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Mypual Reing
1969
journal
Papa Leon Tree, (50+ ft.), Depto. LurĂn, Peru
Along the highway there is abundant evidence
of mice. Their tracks are plainly visible in
the fine, moist sand. There seem to be
highways along cover of rocks. They probably
feed on garbage dumped from cars.
Fox
tracks are in the same general area. We
turned over several rocks, but didn't find any
mice beneath them. Then we went to the
area east of where we are living, in the
rocky canyons. There is a lot of cactus
growing there, and lots of yellow lilies
blooming; along with various other kinds of
plants. One small area had little green
plants that held a layer of moisture on
top:
T
12:15pm. We injected 2 Thomasomys and
the 2 & Phyllotis darwini we caught and
will take chromosomes in a couple of hours.
4:00pm - finished the mice and went to
a Tillandsia area, 8 mi. SE of Chilca,
to set traps. We set 68 folding shermans and
67 small shermans. Ray took 39 folding
shermans up and over a Tillandsia hill.
I took 34 small shermans over around
the right side of the hill, Carol
set 33 small shermans angled off
to the right of us, and Dr. Mrs.