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Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7]

Jameson, E. W. (Everett Williams), 1921-; Farner, Donald S. (Donald Sankey), 1915-1988 [Editor]; Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986 [Editor]; Lane, Henry Higgins, 1878-1965 [Editor]; Taylor, Edward Harrison, 1889-1978 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 8,324 words

The prairie vole (_Microtus ochrogaster_) at Lawrence, Kansas, is approximately 5-1/2 inches in length, of which the tail comprises 1-1/4 inches, and weighs approximately 1-1/2 ounces. The color on the dorsum is dark gray with a grizzled appearance from the mixture of black an...