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WC Russell M V Z, Berkeley, Calif.
Mar 18 1959
Killed ♀ mole #13410 this morning and saved
her tubes in Bouin's. These are tubes to show
their appearance 14 days after birth.
This mole caught Feb 1 weighed 67.5g. Her
wt. started going up: Feb 11 - 92.0g - Feb 22
83.7g - Feb 26 88.4 - Feb 27 93.5g -
Mar 1 99.5g. Give birth night Mar 3-4 to
3 young. Weighed 82.3g when killed Mar 18 1959,
and had considerable fat. More fat than
they have in the wild. Vagina closed
Killed #13405 Mar 18 1959. wt. 60.5g. It was
collected with trap Jan 17 1959 and weighed 80.8g.
It was with a ♀ from Feb 27 to Mar 7.
Tubes pickled. They still had some blood
around them. Now suspect she had had
young when taken. The vagina was open.
Mar 24 1959
not acc. for class
Swan Lake Wildlife Area, Missouri
13431 ♀ Blue-winged Teal
captured in wild about Oct 10 1958 by
M. Milowski.