MTNHP Bog Lemming Bibliography Page 1 7 of 19 



The location was at 5000 ft at the head of the drainage in a bog-like area. The bog had many logs 

 from avalanches, PERNASSIA FIMBRIATA, CAREX SPECTABILIS, HABENARIA 

 SACCATA, TOFIELDIA OCCIDENT ALIS, MIMULUS TILINGI, M. LEWISII, and a thick 

 carpet of moss (HYPNUM). 



Smith, H, C. 1993. Alberta mammals, an atlas and guide. Prov. Mus. Alberta, Edmonton. 238 pp. 



• Good general information guide with keys, dot maps, habitat, status in Alberta , and 

 measurements. For S\T\[APTOMYS BOREALIS: identifying characteristics and description; 

 mapped locations in N part of Alberta down W side in mountains to within 1 50 km of US border; 

 status is uncommon though widely distributed; habitat is "moist meadows and bogs;" table with 

 weight and external measurements for male (n=15) and female (n=4) lemmings. 



Smith, R. W. 1940. The land mammals of Nova Scotia. Amer. Midi. Nat. 24:213- 241. 



• Short accounts of new records during 1925-1940. SYNAPTOMYS COOPERI was collected but 

 S. BOREALIS was not. 



Smits, C. M. M., B. G. Slough and C. A. Yasui. 1989, Summer food habits of sympatric arctic 

 foxes, ALOPEX LAGOPUS, and red foxes, VULPES VULPES, in the northern Yukon Territory. 

 Can. Field-Nat. 103:363-367, 



• Diets of both foxes were similar with small mammals predominating. SYNAPTOMYS 

 BOREALIS was up to 3.7% frequency in the diet at some locales for Arctic Fox. 



Soper, J. D. 1948. Mammal notes from the Grande Prairie - Peace River region. Alberta. J. 

 Mammal. 29:49-64. 



• For SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS: "scarce and local." One male taken in moist spruce woods near 

 shore of Lake Ray, Alberta on 6 July 1 944. Measurements and pelage description. 



Soper, J. D. 1973. The mammals of Waterton Lakes National Park Alberta. Can. WildL Serv. Rep. 

 Series 23:1-57, 



• No SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS have been found in Park. Short summary of nearby locations 

 and general information. 



Stenseth, N. C, and R, A, Ims (eds). 1993. The biology of lemmings. Linnean Society Symposium 



Series 15, 683 pp. 



• A series of articles by various authors on evolutionary history, taxonomy, distribution, population 

 dynamics, food, growth, reproduction, and Intra- and Interspecific relationships. Also included are 

 sections on the history of lemming research, future research needs, and research techniques. Little 

 information on northern bog lemmings. 



Swath, H. S. 1922. Birds and mammals of the Stikine River region of northern British Columbia 

 and southeastern Alaska. Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool. 24:125-314, 



• For SYNAPTOMYS BOREALIS: Great Glacier on Stikine River, B.C.; 3 males caught ; 

 description; habitat- alder thicket. 



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