Black Color Morph of the Brown Lemming, Lemmus trimucronatus = L. sibiricus

A black pelage Brown Lemming is reported from Barrow, Alaska. The occurrence of this black color morph appears to be rare. During twelve years of Snowy Owl research and lemming trapping, only one has been seen. Of 554 snap-trapped Brown Lemmings and 1649 Brown Lemmings found cached at owl nests, no...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Holt, Denver W., Maples, Michael T., Savok, Chris
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2003
Subjects:
Brown Lemming
Lemmus trimucronatus = Lemmus sibiricus
melanism
black morph
colour morph
Alaska
Barrow
Lemmus sibiricus
Lemmus trimucronatus
snowy owl
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/808
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v117i3.808
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Summary:A black pelage Brown Lemming is reported from Barrow, Alaska. The occurrence of this black color morph appears to be rare. During twelve years of Snowy Owl research and lemming trapping, only one has been seen. Of 554 snap-trapped Brown Lemmings and 1649 Brown Lemmings found cached at owl nests, no black individuals were found. The pelage of the black morph is described using a Munsell Soil Color Chart.

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