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Thueler
1958
Species Account
p.2
Thomomys monticola monticola. p.2
June 16 Ferrero Ranch, 1/2 mi. N Mt. Shasta P.O., 3600+ ft. (T.40N, R.4W,
Siskiyou Co., Calif. - This A.M. we checked our
traps here. I had Gophers: 3 ad. M M, 2 ad. F F, 1 young ?.
Nos 468-473). The total "catch" from here amounted to
25 animals. Of these only two were juvenile. This
is a much smaller proportion than we had of the
other kind of gopher. Also the males of this species seem
seemed to be well past breeding condition as their testes
were soft and rather dark in color. Their epididymis
epididymes were somewhat smaller. The reproductive
tract of the females were different in females.
The uterine horns were generally much smaller (possibly
due to longer elapsed time since birth of young) and
the vaginas were short.
June 17 Spr. Cr. Ranch (Koyte's), 3600+ ft., 0.4 mi W Big Spr.
Siskiyou Co. Calif. (T. 40N, R. 4W sect.8) Weed
This A.M. I had two gophers in a single double
set here. One was an adult male, very large & a
short baculum, the other a young female. This
field is planted in alfalfa, an upland variety. The
soil is very hard with much rock in it. This
field had been plowed and disked this spring. Vegetation
was sparse in some places. The surrounding area was
mostly brush covered.
This evening I had caught 7 gophers in the field across
the road, to the east of the one mentioned above. These
included: 2 ad. M M, 2 ad F F, 2 young M M. We'd got an ad F before