You are an expert in the field of mammalian reproductive strategies, you have been hired by the Department of Nature and Island Resources of the West Indies. This organization works with several West Indies islands concerned with the loss of biological diversity on their island nations as tourism and development continue to grow. Scientists working on the island of St. Kitts and its sister island Nevis have uncovered what appears to be a previously undiscovered species of rodent. Based on the original description of this animal, it was placed in a genus within the squirrel family. What you have been hired to do is to help save the rodent population on the island of St. Kitts, which is small and threatened by housing developments. The population is so small that individuals of rodents are having difficulty finding mates and, in many cases, the reproductive seasons are being delayed by up to one year. When you arrived at the islands and began your observations, you noticed that the Nevis population was very h