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Glacier Natl. Park 1990, Ann. Rep. Coop. Park Studies, p. 41. 



• Relocated lemmings at Shoofly Meadows site [Adelman 1979] and found lemmings in Numa 

 Ridge Bog in 1990. 



Gaines, M. S., C. L. Baker and A. M. Vivas. 1979. Demographic attributes of dispersing southern 

 bog lemmings (SYNAPTOMYS COOPERI) in eastern Kansas. Oecologica (Berlin) 40:91-101. 



• There was a positive correlation between lenmiing colonizing removal grids and density of control 

 grids. 41% of losses of control grids were accounted for by dispersal. Residents differed from 

 dispersers by: 1) higher % males; 2) lower % of adult females colonizing grids were in breeding 

 condition; reversed for subadult females; and 3) higher % subadults. 



Gaines, M. S., R. K. Rose and L. R. McClenaghan, Jr. 1977. The demography of SYNAPTOMYS 

 COOPERI populations in eastern Kansas. Can. J. Zool. 55:1584-1594. 



• Annual and multi-year population cycles were found. Adult and juvenile survival was higher in 

 winter than summer. Breeding was higher in summer than winter, but occurred during both 

 periods. 



Garton, E. R. 1977. Late Pleistocene and Recent mammals remains from two caves at Bowden, 

 West Virginia [abstract]. Proc. W. Virginia Academy Sci. 49: 41. 



• Found SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS in a limestone cave; no time correlation could be done since 

 they were in a cave-stream deposit. 



Godin, A. J. 1977. Wild mammals of New England. Johns Hopkins University Press , Baltimore. 

 304 pp. 



• Popular account of the mammals of New England. Covers description, distribution, ecology, 

 behavior, age and sex determination, list of specimens examined, records and reports for each 

 species. Literature references and museum sources cited. 



Godin, A. J. 1977. Wild mammals of New England. Johns Hopkins University Press , Baltimore. 

 304 pp. 



• Popular account of the mammals of New England. Covers description, distribution, ecology, 

 behavior, age and sex determination, list of specimens examined, records and reports for each 

 species. Literature references and museum sources cited. SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS "occurs in 

 cold sphagnum bogs, in bluebunch fields matted with weeds, and in dense hemlock and beech 

 woods" [ does not match other literature for the area, ie. Clough and Albright 1987]. Lemmings 

 may build runways above ground or burrow in leaf litter. Nest is lined with leaves, grasses, and 

 sometimes fur, and located either above or below ground. May be in small colonies or burrows of 

 other small mammals. Known to eat raspberry seeds and the ftingus ENDOGONE. 



Green, M. M. 1930. Notes on some small Canadian mammals. Can. Field-Nat. 44:69. 



• Two SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS were taken near Pine Falls in Apr 1929. They were in an open 

 tamarack bog with SOREX HOYI and SOREX CINEREUS. In May 1929 a male was taken 50 

 miles north of Pas and had side glands 1 1X7 mm. A female taken 8 May had 3 embryos 30 mm 



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