Open AccessMelanistic Tundra Voles, <em>Microtus oeconomus</em>, from Central Yukon
Author(s) -
Thomas S. Jung,
David W. Nagorsen,
Lea A. Randall
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the canadian field-naturalist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0008-3550
DOI - 10.22621/cfn.v123i2.698
Subject(s) - microtus , tundra , melanism , arvicolinae , ecology , zoology , biology , ecosystem
Colour aberrations are not commonly observed in voles (e.g., Microtus and Myodes ); thus, individual observations are of interest. We report two observations of melanism in Tundra Voles, Microtus oeconomus , collected from central Yukon. These are the second and third records of melanistic Tundra Voles, and the first reports from non-insular populations.
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