When bobcat (Lynx rufus) urine was applied to apple trees, both woodchuck (
Marmota monax) and meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) gnawing decreased by as much as 98% on the treated trees (Swihart et al., 1995).
Groundhog (
Marmota monax), white-tailed deer, and gray fox were recorded on multiple visits, and a probable coyote was recorded once.
A total of ten species of mammals in addition to the bat species recorded were identified by sight or sign during daytime meander surveys: Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), coyote (Canis latrans), raccoon (Procyon lot or), groundhog (
Marmota monax), fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus).
* Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks and whose scientific name is
Marmota monax, typically weigh 12 to 15 pounds.
(Protozoa: Eimeriidae) and redescriptions of other coccidia of the woodchuck,
Marmota monax. Journal of Parasitology 12:423426.
Reinitiation of spermatogenesis by exogenous gonadotropins in a seasonal breeser, the woodchyck (
Marmota monax), during gonadal inactivity.
Based on these estimates, species of Paenemarmota were probably 3-7 times larger than the modern woodchuck (
Marmota monax).
familiaris), striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus), squirrels (Sciurus spp.), domestic cats (Felis catus), an eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina), and a woodchuck (
Marmota monax; Table 2).
In 1947, the hunting season was closed on Huns and partially closed on woodchucks (
Marmota monax); ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus had increased enough to have a 2-week season with a bag limit of 2 (12 June 1947).
Scientists call him (and her)
Marmota monax. Farmers and gardeners call him (and her) ...
The woodchuck,
Marmota monax (Rodentia: Sciuridae), in central Oklahoma.
The influence of distance to burrow on flight initiation distance in the woodchuck,
Marmota monax. Behavioral Ecology 7:299-303.