaceae

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Are Marmot Alarm Class Condition Dependent?

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

2019Role: text_match

article

Parasites Are Associated With Noisy Alarm Calls

2019Front. Ecol. Evol.Role: text_match

student_paper

White-Crowned Sparrow respond to the alarm calls of local species but do not discriminate among them

2018Role: text_match

article

Detrending phenological time series improves climate-phenology analyses and reveals evidence of plasticity

2017EcologyRole: text_match

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Female kin density affects offspring sex ratio in an asocial mammal, the golden-mantled ground squirrell Callospermophilus lateralis

2017Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

thesis

Reproductive Ecology of Female Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

Sex ratio and reproductive success along elevational gradients of gynodioecious populations of Geranium richardsonii

2016Role: text_match

thesis

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

2016Role: text_match

student_paper

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

article

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

2014Forest Ecology and ManagementRole: text_match

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Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

article

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community

2014EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Expansion of herbaria data based on historically surveyed herbaceous plants in the Crested Butte area, Colorado.

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Frost Sensitivity of Subalpine Plants in the Colorado Rocky Mountains: The Effects of Seasonality, Water Content, and Phylogeny

2014Role: text_match

article

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

2014New PhytologistRole: text_match

student_paper

Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2012Role: text_match

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Breeding bird density does not drive vocal individuality

2012Current ZoologyRole: text_match

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Evolving communicative complexity: insights from rodents and beyond

2012Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesRole: text_match

article

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

2012Environmental EntomologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, Polemonium foliosissimum.

2012Role: text_match

article

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

2011Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

article

Ontogenetic and sex differences influence alarm call responses in mammals: A meta-analysis

2011EthologyRole: study subject

article

Social group size predicts the evolution of individuality

2011Current BiologyRole: study subject

article

The potential to encode sex, age, and individual identity in the alarm calls of three species of Marmotinae

2011NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

article

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

2010EthologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Nectar and pollen rewards of invasive plants and their native congeners

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of quantity and distribution of pollen on fertilization in the gynodioecious species Geranium richardsonii

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along an elevational gradient

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Age effects on yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) maximum running speed

2007Role: text_match

thesis

Effects of nutrient limitation on floral function and biomass allocation in Geranium richardsonii

2007Role: text_match

chapter

Rodent societies

2007Role: text_match

chapter

Rodent societies

2007Role: text_match

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The evolution, function, and meaning of marmot alarm communication

2007Advances in the Study of BehaviorRole: text_match

student_paper

Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant, Linaria vulgaris, on the foraging of native bee pollinators

2006Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Interspecific Pollen Transfer (IPT) in a Specialist and a Generalist Flower

2005Role: text_match

article

Individual, age and sex-specific information is contained in yellow-bellied marmot alarm calls

2005Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

thesis

Invasive Linaria vulgaris, disturbance, and diversity: associations at multiple spatial scales in Colorado

2004Role: text_match

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Reliability and the adaptive utility of discrimination among alarm callers

2004Proceedings of the Royal Society of London BRole: text_match

thesis

The structure of plant-pollinator interactions in montane meadow environments

2004Role: text_match

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Yellow-bellied marmots discriminate between the alarm calls of individuals and are more responsive to calls from juveniles

2004Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

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The effect of food supplementation on juvenile growth and survival in Marmota flaviventris

2003Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

chapter

Holarctic Marmots as a Factor of Biodiversity

2002Role: text_match

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Holarctic marmots as a factor of biodiversity

2002Role: text_match

student_paper

The effect of hermaphrodite density and frequency at three spatial scales on the polen receipt and seed set of gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii (Geraniaceae)

2001Role: text_match

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Floral dimorphism, pollination, and self-fertilization in gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii (Geraniaceae)

2000American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

student_paper

The effects of plant size and local population structure on pollinator attraction in gynodioecious Geranium richardsonni (Geraniaceae)

2000Role: text_match

student_paper

A comparison effort between hermaphrodites and females of Geramium richarsonii; Implications for maintenance of gynodioecy

1999Role: text_match

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Cooperative breeding in marmots

1999OikosRole: comparison species

article

Effects of Local Density on Pollination and Reproduction in Delphinium nuttallianum and Aconitum columbianum (Ranunculaceae)

1999American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

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A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1998J Zool LondonRole: text_match

student_paper

Estimation of selfing rate and inbreeding depression in gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii F. & T

1998Role: text_match

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Life history consequences of social complexity: a comparative study of ground-dwelling sciurids

1998Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

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Life history consequences of social complexity: a comparative study of ground-dwelling sciurids

1998Behavioral EcologyRole: study subject

article

Alarm calling in yellow-bellied marmots: I. The meaning of situationally variable alarm calls

1997Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

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Alarm calling in yellow-bellied marmots: II. The importance of direct fitness

1997Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

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Does sociality drive the evolution of communicative complexity? A comparative test with ground-dwelling sciurid alarm calls

1997American NaturalistRole: study subject

student_paper

Pollinator choice of flower size and sexual morph in Geranium richardsonii

1997Role: text_match

article

Growth and survival of juvenile yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1996Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Phenotypic plasticity and resource allocation in the leaves of Geranium richardsonii, Mertensia ciliata, and Valeriana occidentalis in a sun dominant versus a shade dominant habit

