Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae, in ColoradoYoungman, Phillip M.
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Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Thomomys bottae, in Colorado
Youngman, Phillip M.
Pocket gophers
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | St. Charles Mesa
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
F | 4860[3] |222| 70| 29|38.2|13.5|....|19.3|15.9| 8.2|7.5|6.5
M | 4864[3] |240| 72| 33|43.1|15.8|....|21.4|17.6| 9.2|7.9|6.7
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | 11 mi. WNW Gardner
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
F | 70052[4]|227| 64| 28|37.9|13.0|22.5|18.8|14.8| 7.3|8.0|6.7
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | 1-1/2 mi. S Redwing
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
F | 72940[4]|227| 73| 28|39.0|13.1|23.1|18.8|15.6| 7.8|8.0|6.8
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | 1 mi. E La Veta
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
M | 70049[4]|254| 88| 32|42.4|15.1|27.5|21.8|17.3| 8.4|8.2|6.5
M | 70044[4]|239| 80| 32|42.3|16.5|27.8|22.0|17.9| 8.7|8.1|6.4
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | _Thomomys bottae cultellus_, Fishers Peak
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
F |129285[1]| | | | | | | | | | |
| sad. |214| 64| 27|37.2|13.0|....|19.0|15.3| 7.7|7.6|6.5
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
| | _Thomomys bottae rubidus_, holotype and topotypes
| +---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
F | 72952[4]|233| 80| 28|40.6|14.2|25.1|20.8|16.7| 8.8|7.5|6.9
F | 72954[4]|225| 80| 28|40.3|14.2|24.6|20.6|16.6| 9.2|7.2|6.9
| | | | | | | | | | | |
M | 3 av. |261| 89| 31|44.7|15.7|27.8|22.6|18.6|10.1|7.4|6.9
| Max. |270| 94| 32|45.1|15.9|28.1|22.7|18.8|10.4|7.6|7.0
| Min. |255| 85| 30|44.2|15.5|27.5|22.5|18.5| 9.8|7.2|6.8
---+---------+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+---+---
sad. denotes subadult.
1. United States National Museum.
2. E. R. Warren Collection.
3. Colorado State University.
4. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas.
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