So it’s been a few days (week) since my last update- which is basically because not much new is happening. The mice (Peromyscus) just don’t seem to be breeding- or at least not much. This is not a big surprise, although it is disappointing. Southern California is in the midst of a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'field work'
Field Work Continued
April 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Behavioral Ecology · Peromyscus · field work
Rodents, a cave, and flowers
April 18th, 2007 · No Comments
a.k.a Highlights of the 1st week of the field season..
Ok, so photo #1, this is Peromyscus eremicus (Cactus mouse). It is the most common mouse here in Deep Canyon, putatively monogamous (this is one of the things I will establish), and awfully cute. They are averaging 17 grams in weight. They, like most desert [...]
Tags: Behavioral Ecology · biology · field work
Where are those stupid mice???
April 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments
OK, so it is true that nobody ever said field work was easy- but why can’t these mice just cooperate? I’ve been so nice to them (except that part about cutting off their ear and sticking something in their vagina’s), it seems as if they would have grown to love me by now…
Well seriously, [...]
Tags: Behavioral Ecology · birds · field work
