Brazil field notes, v1503
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Mustangi, Meika A. 1993 journal 55 E.B. Boraciu was released) and 1 Nectomys were caught in the area called "Paraiso". E.B. Boraciu I went back to Boraciu to try to capture Marmosop and so that Albert could mistnet bats. Jim Patton has just joined the group. Now it is Albut D. Ditchfield, Antonia Gorog, Rachel Freigberg, myself and Jim Patton. From now on we are not setting up Sherman traps on trees. We therefore are increasing our lines to 40 stations w/ 20 stations w/ 1 Tomahawk and 1 Sherman and the remaining 20 stations w/ only 1 sherman on the ground. Tree shermans have had very low success so far on this trip and therefore we increase the effort (covering a larger area) to trap Marmospp, Bait was banana, goiabada and mortadela. The 1st day was raining but the following days were sunny and hot Traps were set up on the trail to Cachoeira do Pilão do Xá and on the Rio Preto area. We caught many Delomys, Oryzomys and Akodon (2 species) and 1 Proechimys. 24 indivs. from 120 x 2 trapnight amounts to