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Tamias

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Ta´mi`as
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk.
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Noun1.Tamias - chipmunks of eastern North AmericaTamias - chipmunks of eastern North America  
genus Tamias
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
family Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
eastern chipmunk, ground squirrel, hackee, striped squirrel, Tamias striatus - small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
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Researchers tallied the mutations in mitochondrial DNA extracted from small tissue samples from 244 eastern chipmunks, Tamias striatus, captured at 25 sites in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
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CUES TO OPTIMAL FORAGING BY A CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGER: THE EASTERN CHIPMUNK, TAMIAS STRIATUS.
CUES TO OPTIMAL FORAGING BY A CENTRAL-PLACE FORAGER: THE EASTERN ... by Morris, James E.; Lishak, Robert S. / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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