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625
Silmore
1931
MICROTUS D
Snofping around.
Measurements on two large adults
that have smashed skulls are as follows:
large ♂ 178-39-20-10
" ♀ 172-35-20-9
Strapped out several small areas
rather rapidly, getting about 20 mice
out of 25 traps in a couple of days.
Investigating farther I discovered some
small tracts of marshy grassy ground
where runway are plentiful and piles
of experiment show up on every elevated
spot, such as on a bone or a piece of
wood. Of those 20 mice about 15
were immature evidently members
of the first litters of the season. One
♀ taken had 6 embryos, evidently
a second litter.
Aug 18. Trapping around the old
village site has been very productive
of immatures & juveniles. Almost
8-9 out of 10 fall in this class.
The three large adults I caught
had smashed skulls. They equally
active during the day as the night.