I have two questions for you: what frequencies do squirrels communicate at and why should you care?

@jeffcbowman and I published a new article #today that answers both of those questions!

Read here: https://frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00193/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Ecology_and_Evolution&id=533148…

A short 1/5

By analyzing over 85 papers published since 1966, we found that body mass, sociality, habitat openness, and diel activity patterns were strongly associated with a variety of frequency characteristics.

freqs were associated with smaller, social squirrels in open habitats. 2/5

We also found that nocturnalsquirrels usedfreqs than diurnalsquirrels.

Did you know that ALL nocturnal squirrels are flying squirrels? Flying squirrels span eastern Eurasia and North America. But only 4/45 gliding species have acoustic records! 3/5

Finally, we found STRONG relationships between the reporting of ultrasonic calls (higher freqs than what humans can hear) in squirrels and the type of equipment that was being used. We suggest that publications have been trying to show you, but it might just be:

So why should you care? Well, no matter who you are, scientist, non-scientist, squirrel, 2020 has made it very clear that it is SO important to get the whole picture. I challenge you to think of one area of your life that you think you're hearing, but it might just be .