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Journal
1.5 mi E Coso Jct, Hwy 46, Calif. 3480/17
9 March
1 P. longimembris. Six perissini embryo sets were
catalogued, mostly 15 mm and under. However, two well
developed sets were found -- one 25-mm CR, one 27. The
? of the 25-mm embryos died in the trap last night/this
morning.. The 27 mm embryo were still alive and moving
when I fixed them. The pattern established with today's
yesterday's specimen is that more embryos implant
than the number that develops fully. The larger embryos
are usually in twins; earlier stage embryos usually number
3 or 4 per ?. One specimen (#489) showed evidence of
embryo resorption -- the 4th being much smaller than
the other 3. Apparently no longimembris ?? were captured --
though 9 ?'s were caught. Strange, 10 o'st murriani
were released. No other species captured.
8pm Several more lines were set. A lenis g 20 @
were set 1/2 mi North of here (same locality), and
one was set 1 mi west (.5 mi E Coso Jct). 3 lines
g 20 @ were set west g bury 395, about 2 mi
N. Coso Junction, just west & south of Durmovin.
2 lenis g 20 @ were set in the earth piles
along the California Aqueduct and one lenis g 20
was set L to these, running east from the aqueduct
to 395 mi Creosote scrub. Creosots at this last locality
is in greater abundance than that found at the above
locality (20% canopy cover vs 0-5%, resp.)