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R.P. Kirkpatrick
1965 Mus musculus
Sand Island Johnston Atoll Pacific
some stomachs and some skins
were saved.
(cont) 30 traps were set SE of the
tower at 7PM.
Jan 17 mice were in the 30 traps, #716, #704♀,
10 #741♀, #508♂ (2 and 3 hundred) were among the
17 and were released on the grid.
The other 13 Mus were autopsied
(RDK#517 through RDK#529).
35 traps were baited and set
east of the tower at 7PM.
#704♀ was caught today for the
second straight day. Yesterday it
was released on the grid. It had
traveled from the grid back to the
trap (homing evidence?).
Jan. 19 mice were in the traps, #402♂, #456♂,
11 743♀, 453♂, 324♂ were among the 19.
We released the 5 marked ones on
the grid and autopsied the rest.
25 traps were set NE of the
tower at 7PM.
Jan. 6 mice were in the traps. #253♀ was one
12 of them, we released her in the grid.
The other 5 (RDK#544 thru RDK#548)
were autopsied.