Gap-crossing decisions and potential predictors for 40 red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) translocated across 6 clearcuts in southeastern Alaska, sorted by clearcut size and detour efficiency.

 

 

Tag

Decision

Year

Clearcut1

Size (ha)

Age (yrs.)

Distance across clearcut (m)

Distance to home (m)

Detour efficiency (%)

Defensive intensity

Mass (g)

Calling rate2

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct

Detour

 

 

 

 

 

206

Cross

2001

B

2

0

83

132

254

52

--

227

--

Male

288

Detour

2001

B

2

0

70

164

256

64

--

207

0.19

Male

241

Cross

2001

B

2

0

91

234

351

67

--

179

0.19

Female

125

Detour

2001

B

2

0

79

187

246

76

--

190

0.74

Male

240

Cross

2001

A

3

2

76

141

361

39

0.18

178

0.48

Male

300

Cross

2000

A

3

1

94

169

329

51

0.19

197

0.60

Female

282

Cross

2001

A

3

2

76

139

269

52

0.77

209

0.19

Male

224

Detour

2000

A

3

1

104

187

343

55

0.26

215

--

Male

219

Cross

2000

A

3

1

69

215

356

60

0.58

217

0.40

Female

243

Detour

2001

A

3

2

74

245

388

63

0.38

212

0.84

Male

205

Detour

2001

A

3

2

85

266

418

64

0.48

198

0.80

Female

214

Detour

2000

A

3

1

239

283

314

90

0.27

217

0.60

Male

225

Detour

2000

A

3

1

212

295

306

96

0.23

197

--

Female

266

Cross

1999

E

14

7

381

437

759

58

0.17

206

0.42

Female

16

Cross

1999

E

14

7

333

451

762

59

0.15

202

0.55

Female

262

Cross

1999

E

14

7

408

443

743

60

0.18

179

0.62

Female

158

Unknown

2000

C

16

2

360

445

918

48

--

189

0.47

Male

165

Detour

2000

C

16

2

213

271

454

60

0.33

214

0.78

Male

203

Detour

2000

C

16

2

545

564

913

62

0.51

216

0.63

Female

201

Cross

2000

C

16

2

556

592

888

67

0.83

186

0.77

Female

218

Detour

2000

C

16

2

443

517

767

67

0.53

196

0.19

Male

109

Detour

2000

C

16

2

573

658

948

69

0.75

201

0.42

Female

204

Cross

2000

C

16

2

575

648

900

72

0.38

188

0.56

Female

160

Unknown

2000

C

16

2

674

704

917

77

--

216

0.69

Female

136

Detour

2000

C

16

2

627

707

900

79

0.30

206

0.79

Male

208

Detour

2000

C

16

2

682

765

949

81

0.28

211

0.60

Female

210

Detour

2000

C

16

2

347

446

553

81

0.43

220

0.46

Male

150

Cross

1999

F

20

7

447

556

893

62

0.44

215

0.84

Male

274

Unknown

1999

F

20

7

500

582

866

67

--

219

0.82

Male

118

Detour

1999

F

20

7

444

460

682

67

0.30

224

0.75

Female

135

Detour

1999

F

20

7

563

673

894

75

0.31

185

0.40

Female

137

Cross

1999

F

20

7

493

580

751

77

0.25

190

0.79

Female

143

Unknown

1999

F

20

7

599

689

888

78

--

181

0.60

Male

131

Detour

1999

F

20

7

568

640

789

81

0.37

204

0.78

Female

122

Detour

1998

F

20

6

483

611

741

82

0.13

207

0.58

Female

19

Cross

1998

F

20

6

359

621

697

89

0.13

191

0.27

Male

120

Detour

1998

F

20

6

349

729

790

92

0.13

192

0.73

Male

61

Detour

1998

D

31

9

412

450

660

68

--

212

0.73

Male

66

Detour

1998

D

31

9

406

482

580

83

--

199

0.68

Female

9

Detour

1998

D

31

9

220

887

912

97

--

213

0.40

Male

 

 

1 See Fig. 1 for clearcut locations and shapes.

2 Calling rate not calculated for squirrels with < 5 observations.