K. U. 76091, _P. maniculatus_, young: A wormian bone, 0.5 millimeter by
0.2 millimeter, lies between the anterior border of the interparietal
and the posterior border of the left parietal, at a point midway between
the center line of the skull and the posterolateral border of the
parietal bone.
C. L. D. 248, _P. maniculatus_, adult: An oval wormian bone, 1.1
millimeters long and 0.6 millimeter wide, lies between the parietals at
their posterior margin; the long axis of the bone is parallel to the
long axis of the skull.
C. L. D. 246, _P. maniculatus_, juvenal: The interparietal is divided
equally by a suture. An oval wormian bone, 0.3 millimeter long and 0.1
millimeter wide, lies between the frontals, midway between the anterior
and posterior borders of these bones.
C. L. D. 656, _P. maniculatus_, young: A small, rounded wormian bone
lies between the right parietal and interparietal, lateral to the
posterior junction of the suture between the parietals. This bone
extends anteriorly into the parietal bone from the suture of the
interparietal and parietal. This bone is 0.7 millimeter wide, and
extends 0.6 millimeter into the parietal.
C. L. D. 662, _P. maniculatus_, subadult: An elongated, diamond shaped
wormian bone closes the suture between the parietal bones. This bone is
2.3 millimeters long and 0.8 millimeter wide.
K. U. 34735, _P. truei_, old: The anterior one-quarter of the left
parietal bone is slightly depressed; and the posterior one-third of the
left frontal and anterior one-quarter of the left parietal are thin and
sculptured. This malformation of the roofing bones posterior to the
orbit probably is not the result of a break, for the orbital part of the
frontal bone is normal. The frontal-parietal sutures are in the normal
positions on both sides of the skull.
The above-mentioned anomalies do not appear to be correlated with age or
locality at which the specimens were taken. Apparently such anomalies
are present throughout the population, but in a small percentage of
specimens.
FOOD HABITS
Mice of the genus _Peromyscus_ are known to eat a wide variety of plants
and arthropods, and to be highly opportunistic in selection of food
(Cogshall, 1928; Hamilton, 1941; Williams, 1955, 1959a; Jameson, 1952;
Johnson, 1962). In order to determine possible food preferences, captive
mice of both species were fed plants indigenous to Mesa Verde. Entire
plants were used whenever possible; available seeds also were offered
(Tables 5, 6). All feeding experiments were replicated with at least six
different individuals in order to minimize the trends resulting from
individual preferences or dislikes. The mice of each species tended to
be consistent in their feeding.
The plant species listed in Tables 5 and 6 were those that were eaten or
rejected by a majority of the individuals tested.
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