Alaska journal, v4432
Page 143
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Maclean 1967 Journal [10 August] case of beer. Stross and I decided to look at the possibility of using hospital records from native service hospitals at increasing latitudes to see if periodicity of human births increases with increasing magnitude of photoperiodic change. Just in Alaska we could use Mt. Edgecumbe, Bethel, and Barrow, with maybe some Indian hospitals from the South 48 thrown in. 11 August Barrow, Alaska Up early, under protest. Measured 7 more Pedicia larvae from Berleps - then B.S.'d with Don Beaver until his departure for the South '48. Wrote more notes to bring species accounts up to date. In fact, I am even caught up with copying feeding observations! Next prepared tanglefoot boards for afternoon change, and after lunch went out to do so. About 30 alpina and 40 pusillus by reefer row pond. Collected 1 alpina - 811 809. Almost no storebines beyond. Central Marsh was empty. Heard 2 melanoetes fly over - no other pectorals. Saw 2 alpina, and finally a flock of ca. 18 pusillus on the Wessel road. No ploughers or dowitchers seen or heard. Changed boards at site I and brought