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ZIBBLE, D.O
1984
JOURNAL
11
Lastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif.
Jan 27
0700h - out checking traps on MC. Clean and cold (low 30's). Finished shortly after 6:30th and proceeded to check RL drift fence traps.
14/25 (56%) trap succession west fence - need to add more traps. Returned to the barn to weigh babies and conduct a dyadic encounter experiment (see p. sspacet)
Summary of results on MC - P.californicus
D. boylii
P. huei
Peogathus
TOTAL
26 (PM) 8 11 6 2 27
27 (AM) 4 7 7 1 19
# ind 10 14 8 2 34
Today was sunny and warm (upper 60's). Reset MC traps this PM from 1530-1630th and RL drift fence traps from 1640-1710th.
Added 11 more traps to the west fence - total now = 36 traps
2145h - out checking traps on MC. Foggy & slightly drizzly, low 40's
Conducted a dyadic encounter between 1206 & 1404 after checking traps - boring! (see sspacet) Returned home around 2315h.
Jan 28
0700 h - out checking traps on MC. Clean, cold (29o), heavy frost.
Picked up or opened up all traps as I checked them. Found #14 hole dead on the path due below station 11, 15. She had been dead a while, the skull and it shoulder are broken - probably stepped on her last night - slut!
Finished by 9:30th and proceeded to check RL drift fence traps. Finished by 1900th and returned to lab to prepare 2 mortclothes.
Summary of results on MC - P.californicus
P. boylii
P. huei
Peogathus
TOTAL
27 (PM) (0 15 9 1 34
28 (AM) 3 (unavailable) 10 6 1 20
# ind 8 17 9 1 35
Today was warm and very hazy - few scattered clouds. From 1430 to 1600 I set out and baited traps on GRD WR. I also