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Duke & Roger
1980
Journal
(3)
The habitat on the road was very grassy, with some bushes, weeds. The coffee habitat was very disturbed,
not very good for heteromyops. David and Ed each set
out 20 traps.
2145 hrs Final entry. Completed taking blood and tissue
and preparing six more heteromyops (1561-66). Early
tomorrow we will pick up traps, the load the vehicle
and drive to San Andres.
29 December
0630 hrs Arose to check traps
0910 hrs Returned from collecting traps. Out of 20 traps set in
mature trees and coffee plants I caught 7 P. mexicanus. The
15 traps set in secondary growth and grass yielded 4 P. mexicanus,
5 Onychomys coosai (one of which escaped) and 1 Sigmodon hispidus.
Ed and I hunk? Ed caught 5 mice (4 P. mexicanus and
1 heteromyops?) David caught 1 Onychomys coosai, 2 P. mexicanus,
and 1 heteromyops?. Both set 20 traps.
1130 hrs After having breakfast, packing, and restocking supplies,
we are leaving Catemaco. We will drive for Cordoba.
1455 hrs Arrived Cordoba and check into Hotel Rivera Vista
(375 pesos/night). We will fangotype this evening.
2220 hrs Completed fangotyping 12 animals (1 hunk?, #1567,
5 heteromyops 1568-72, and 6 P. mexicanus #1573-78). The weather
today was once again cool at night to 27-29 C during the
day. Tomorrow we will take tissue and blood on more
animals. Then we will drive to the Rio de Agua local.