Melanistic Tundra Voles, Microtus oeconomus, from Central Yukon

Authors

  • Thomas S. Jung Yukon Department of Environment, P.O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
  • David W. Nagorsen Mammalia Biological Consulting, 4268 Metchosin Road, Victoria, British Columbia V9C 3Z4
  • Lea A. Randall Yukon Department of Environment, P.O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v123i2.698

Keywords:

Tundra Vole, Microtus oeconomus, colour aberrations, melanism, Yukon

Abstract

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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