Gestation, litter size, and number of litters of the red squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Quebec

tively, from 1951tively, from to 1960tively, from (Thompson 1967)). Mould Bay is on Prince Patrick Island, approximately 150 km northwest of Bailey Point.Savile (1961) reported that 1960 was a typical growing season.He (Savile 1971) also suggested the better plant growth at Mould Bay may be explained by the greater number of sunshine hours there than at Isachsen.In 1974 mean temperatures for June and July at Mould Bay were -1.8°C and 2.0°C; this suggests that an abnormally cool month of June delayed plant development and subsequent flowering dates at Bailey Point by as much as 10 to 14 days.