Field notes, v576
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Canti, Blair 1474 Journal White Mountain Research Station Bishop, Inyo Co. California. June 6 gather data on live animals after all. One animal, #168, a female from the Kingston range who raised a litter in captivity was now feebler on a blackbuck diet. Since I moved #96 to a blackbuck diet, I decided to remove #68 and make her a control animal - if she recovers! for her body temperature had started to fall and her reflexes were visibly slow. June 7 Today was very windy and not too hot. The wind decreased the animal room, so I fear those marginal animals will have a hard time of it. I have begun to gather blackbuck from the 5700' level of the E. slope of the range, for here it is larger and there very green sprigs of new growth. Some of the leaves on the older branches are turning yellow already, so this may be a precursor of leaf-drop. The temperature at night was cool; The overnight low in the animal room was 64° F. June 8 The morning was still, but more wind is predicted for later in the day. June 10 As of today the results are simply encouraging - all animals, regardless of locality, loose weight on dry seeds. of 11 on Triple F five are dead and two