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قراءة كتاب Life History of the Kangaroo Rat
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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 |

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1922
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.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREBULLETIN No. 1091Also Technical Bulletin No. 1 of the Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona |
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| Washington, D. C. | PROFESSIONAL PAPER | September, 1922 |



