While conductiong a research project

Biosystemic study of spececis of S.fulvus in Zanjan provience

The Morphologizal and Biological characteristics were also studied.thus 72 living samples 45 and 27 were trapped in 4 reserch sites in various areas in Zanjan provience (Zanjan , sultaniye , Abherand  Kidar).Morphological characteristic used in this study consisted of:total lenght ,body and hear lenght,tail lenght ,hind foot lenght ,ear lenght (mm) and weight (gh

The Morphometric result obtained by stading these characteristics indicated that,the made samples ones except for their tail lenght. In the status of sexual maturity,male animals tend to have a darken color than famele ones.In the biological studies ,the developmental growth of the animals from birth to maturity was studied ,also increase in daily food intake until the besiing of hibeation (   AUG-44gr) as well as decrease in food to intake during hibeation  OCT-26gr,NOV-4.5 gr and DEC-0.gr was investigated.The longest and shortes hibeation bouts of ground squirreles were found to be 120 and 28 days respectivety

In this period ,the longest unintereuped hibeation was 12 days.These samples reproduct twice a year( MAR.and JUN.) Also giving birth to 5-7 babies each time.