Melanistic Tundra Voles, Microtus oeconomus, from Central Yukon

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 Vole...

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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Jung, Thomas S., Nagorsen, David W., Randall, Lea A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2009
Subjects:
Tundra Vole
Microtus oeconomus
colour aberrations
melanism
Yukon
Tundra
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/698
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v123i2.698
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Summary: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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