Life History of the Kangaroo Rat by Charles Taylor Vorhies;Walter P. (Walter Penn) Taylor
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Mountains, Ariz.)._
DEN 1. February 7, 1918. Burrow typical, located on bank of wash in partially denuded grass-land, _Bouteloua rothrockii_ and weed type; soil sandy; burrow photographed in section (Pl. VII, Fig. 1). Species stored. Grams. Bouteloua rothrockii 2,205 Bouteloua aristidoides (B. eriopoda and B. rothrockii, Tr.) 1,445 Plantago ignota 442 Eriogonum polycladon 35 ----- Total 4,127 Four species of plants represented in burrow contents (Pl. VII, Fig. 2). Maximum quantity for single burrow in series of 22 from Range Reserve. DEN 2. March 9, 1918. Surroundings overgrazed and partially restored by complete protection. Red soil, with much coarse rough gravel and stone. Species stored. Grams. Bouteloua rothrockii (nearly pure) 1,460 |
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