Argentina field notes, v1529
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Pearson - 1988 November 4, 1988 7523 F Akodon longipilis Kept alive. Skull only Vagina open, Smear leukocytes. Laparotomys in a.m. of 11/05: Smear leukocytes, no zoa; right ovary smallish pink follicles or CL, rt. uterus vascular, no fetuses; left ovary 4 bright red, medium-sized CL, one or more medium-sized fetuses. Then sacrificed animal in evening: 191 84 24 16.5 40g Vagina open, nipples small-med.; vagina 6mm diam; right ovary 8 pink CL 1.5 mm but not bright red as in the live animal, no other big follicles; left ovary with no CL like in rt. ov, maybe one small CL. Left uterus with no fetuses; rt. with 3 healthy swellings 13 mm long, CR 13 mm; no sign of resorption in spite of visible ?blood? in vaginal smear. 7524 F Akodon longipilis Kept alive. Vagina open. Smear cornified, noskubá.only Laparotomy on 11/05: 33g; smear with leukocytes and nucleated cells; rt. and left ovaries with bright red CL and pink CL, uterus vascular, not wide, no fetuses. 11/06 Animal died overnight: [173] [76] 25 15 32g. Smear leukocytes and nucleated; nipples small, vagina open; left ovary 4 pink CL one of them darker pink with red center, + maybe 2 other smaller CL; right ovary with much blood in ovarian sac (from operation), 7 pink CL not all the same size, the largest 2mm; vagina 5mm; pelvis not open. 7525 M Akodon longipilis Kept alive. Killed Nov. 13. 205 94 27 17 50g. skull17only Testis flesh-colored, 11 mm, epidid tubes visible, seminal vesicle 19mm. Lots of zoa in epidid. smear. 7526 M Akodon longipilis 198 78 24 16 45g. skull only Testis 12mm; seminal vesicles 19. 7527 M Akodon longipilis 190 82 25 17 38g. formalin Testis 11mm; seminal vesicles 18. 7528 Scelorchilus rubecula 41g. formalin Caught in mouse trap. 7529 M Oryzomys longicaudatus 213 119 28 16 27g. skull only Testis 6mm; seminal vesicles 7. Epidid. tubes not visible, but lots of 'zoa in epidid smear. 7530 Alsodes sp. Edge of swift stream in dense nothofagus/bamboo forest. Makes soft, recorder-like, single-note, repeated sound.