References

Scientific Literature

Benson, S. B., and Borell, A. E. 1931. Notes on the life history of the red tree mouse, Phenacomys longicaudus. Journal of Mammalogy 12:226-233.

Blanga-Kanfi, S., Miranda, H., Penn, O., Pupko, T., DeBry, R. W., and Huchon, D. 2009. Rodent phylogeny revised: analysis of six nuclear genes from all major rodent clades. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9:71

Corn, P. S. and Bury, R. B. 1986. Habitat use and terrestrial activity by red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) in Oregon. Journal of Mammalogy 67:404-406.

Forsman, E. D., Meslow, E. C., and Wight, H. M. 1984. Distribution and biology of the spotted owl in Oregon. Wildlife Monographs 87:3-64.

Forsman, E.D., Swingle, J. K., and Hatch, N. R. 2009. Behavior of red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus) based on continuous video monitoring of nests. Northwest Science 83:262-273.

Huff, R. 2016. High-Priority Site Management Recommendations for the Red Tree Vole (Arborimus longicaudus). USDI Bureau of land Management.

Meiselman, N. and Doyle, A. T. 1996. Habitat and microhabitat use by the red tree vole (Phenacomys longicaudus). American Midland Naturalist 135:33-42.

Rosenberg, D. K., Davis, R. J., Van Norman, K. J., Dunk, J. R., Forsman, E. D., and Huff, R. D. 2016. Patterns of red tree vole distribution and habitat suitability: implications for surveys and conservation planning. Ecosphere 7.

Swingle, J. K., Forsman, E. D., and Anthony, R. G. 2010. Survival, mortality, and predators of red tree voles (Arborimus longicaudus). Northwest Science 84:255-266.

Books

Maser, C. 1981. Natural History of Oregon Coast Mammals. Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, Oregon, USA. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/8223570.html

Verts, B. J., and Carraway, L. N. 1998. Land Mammals of Oregon. Berkeley, University of California Press.

Websites

Green, T. 2004. Arborimus longicaudus. Animal Diversity Web https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Arborimus_longicaudus/ [Website]. (Accessed Mar 29, 2019).

Naish, D. 2015. The Refined, Fine-Tuned Placental Mammal Family Tree. Scientific American. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/refined-fine-tuned-placental-mammal-family-tree [Webpage]. (Accessed Mar 29, 2019)

Scheuering, E. 2018. Arborimus longicaudus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42615A22389366.en. [Website] (Accessed Mar 28, 2019)

Videos

Natural History of Red Tree Voles in Oregon: OR Wildlife, Discovering Wildlfie Series, 2014.

Images

Red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus): Stephen DeStefano, USGS

A pile of discarded resin ducts: Petrelharp, personal photo. Taken October 2012 in Humboldt County California.

Simplified phylogeny of placental mammals: Darren Naish, Scientific American

Nest on branch: Northwest Ecosystem Survey Team (N.E.S.T.)

Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis): John and Karen Collingsworth, USFS Region 5 (Pacific Southwest)

Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) young: Steve Wilson, personal blog "Blue Jay Barrens"

Figure 1. Range of North Coast Population: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Figure 2. Simplified phylogeny of placental mammals: Naish, Darren.

Figure 3. Phylogeny of rodents: Blanga-Kanfi et al., 2009

Figure 4. Cross section of a pine needle showing resin ducts: Benson and Borell, 1931

Figure 5. Ecoregions of the Pacific Northwest: TimberPress, 2016.

Figure 6. Land use in Oregon: Keith Olsen, CLAMS, OSU