Studies On the Behavior of Peromyscus Maniculat Us Gambelii and Peromyscus Californicus Parasiticus

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STUDIES ON THE BEHAVIOR OF PEROMYSCUS MANICULAT US GAMBELII AND PEROMYSCUS CALIFORNICUS PARASITICUS by JOHN F. EISENBERG1) (Department of Zoology, University of California, Berkeley) (With 6 Figures and I Plate) (Rec. 10-V-1961) The behavioral descriptions reported in this paper concern two species of cricetid rodents belonging to the genus Peromyscus. According to MILLER and KELLOGG (1955, p. 466), P. californicus and P. vnaniculatus are in two distinct subgenera, HaplO1nylomys and Per01nyscus, respectively. This paper deals only with adult behavior. I. MATERIALS AND METHODS The animals were caught in aluminium Sherman live traps, set within a two mile radius of the