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PEARSON
1949
Labyrinth Cave, 4800ft; Lava Beds Nat Mon, Modoc Co, Calif.
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1475 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquai
caught Feb 5, left arm and pel. Injected 25 im. antitoxin 5 Feb 24 subcut. and
Feb 25 (in evening). Killed 8 am. Feb 27. nipple large. Ut. 1.2 mm., rt.
horn thicker than left, B.V. not thick walled but firm. Both ovaries with
small and med follicle. Pr sections: small + small med follicles. No corpora,
no sperm. Vagina stub sterilized.
1476 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquai
captured of alone but not injected. nipple large. Ut. 1mm. B.V. not
conspicuously white-sheathed but firm. No follicles seen in either ovary.
NE of
Folsom, Marin Co, Calif.
1477 ♀ Sorex vagrans vagrans
99 x 39 x 13 x 9 4.2g.
March 4, caught by M. Koford and Mr. Vogl. Vagina large, no emb.
1478 ♂ Sorex vagrans vagrans
97 x 36 x 12 x 7 5.7g
March 4, caught by M. Koford and M. Vogel. B.V.-methyl 4mm. scent glands
distinct. T.Letha 6.5mm.
800ft.
Aetna Springs, Napa Co., Calif
March 11, 1949
1479 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquai intermedius
110 x 51 x 11 x 38
dn attic area kitchen, with M. Koford and W. Foll. Air temp. 50°. Torpid, nipple small.
vagina pale, B.V. thick-walled, rt. horn > 2mm. wide. Both horns short and "chunky".
Both ovaries orange-purple with small + medium follicles, rt. ovary follicles slightly
larger than left. No corpora seen. Not full. Pr sections: r. ov with small follicles and small
corpora luteum + large corpuscle. L. ov. with small follicles. 53 cleaving ova in uterne, <48
cells arrested, no zona. Uterine glands ring well developed. No sperm seen at head of uterus, ova in
rt. horn.
1480 ♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquai intermedius
109 x 55 x 11 x 37
captured 1479. nipple medium. Uterus slightly rosier, B.V. thick-walled, rt. horn
about 2 mm., thick and slightly swollen. Left ov. smaller also. Rt. ov.
with small follicles. Left ovary with small follicles and one pale oviductal
projection possibly corpora luteum. ovaries orange-purple. Not full. Pr sections:
small folicles in rt and left ovars, plus small corpora in left, not arrested
no sperm seen at tubo-uterine junction. 55 cleaving ovum in uterne, <11 cells, arrested, no
zona. Vagina with many sperm. confined
1481
5 1/2 mi W of and 1 mi N of Lower Lake, Lake Co, Calif.
March 11, 1949
♀ Corynorhinus rafinesquai intermedius
109 x 50 x 10 x 37
way north home. air temp 44°. with M. Koford and W. Foll. nipple tiny. Not full. Uterine
pale, B.V not thick walled. Both horns "full" (arrested), about 1-2 mm wide, but rt. horn slightly
longer although same thickness. No corpora med. follicles in either ovary or corpora,
small folicles in sections of Rt + Lt ovars and some corpora in left. 35 ova and large block of
granulosa just entering oviduct, 1 at PB and 2nd arrested chromatin. No sperm seen (over)