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Title: Life History of the Kangaroo Rat
Author: Charles T. Vorhies and Walter P. Taylor
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BULLETIN No. 1091
Also Technical Bulletin No. 1 of the Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Arizona
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER September 13, 1922
LIFE HISTORY OF THE KANGAROO RAT
_Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis_ Merriam
BY
CHARLES T. VORHIES, Entomologist
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona; and
WALTER P. TAYLOR, Assistant Biologist
Bureau of Biological Survey, U. S. Department
of Agriculture
CONTENTS
Importance of Rodent Groups 1
Identification 3
Description 5
Occurrence 7
Habits 9
Food and Storage 18
Burrow Systems, or Dens 28
Commensals and Enemies 33
Abundance 36
Economic Considerations 36
Summary 38
Bibliography 40
[Illustration]
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1922
[Illustration: PLATE I.--Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis
spectabilis Merriam).
From _Dipodomys merriami_ Mearns and subspecies, which occur over much
of its range, this form is easily distinguished by its larger size and
the conspicuous white brush on the tail.]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BULLETIN No. 1091
Also Technical Bulletin No. 1 of the
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER September, 1922
LIFE HISTORY OF THE KANGAROO RAT,
_Dipodomys spectabilis spectabilis_ Merriam.
By CHARLES T. VORHIES, _Entomologist, Agricultural Experiment Station,
University of Arizona_; and WALTER P.
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