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A New Bog Lemming (Genus Synaptomys) From Nebraska

Jones, J. Knox, 1929-1992· 2 chapters· 786 words

In the autumn of 1952, I obtained a southern bog lemming, _Synaptomys cooperi_, at Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery, Dundy County, in extreme southwestern Nebraska. This locality of record is the westernmost for the species in North America. Subsequently, I reported this specime...

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1. Chapter 1

In the autumn of 1952, I obtained a southern bog lemming, _Synaptomys cooperi_, at Rock Creek State Fish Hatchery, Dundy County, in extreme southwestern Nebraska. This locality...

2. Chapter 2

miles over habitats largely unsuitable for bog lemmings. The nearest locality of record for S. c. _gossii_ to the east of the type locality of _relictus_ is at Hunter, Mitchell...