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RISB, D.O.
1984
PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNIUS
12
Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif
March 12
This PM on GRID MC caught ♀ 1509 at 8,17 with GREEN visible
in its ears (offspring of 1460).
March 13
This AM on GRID MC I dusted ♀ 1460, 42.5g, post-lactating, pregnant?
with GREEN at 9,18; ♂ 1351, 40g, lactating, w/ORANGE at 9,8.
Caught ♀ 1490 with PURPLE visible in ears, tail, feet at 11,5
This PM on GRID MC I caught the following mice w/powder:
#1508, st. 11,5, imm ♂, Purple in ears, mouth . #175.
#1510, st. 9,17; Im ♀, GREEN all over.
# 1111 , st 9,13, scrotal ♂, ORANGE all over.
March 14
This AM on GRID MC I caught the following mice w/powder:
#040, scrotal ♂, st 10,17; GREEN visible in ears, penis.
#1206, scrotal ♂, st 7,4; RED visible in ears, tail
# 1490, scrotal ♂, st 9,16; PURPLE? visible in ears - need to confirm
see next day
this in dark, may be RED - supposed young of ♀♀0100 (red)
March 15
Caught #1480 at 9,16 on GRID MC this AM early), and RED powder
is barely visible in his ears and around mouth.
Conducted the following 2 encounters this am on GRID MC:
Home visitor
040 ♂ 1480 ♂ In both cases, the home-breeding individual
did most of the approaches (all neutral); but the
1351 ♀ 1497♀ visitor attached & squealed upon approach,
elicitng retreats in some cases - bizarre!
Finally this am on RC drift fences I dusted the following ♂♂.
# 1421, 36.5g, perf, st W-3(in) - GREEN.
# 020, 49g, barely lact, preg, St W-4(out) - ORANGE.
March 16
Caught ♀ 1481, SAD, st 9,16 This AM with faint Orange in ears/mouth (offspring
of 1351)
Conducted the following 2 dyadic encounters this am:
Home visitor Spent last 3:45min huddled together. Definitely
040 ♂ 0100♀ lact. neutral!!
1110 ♂ 1460 ♀ lact. ♀ slightly more aggressive, definitely not
as unneable as above.