Notes on the Burrowing and Food Habits of the Olympic Marmot

Beltz, Alex D.; Booth, Ernest S.

doi:10.1093/jmammal/33.4.495-a

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“…Large burrows with several openings are used as sleeping dens; trails run between the most frequently used burrows (Barash 1973;Elliot 1899). Large burrows have several chambers lined 30-38 cm deep with plant material (Beltz and Booth 1952). A dirt mound composed of excavated material averaging 0.8 m'' is located below the burrow entrance and used as a lookout and resting spot (Barash 1973;Wood 1973).…”

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“…A dirt mound composed of excavated material averaging 0.8 m'' is located below the burrow entrance and used as a lookout and resting spot (Barash 1973;Wood 1973). Smaller burrows scattered throughout the colony are used as temporary refuges or latrines and are shallow (120-180 cm deep) with usually only 1 opening (Barash 1973;Beltz and Booth 1952).…”

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Marmota olympus

Edelman¹

2003

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Marmota olympus (Merriam~1898) Olympic MarmotArctomys olympus Merriam, 1898:352 1979). Marmota olympus differs from both M. caligata and M. vancouverensis by having yellow-brown pelage upon emergence from hibernation, brown feet, larger body length (> 7% larger), skull broader interorbitally with narrower zygomatic and postorbital regions, and U-shaped posterior border of nasals (Hall 1981;Hoffmann et al. 1979;Howell 1915).GENERAL CHARACTERS. Marmota olympus (Fig. 1) is a large marmot that exhibits sexual dimorphism in body size. Means (ranges) of post-and prehibernation body mass (in kg), respectively, are: adult males, 4

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