By Shanna Hanbury After more than a decade studying California ground squirrels, Jennifer Smith felt she had a solid ...

For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many ...

Voles are small mammals that tend to have large heads, compact bodies, and short noses. Microtus means “small ear” and the voles of this genus have short ears that barely protrude from the fur ...

The nose of this small rodent is yellowish orange, and thus another common name, the yellow-nosed vole. The rest of the body is yellowish to grayish brown above and silvery gray below. The ears ...

They are behaviorally diverse, yet allow researchers to use many of the same tools developed for model organism. Voles of the genus Microtusstand out as popular study subjects. They vary in mating ...