collected habitat use data. Again, we feel radio-telemetry is the only viable methodology 

 available. 

 7) Carry out biochemical research on allelic diversity and gene flow between habitat patches. It is 

 possible that hair/skin from specimens already collected could be used for analysis. This 

 should be done utilizing information on patch size and isolation, across the range of the 

 lemming in Montana. Ideally, Montana information should be compared to information 

 from a population in Canada at a site with relatively continuous habitat over a large area. 



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