Marmot evolution and global change in the past 10 million years

• Main Authors: Polly, P. David, Davis, Edward B., Steppan, Scott J., CARDINI, Andrea Luigi
• Other Authors: Philip, G. Cox, Lionel, Hautier, Cox, P. G., Hautier, L., Cardini, Andrea Luigi
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University press 2015
• Subjects: Armitage; Burrows; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11380/1074632; https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107360150.010

Ground squirrels of the genus Marmota are known for their ability to tolerate bitterly cold climates, which they in part accomplish with their exceptional ability to hibernate for as much as eight months a year (Armitage et al., 2003). Most of the 15 living species are associated with montane habita...