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Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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Catalog Number (archiveGUID):
NEON01IOJ
SESAR Record
Sample Tag (SampleID):
WOOD.20190827.O002A920190827.V
Barcode (sampleCode):
B00000050990
SampleUuid:
92f798cc-92e1-4052-b24f-978c420924ca
Taxon:
Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord, 1815)
Family:
Cricetidae
Determiner:
Rosie Liao (2023-11-20)
ID References:
Naughton, D., 2012. The natural history of Canadian mammals. University of Toronto Press.
ID Remarks:
M2 has 5 closed loops (3 triangles and an anterior loop plus a rounded, closed lingual posterior loop).
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Determination History
Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord, 1815)
Determiner:
Rosie Liao
Date:
2023-11-20
ID References:
Naughton, D., 2012. The natural history of Canadian mammals. University of Toronto Press.
ID Remarks:
M2 has 5 closed loops (3 triangles and an anterior loop plus a rounded, closed lingual posterior loop).
Microtus pennsylvanicus
(Ord, 1815)
Determiner:
Laura D. Steger
Date:
2022-01-07
ID References:
Naughton, D., 2012. The natural history of Canadian mammals. University of Toronto Press.
ID Remarks:
Third upper molar with three closed triangles, first lower molar five closed triangles, and third lower molar three transverse loops and no closed triangles
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Ord
Determiner:
Dylan Tarno (ORCID 0000-0001-6610-1881)
Date:
2019-08-27T17:00:00Z
Event ID:
2c1f47f3-dd90-4865-9a76-ba592551531e
Collector:
Jessica Schempf (ORCID
0000-0001-6193-1800
)
Date:
2019-08-27
Verbatim Date:
8/27/19
Locality:
United States, North Dakota, Stutsman, Northern Plains (D09), Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge NEON (WOOD), Plot WOOD_002 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: WOOD_002.mammalGrid.mam]
47.135132 -99.232151 +-64m. WGS84
Verbatim Coordinates:
14N 482395.13852E 5220207.15881N
Elevation:
571-575 meters (1873-1886ft)
Habitat:
grasslandHerbaceous; slope aspect: 310.43; slope gradient: 0.85; soil type order: Mollisols
Description:
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
Dynamic Properties:
totalLength: 134 mm, tailLength: 39 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 17 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 19 mm, earLength: 12 mm, weight: 22.2 g, embryoCount: 0L/0R, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: 0L/0R, testisLength: NAp, testisWidth: NAp, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2021-03-31; Chapman 2024 GI trait data - Cecum.full.mass: 2.4386 g; Cecum.empty.mass: 0.3719 g; Cecum.dry.mass: 0.0555 g; Stomach.full.mass: 0.3483 g; Stomach.empty.mass: 0.2564 g; Stomach.dry.mass: 0.056 g; LI.full.mass: 0.3875 g; LI.empty.mass: 0.2573 g; LI.dry.mass: 0.0395 g; SI.full.mass: 1.1192 g; SI.empty.mass: 0.6018 g; SI.dry.mass: 0.103 g
Reproductive Condition:
Not pregnant, Mammae nonenlarged, Vagina swollen but not plugged
Life Stage:
adult
Sex:
Female
Preparations:
skin | skull | skeleton
Notes:
Associated with NEON small mammal individual NEON.MAM.D09.O002A920190827
Material Samples
Sample Type
: skin, study
Catalog Number / Barcode
: B00000050990
Condition
: good
Disposition
: in collection
Preservation type
: dry
Preparation details
: prepared with borax
Preparation date
: 2021-03-31
Prepared by
: Steger, Laura
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Sample Type
: skull
Catalog Number / Barcode
: B00000050990
Condition
: unchecked
Disposition
: in collection
Preservation type
: dry
Preparation date
: 2021-03-31
Prepared by
: Steger, Laura
Sample Type
: post-cranial skeleton
Catalog Number / Barcode
: B00000050990
Condition
: unchecked
Disposition
: in collection
Preservation type
: dry
Preparation date
: 2021-03-31
Prepared by
: Steger, Laura
Sample Type
: gastrointestinal tract
Catalog Number / Barcode
: NA
Condition
: good
Disposition
: consumed
Preservation type
: frozen, -20C
Preparation details
: upper and lower GI tract
Preparation date
: 2021-03-31
Prepared by
: Steger, Laura
Remarks
: consumed in research
Specimen Images
Author: Laura Steger
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Author: Laura Steger
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Author: Laura Steger
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Usage Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Record ID:
db391d0b-3890-47fb-8a5f-ed3b36b5b798
NEON Sample Viewer:
B00000050990
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (
lsteger@asu.edu
)
Associated References
Chapman, O. S. (2022). Gut Check: Exploring Gastrointestinal Morphology as a Continuous Functional Trait in Appalachian Small Mammal Communities (Order No. 29065992). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global; Publicly Available Content Database. (2674875126). http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/gut-check-exploring-gastrointestinal-morphology/docview/2674875126/se-2
Chapman, O. S., and McLean, B. S. 2024. “ Gastrointestinal Morphology is an Effective Functional Dietary Proxy that Predicts Small Mammal Community Structure.” Ecology e4454. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4454
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Habitat
grassland herbaceous
Soil Type Order
Mollisols