Mammals of the Nevada Test Site

Publication Type:

Report

Authors:

Jorgensen, Clive D.; Hayward, C. Lynn

Source:

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series, Brigham Young University, Volume VI, Issue 3, Provo, UT, p.81 (1965)

Call Number:

U65JOR01IDUS

Keywords:

Ammospermophilus leucurus, Antrozous pallidus, California Myotis, Cliff Chipmunk, Corynorhinus townsendii, Eutamias dorsalis, Inyo shrew, Merriam’s shrew, Myotis californicus, pallid bat, Pipistrellus hesperus, Plecotus townsendii, Sorex merriami, Sorex tenellus, Tamias dorsalis, Townsend’s big-eared bat, western pipistrelle

Abstract:

This bulletin documents mostly small, but also a few larger, mammals, including bats, observed or trapped at the Nevada Nuclear Test Site over a five-year period. Information is also presented about where the mammals live and when they are active. Information about vegetation and spatial and seasonal distributions of the animals is included, as well as observations and discussion about animals' daily activities, diel cycles, hourly fluctuations, individual activity, and movements. The study was designed to furnish basic information about small mammals on the site, information believed to be essential to evaluating the effects of nuclear testing and other nuclear activities.

Notes:

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