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Duke S. Rogers
1980
Journal
10 September cont.
Shermans in this area. Majority were set in flat area
with some evidence of burrows. Ca. 20 traps were
set in a "wall" of small boulders and rocks.
[illegible] We also set 20 shermans in the camp area.
Many palms (date) and much grass, few rocks.
11 September)
6:20 hrs. Arose and checked traps. Collected 3 mice from
20 shermans set in Palms. (2 Peromyscus & 1 Perognathus)
8:20 hrs. Have collected 10 mice from the plateau. (8
Perognathus baileyi ? and 2 Peromyscus). Will spend
the remainder of the morning hauply typing some of the P.
baileyi and taking tissue. We did try shooting
lizards (ca. 8:30-9:30 hrs.) but the activity was low.
14:30 hrs. Completed cytological work, and have skinned
all specimens from this locality. We will load
car and drive north to stop at several places
were gopher activity was evident.
15:45 Have stopped at Uligains. RS talked to a man
who had collected herbs previously and he will
take us to alfalfa field where he says gophers
(Topos) are abundant.
20:30 hrs. We were very successful in taking gophers
from an alfalfa field. Various other
vegetable and fruit crops are grown here but gophers
prefer this area. Apparently, as many as 8 men