Field notes, v1335
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Hafner, m.s. 1974 Journal 18 July (cont) Sand Canyon, 0.4 mi N of Hwy 58, 2.9 mi E x S of Monolith Kern Co, California, 39°49' T32S, R34E, NW¼ sec 27) This was an unusually large number of Dipodomys — despite the moon being out last night. Many of the D. looked like D. panamintinus and many looked superficially like D. heermanni. However, tthere were many morphs which appeared intermediate. There appeared to be slight behavioral differences between the various morphs, in that, the D.(h.) & often reached sand at me as I tried to pull it from the trap, the D.(p) morphs did this much less often. 0630 — We left the trapping site and at ~ 7:00 we broke our fan belt and were forced to stop in a small town near Lancaster. We had to go to 5 Gas Stations and waste 2 hours before we could get a new belt and have it installed — the attendants were very uncooperative and offered little help — Needless to say, Dancy didn't get to work on time, but this was otherwise a successful trip.