1996Role: text_match

student_paper

Geranium richardsonii: sexuality and pollination dynamics of a gynodioecious species

1992Role: text_match

article

Anthophilous fly distribution across an elevation gradient

1992American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

Female choice in true bugs (Homoptera: Miridae)

1991Role: text_match

thesis

Pre-dispersal seed predation by Hylema (Delia) sp. (Diptera: Anthomyiidae): mechanisms and consequences of oviposition choice

1991Role: text_match

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Sociality as a life-history tactic of ground squirrels

1981OecologiaRole: study subject

article

Phytochemical correlates of herbivory in a community of native and naturalized cruciferae

1980Biochemical Systematics and EcologyRole: text_match

article

Skewed flowering distributions and pollinator attraction

1980EcologyRole: text_match

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Male behaviour and territoriality in the yellow-bellied marmot

1974Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: text_match

student_paper

A study of plant succession on the Gothic earthflow

1969Role: text_match

article

Vegetation and environmental patterns in the Crested Butte area, Gunnison County, Colorado

1962Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

article

Plant succession on fallen logs in a virgin sprucefir forest

1948EcologyRole: text_match

Urocitellus richardsonii

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 75 entities)

Publications (93)

Hydrologic connectivity shapes watershed response to climate variability from local to global scales

Nonlinear phenomena in marmot alarm calls: a mechanism encoding fear?

The sound of fear is heritable

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Climate change and phenology

Early-life trade-offs in golden-mantled ground squirrel sociality and growth rate

Effects of Floral Abundance, Pollinator Interactions, and Floral Morphology on Stigmatic Pollen Deposition

Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review

Documents (4)

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

Department Of Energy Compliance With Floodplain – Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Draft: Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Remedial Action at the Gunnison Uranium Mill Tailings Site

Co-occurring Species

Marmota flaviventris

Callospermophilus lateralis

Geranium richardsonii

Spermophilus

Marmota

Geranium

Erigeron

Delphinium

Potentilla

Cynomys

Maternal survival costs in an asocial mammal

Tritrophic mutualisms in a changing climate

Pollination Preferences of <i> Geranium richardsonii </i> Between Bee and Fly Species at High and Low Elevations

The Influence of Summer Precipitation and Temperature on Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel Pup Foraging.

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

Heritability of Maternal Investment in Golden Mantled Ground Squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

Is the propensity to emit alarm calls associated with health status?

Adaptation and diversification of bluebells <i>Mertensia</i> spp., Boranginaceae

Are Marmot Alarm Class Condition Dependent?

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

Niche breadth changes in response to environmental perturbation: the impact of early snowmelt on subalpine plant-pollinator specialization

Parasites Are Associated With Noisy Alarm Calls

White-Crowned Sparrow respond to the alarm calls of local species but do not discriminate among them

Detrending phenological time series improves climate-phenology analyses and reveals evidence of plasticity

Female kin density affects offspring sex ratio in an asocial mammal, the golden-mantled ground squirrell <i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>

Reproductive Ecology of Female Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

Sex ratio and reproductive success along elevational gradients of gynodioecious populations of <i>Geranium richardsonii</i>

Temporal ecology of a subalpine ecosystem: Plant communities, plant-pollinator interactions, & climate change.

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

Aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i>) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community

Expansion of herbaria data based on historically surveyed herbaceous plants in the Crested Butte area, Colorado.

Frost Sensitivity of Subalpine Plants in the Colorado Rocky Mountains: The Effects of Seasonality, Water Content, and Phylogeny

Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

Breeding bird density does not drive vocal individuality

Evolving communicative complexity: insights from rodents and beyond

Local geographic distributions of bumble bees near Crested Butte, Colorado: Competition and community structure revisited

The effects of floral traits on the behaviors of pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators in a gynodioecious species, <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>.

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

Ontogenetic and sex differences influence alarm call responses in mammals: A meta-analysis

Social group size predicts the evolution of individuality

The potential to encode sex, age, and individual identity in the alarm calls of three species of Marmotinae

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

Nectar and pollen rewards of invasive plants and their native congeners

Effects of quantity and distribution of pollen on fertilization in the gynodioecious species <i>Geranium richardsonii</i>

Plant community composition with respect to species richness along an altitudinal gradient in gunnison county, co

Possible influence of altitude, geographical distance between sites and annual precipitation rates on species richness

Species richness along an elevational gradient

Species richness along elevation gradient and possible correlation factors

Age effects on yellow-bellied marmot <i> (Marmota flaviventris)</i> maximum running speed

Effects of nutrient limitation on floral function and biomass allocation in <i>Geranium richardsonii</i>

Rodent societies

Rodent societies

The evolution, function, and meaning of marmot alarm communication

Are native bees picky enough? The effect of an invasive plant, <i>Linaria vulgaris</i>, on the foraging of native bee pollinators

Effects of Interspecific Pollen Transfer (IPT) in a Specialist and a Generalist Flower

Individual, age and sex-specific information is contained in yellow-bellied marmot alarm calls

Invasive <i>Linaria vulgaris</i>, disturbance, and diversity: associations at multiple spatial scales in Colorado

Reliability and the adaptive utility of discrimination among alarm callers

Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community