The Prairie Dog Project

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Why do Gunnison's prairie dogs give anti-predator calls?

Demographic differences between an old and a new colony of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus).

Variance in male and female reproductive success in a harem-polygynous mammal, the black-tailed prairie dog (Sciuridae: Cynomys ludovicianus).

Analysis of the mating system in the black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) by likelihood of paternity.

The evolution of coloniality in white-tailed and black-tailed prairie dogs (Sciuridae: Cynomys leucurus and C. ludovicianus).

Aggression, ectoparasitism, and other possible costs of prairie dog (Sciuridae, Cynomys spp.) coloniality.