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1963
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Journal
21 july on the colony until lunch. After lunch, the metabolic cages were done. The animal on the special powder diet in the metabolic cage died Powder was caked on the body. Food was still present [illegible], a subadult will be put in the cage to see if it can adapt. This dead one may have been too far undernourished before entering the metabolic cage; therefore, the subadult, fed "vivah" may be able to adjust. After the rain, I checked the lines.
22 july. Barrow, Alaska
A weed shortage caused three of us to combine our efforts into one weed. Super, Stanley, B. Chellad, R. Ashley & I left about 0830 to the field, Rupert Stanley went by AAAS to sample grass, I dropped Chellad and Ashley by Blade Ridge and then went to check traps. I picked up Rupert as I started upon the way in. Because of the lateness in leaving, the routine data in the morning colony wasn't finished until after lunch. The metabolic cages were done after lunch. The subadult was in poor condition. It kicked all its food from the can. After dinner, Steve Holland and Rick Ashley helped me bring in the trap lines. H.E.C. gave a seminar on the general ecology of the lemming. Mullen was supposed to supplement this but could not be picked up at the frame because of poor weather - intermittent fog, broke over Barrow all day.
23 july. Barrow, Alaska.
Colony started about 0815. H.E.C. left about 8:21 for the Drone to pick up Mullen & Layton. At 0930, Holland & [illegible]