thirteen-lined ground squirrel

[ thur-teen-lahynd ]

noun

1. a brownish ground squirrel, Citellus tridecemlineatus, of prairie regions of the U.S., having cream-colored stripes extending along its back and sides.

Example Sentences

To test this, they took skeletal muscle samples from two small hibernators -- the Thirteen-lined ground squirrel and the Garden dormouse -- and two large hibernators -- the American black bear and brown bear.

From Science Daily

They assessed whether hibernation affects the structure of two myosin proteins from the Thirteen-lined ground squirrel: Myh7 and Myh2.

From Science Daily

"Altogether, our findings suggest that ATP turnover adaptations in DRX and SRX myosin states occur in small mammals like the Thirteen-lined ground squirrel during hibernation in cold environments. In contrast, larger mammals like the American black bear show no such changes, likely due to their stable body temperature during hibernation," concludes senior author Julien Ochala, Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

From Science Daily

If she swapped some of my TRPM8’s amino acids with those of a thirteen-lined ground squirrel, would walking around New York City in winter feel less miserable?

From New York Times

Some hibernators, including most rodents, may peck at stored food, while others, like the Midwest’s thirteen-lined ground squirrel, store all their energy internally in the form of fat.

From Slate