Abstract
The dorsal skin gland of the Norwegian Lemming,Lemmus l. lemmus (L.), develops progressively into a naked area close to the tail. The secretion is waxy and yellow with a faint scent like honey. It is formed in epidermal pits developing a function similar to the holocrine sebaceous glands which do not proliferate conspicuously in the gland area. Morphological and ethological features indicating a function of this rump gland in the scent marking of territories are disenssed.
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