Communal denning of cliff chipmunks (Tamias dorsalis)

Allyssa L. Kilanowski; John L. Koprowski

doi:10.1894/0038-4909-61.3.248

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Allyssa L. Kilanowski,^1,* John L. Koprowski¹

¹School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0001 (ALK,

^*Correspondent: allyssa.kilanowski@gmail.com

Abstract

Rodents are a diverse group that display a range of social systems. Cliff chipmunks (Tamias dorsalis) are documented as solitary across their range; however, we report here observations of communal denning outside of the breeding season in southeastern Arizona. We radiocollared and tracked nursing females and their offspring to locate nocturnal dens from June to October 2013 and 2014. We observed codenning in juvenile siblings, and juveniles and adults. Our social denning observations indicate that cliff chipmunks demonstrate behavioral plasticity.

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Allyssa L. Kilanowski and John L. Koprowski "Communal denning of cliff chipmunks (Tamias dorsalis)," The Southwestern Naturalist 61(3), 248-251, (1 September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-61.3.248

Received: 12 December 2015; Published: 1 September 2016

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