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Otospermophilus beecheyi

Common names: California ground squirrel, California ground squirrels, Beechy Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae

Roles: study subject, referenced species, comparison species

ITIS TSN: 930301

Synonyms: S. beecheyi, SPBE

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 44 | Mentions: 45

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

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Publications (45)

student_paper

Assessing anthropogenic effects on golden-mantled ground squirrel and least chipmunk flight initiation distances

2025Role: referenced species

article

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

2025Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society BRole: text_match

article

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

2022Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

article

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

2022EcographyRole: study subject

article

The benefits of being dominant: Health correlates of male social rank and age in a marmot

2021Current ZoologyRole: text_match

thesis

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

2020Role: habitat component

thesis

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

2020Role: text_match

article

Co-occurring Species

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

2019EthologyRole: text_match

thesis

Reproductive Ecology of Female Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

2016Role: text_match

article

The effect of body size and habitat on the evolution of alarm vocalizations in rodents.

2016Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyRole: text_match

article

Prey responses to predatorâ€™s sounds: a review and empirical study.

2014EthologyRole: text_match

article

What is the sound of fear? Behavioral responses of white-crownded sparrows Zonotrichia leucophrys to synthesized nonlinear acoustic phenomena

2014Current ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Do mule deer respond to the sounds of their predators?

2012Role: text_match

article

Evolving communicative complexity: insights from rodents and beyond

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

article

Multisensory perception in uncertain environments

2012Behavioral EcologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Sex differences in play behavior, personality, and philopatry in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

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

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalizations?

2008Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

chapter

Rodent societies

2007Role: text_match

chapter

Rodent societies

2007Role: text_match

article

The evolution, function, and meaning of marmot alarm communication

2007Advances in the Study of BehaviorRole: text_match

article

Developing an evolutionary ecology of fear: how life history and natural history traits affect disturbance tolerance in birds

2006Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

article

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) colonies

2006Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: text_match

article

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

2005Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalisations?

2004Role: text_match

article

Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots

2004EthologyRole: text_match

article

Reliability and the adaptive utility of discrimination among alarm callers

2004Proceedings of the Royal Society of London BRole: text_match

student_paper

The effect of body condition of yellow-bellied marmots on time allocation to vigilance and food acquisition while foraging

2004Role: text_match

article

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

2004Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

article

Individual differences and reproductive success in yellow-bellied marmots

2003Ethology Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

article

Is the hepatitis virus absent from yellow-bellied marmots?

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: comparison species

chapter

Holarctic Marmots as a Factor of Biodiversity

2002Role: comparison species

article

The evolution of functionally referential alarm communication: multiple adaptations; multiple constraints

1999Evolution of CommunicationRole: study subject

article

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

1998J Zool LondonRole: text_match

article

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

1998Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

article

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

1997Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

article

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

1997Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

article

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

1997American NaturalistRole: study subject

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

article

Sociality as a life-history tactic of ground squirrels

1981OecologiaRole: text_match

article

Male behaviour and territoriality in the yellow-bellied marmot

1974Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: text_match

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 69 entities)

Publications (45)

Assessing anthropogenic effects on golden-mantled ground squirrel and least chipmunk flight initiation distances

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

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

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

The benefits of being dominant: Health correlates of male social rank and age in a marmot

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

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

Co-occurring Species

Callospermophilus lateralis

Marmota flaviventris

Marmota

Spermophilus

Marmota marmota

Urocitellus richardsonii

birds and mammals

prairie dog

Cynomys

Belding's ground squirrel

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

Reproductive Ecology of Female Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels

The effect of body size and habitat on the evolution of alarm vocalizations in rodents.

Prey responses to predatorâ€™s sounds: a review and empirical study.

What is the sound of fear? Behavioral responses of white-crownded sparrows Zonotrichia leucophrys to synthesized nonlinear acoustic phenomena

Do mule deer respond to the sounds of their predators?

Evolving communicative complexity: insights from rodents and beyond

Multisensory perception in uncertain environments

Sex differences in play behavior, personality, and philopatry in golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</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

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalizations?

Rodent societies

Rodent societies

The evolution, function, and meaning of marmot alarm communication

Developing an evolutionary ecology of fear: how life history and natural history traits affect disturbance tolerance in birds

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot <i>(Marmota flaviventris)</i> colonies

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

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalisations?

Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots

Reliability and the adaptive utility of discrimination among alarm callers

The effect of body condition of yellow-bellied marmots on time allocation to vigilance and food acquisition while foraging

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

Individual differences and reproductive success in yellow-bellied marmots

Is the hepatitis virus absent from yellow-bellied marmots?

Holarctic Marmots as a Factor of Biodiversity

The evolution of functionally referential alarm communication: multiple adaptations; multiple constraints

A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

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

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

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

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

Female choice in true bugs (Homoptera: Miridae)

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

Sociality as a life-history tactic of ground squirrels

Male behaviour and territoriality in the yellow-bellied marmot