Two New Pocket Gophers from Wyoming and Colorado by Hall and Montague

"Two New Pocket Gophers from Wyoming and Colorado" by E. Raymond Hall and H. Gordon Montague is a scientific publication written in the early 1950s. This work details the identification of two previously unnamed subspecies of the northern pocket gopher, specifically focusing on their geographic variations and morphological distinctions. The publication serves as a significant contribution to the field of mammalogy, particularly concerning the study of rodent populations in the western United States. The book presents the findings of Montague’s study of the pocket gophers in Wyoming and Hall's subsequent research examining related specimens from Colorado. It provides detailed descriptions of the two new subspecies, namely "Thomomys talpoides rostralis" and "Thomomys talpoides attenuatus", highlighting their distinct characteristics, such as size, color, and skull morphology. The authors also compare these new subspecies to adjacent ones, discussing geographic distribution and variation, which enhances the understanding of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of pocket gophers in this region. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986
Author Montague, H. Gordon
LoC No. 52062382
Title Two New Pocket Gophers from Wyoming and Colorado
Credits Produced by Chris Curnow, Val Wooff, Joseph Cooper and the
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Pocket gophers
Subject Mammals -- Wyoming
Subject Mammals -- Colorado
Category Text
eBook-No. 29141
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Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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