The oponinss of the beerows ore usunily opon under clus Gf
buach gross or sago.
’
.
.
wetanye
ae
Jan
Cseasienally thoy avo found under
ese
ap
erag tantly
Dn
rocis, Slaks of concvote
or
rubble.
le
we
Ae
yet
.
fa Vw
.
=
runs extend
bpotwosen
the
oponings
te
2
an
he ease Gf
ws
eotserens
~
Vn
boares,
9
ves
_
eatene
In all
eases,
wallemavkcd
«
ae
the wurvows.
1.
Pm
for bunen grass,
will setnnliy burrow ¢theorvgh tho bunch grass.
vsonaliy shallow, G to Tf inmehos in Cepta,
“a
ay
tho runs
The burrors ore
Altnovgu they may
co
No observations have bean mace in this siuly on the
+
3
aber of litters por year per femalo cince di vould involve
keeping the
fomales in captivity, nor on thea length of gestnticna
i
per Lo of these rats.
in other sypoeiss as woll as closely allioa spocies,
the gcstation poriod is apnpronimately 22 days.
Since we know
the instonce of pregnancy in the females is around 18.5 par
eent, thero snould be on the average S&S litters por year par femnale.
Breeding is continuous throvghout
the yoar althouzh there
4S a greator tendency for an increase in numbor of females pros-
nant during the sumznertine.
Contrary to the conditions for more
rocents in povulations studied for ecoloyleal roasons, this has
fo
no ectovarasites--has cnly tvo
endoparasitcs soon thus far, and
these are tanevorms end kookworuws.