National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 199 Folder 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Marshall Islands
Kiribati
Gilbert Group
Date Range:
1964
Start Date:
19641018
End Date:
19641118
Abstract:
This volume is a catalog of mammal specimens collected on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands trip from 18 October to 18 November 1964 for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program. Fields include field number, species, sex, locality, date, personal catalog number, wt., field measurements, and remarks. Field numbers span from 5001 to 5044. Most samples were taken on islands of the Marshall Islands; two samples were taken on islands of the Gilbert Islands [Gilbert Group]. Species include Rattus exalans [Rattus exulans] and Mus musculus. Collectors include RBC and LNH.
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