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Journal
Hafer, M.S.
1977
6.5 km. S Patzcuaro, 2200 m., Michoacan, Mexico.
28 July (cont.)
and Pappogeomys showed a slight tendency to
habitat segregate, but this was not always
apparent. It seemed to me that the
Thomomyss were most often (although not
always) in coarser soils and in areas nearer
to the woods. The Pappogeomys were almost
exclusively in the larger meadows. There
was no difficulty telling the two mound types
apart, the Pappogeomys had very large mounds,
and the Thomomyss, very small. (The size of
the Thomomyss specimens was also unusually
small -- see Catalogue). Habitat segregation
or not, Thomomyss and Pappogeomys were
captured side by side and were in almost
every sense of the word - Sympatric.
1800 we decided to leave our 7 sets out
for the night. We then set out 100
Sherman traps, so in the mesic canyon just
to the west of our gopher trapping area
and so on the somewhat dryer hillside
to the east of the highway. We drove into
town, had a very nice dinner -- met an old
man from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon -- talked for
awhile, then we drove back out to the
trapping locality and slept. Very moist, cold
night.