The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

The paper reports on 3800 small mammals taken in taiga and tundra east of the Mackenzie River Delta between 1971 and 1974. Local distributions are given for all 100 species of small mammals recorded in the region, plus two accidentals. In addition, abundance, body and cranial measurements, and repro...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Martell, Arthur M., Pearson, Arthur M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1978
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65726 2025-06-15T14:15:17+00:00 The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada Martell, Arthur M. Pearson, Arthur M. 1978-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65726 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65726/49640 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65726 ARCTIC; Vol. 31 No. 4 (1978): December: 413–517; 475-488 1923-1245 0004-0843 Lemmings Shrews Voles Mackenzie Delta N.W.T info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1978 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z The paper reports on 3800 small mammals taken in taiga and tundra east of the Mackenzie River Delta between 1971 and 1974. Local distributions are given for all 100 species of small mammals recorded in the region, plus two accidentals. In addition, abundance, body and cranial measurements, and reproductive information is presented for the 8 species collected during the study. The taxonomic status of Clethrionomys rutilus platycephalus is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mackenzie Delta Mackenzie river Northwest Territories taiga Tundra Unknown Canada Mackenzie Delta ENVELOPE(-136.672,-136.672,68.833,68.833) Mackenzie River Northwest Territories ARCTIC 31 4
spellingShingle Lemmings
Shrews
Voles
Mackenzie Delta
N.W.T
Martell, Arthur M.
Pearson, Arthur M.
The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_fullStr The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_full_unstemmed The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_short The Small Mammals of the Mackenzie Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
title_sort small mammals of the mackenzie delta region, northwest territories, canada
topic Lemmings
Shrews
Voles
Mackenzie Delta
N.W.T
topic_facet Lemmings
Shrews
Voles
Mackenzie Delta
N.W.T
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