Arctic ground squirrel predation on collared lemmings
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 68 (4) , 757-760
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z90-109
Abstract
We document the first recorded evidence of predation of collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak) by arctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus parryii). During an intensive study of lemming populations at Pearce Point, Northwest Territories, using livetrapping and radiotelemetry, we found one and six lemmings predated by arctic ground squirrels in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Predation involved some or all of the following: digging lemmings out of burrows, carrying them to temporary ground squirrel burrows, and partial or complete consumption. The best evidence was obtained during 1988, when a minimum of 4.5% (6/132) of radiotagged lemmings were killed by squirrels.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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