Mammal Collection (Vouchers [Standard Sampling]) (NEON:MAMC-VSS)
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NEON054FDSESAR Record
TALL.20210609.O012A1020210609.V
D00000049303
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Blarina carolinensis (Bachman, 1837)
Soricidae
Justin Hall (ORCID 0000-0001-6892-534X) (2021-06-09T17:00:00Z)
Identification source: harvested from NEON API
Best and Dusi 2014
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Kathryn Petty (ORCID 0000-0003-3172-1559)
2021-06-09
United States, Alabama, Bibb, Ozarks Complex (D08), Talladega National Forest NEON (TALL), Plot TALL_012 (plot dimensions: 90m x 90m) [Location ID: TALL_012.mammalGrid.mam]
32.918043 -87.397403 +-64m. WGS84
16N 462841.86014E 3642271.27336N
136-144 meters (446-472ft)
mixedForest; slope aspect: 18.81; slope gradient: 3.63; soil type order: Ultisols
Small mammal voucher collected incidentally as part of the NEON small mammal box trapping protocol.
totalLength: 81 mm, tailLength: 17 mm, hindfootLengthSU: 10.6 mm, hindfootLengthCU: 11.6 mm, earLength: 6.8 mm, weight: 6.6 g, embryoCount: NAp, crownRumpLength: NAp, placentalScars: NAp, testisLength: 2.5 mm, testisWidth: 1.4 mm, preparedBy: Laura D. Steger, preparedDate: 2022-01-12; Chapman 2024 GI trait data - Stomach.full.mass: 0.065 g; Stomach.empty.mass: 0.0227 g; Stomach.dry.mass: 0.005 g; Intestine.full.mass..shrew..mole.only.: 0.8654 g; Intestine.empty.mass..shrew..mole.only.: 0.1999 g; Intestine.dry.mass..shrew..mole.only.: 0.0315 g
Testes enlarged
adult
Male
skin | skull | tissues
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For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Laura Steger, Collection Manager (lsteger@asu.edu)