Claim to fame: Thanks to Alvin and his animated brothers and Disney’s Chip and Dale, most of us have at least heard of these small, scurrying rodents. Although smaller than their cartoon ...

We compared age- and sex-class structure between two populations of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) occupying study plots within uncut (reference) and managed. (fragmented) forest sectors in ...

Looks like: Normally, these small rodents are grayish to reddish brown with a distinguishing yellowish-red patch on their rumps. They have a yellow underbelly, while their sides and back have five ...

Miniature Russian spyware is infiltrating an underground Canadian community. The perpetrators? Scientists studying how eastern chipmunks communicate. For the first time, the team has outfitted the ...

We hypothesize that male and female eastern chipmunks compete for different resources during the breeding season. We predict that the availability of breeding opportunities is a major factor setting ...

Increasing data have supported the importance of divergence with gene flow (DGF) in the generation of biological diversity. In such cases, lineage divergence occurs on a shorter timescale than does ...

You're out on a walk and see a small, furry creature. Is it a chipmunk? Or maybe a squirrel? What's the difference? Here's everything you need to know about chipmunk vs. squirrel characteristics and ...

I visited my grandparent’s old place in New Hampshire this past weekend to tend to the flower gardens and lawn. The tranquility of a glorious early fall day was interrupted by the constant staccato ...

Eastern chipmunks are small-bodied animals with fast lives and dense populations. When ticks feed on them, they are more likely to pick up multiple disease-causing pathogens. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

We are fortunate to live in an area that is as resplendent in wildlife as our great outdoors provide. I recently got a great picture of a black bear on my trail camera that has been hanging out around ...