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Mymal Leong
1969
journal
7.6
2 mi. SE Morrope, 100 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru.
Aug. 15 (cont.)
8:00 p.m. Dr. Koford + I went to check on traps and look for geckos. I had 1 live Paralomys gerbillus in a small Sherman set in amongst a leafless tangle of Capparis branches as part of the brush fence. Dr. Koford had 3 mice in his 48 Snap traps -- one was barely alive, one immature small one was caught at the base of the tail, and another adult was dead.
We found 3 geckos, one near the brush fence in erosion pavement, one at the base of a mesquite tree, and another out in the gorr erosion pavement. As of 9:30 p.m. it is still windy, although not very cold or damp.
Aug. 16
7:00 a.m. Checked my traps again and got 2 more Paralomys in the brush fence. Dr. Koford had 3 more, and Ray caught one. The Paralomys I got last night is a lectating ?. The two caught this morning were scrotal males. I have injected one for chromosomes and will keep the other 2 (8 + ?) for behavioral studies. Last night it remained very windy and rained about twice for 5 minutes each, not enough to really get the ground wet. At 6:00 a.m. this morning the wind had died down, by resumed by 7:30 a.m. It is somewhat overcast + hazy this mornig. Ray shot a wren-like bird, and Dr. Koford shot a large, very colorful lizard. We left at 1:00 p.m. and headed towards Olmos.