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213 5 3 3 CD 37199 213 6 scats scat NNS 37199 213 7 . . . 37199 214 1 Hackberry hackberry JJ 37199 214 2 in in IN 37199 214 3 all all DT 37199 214 4 , , , 37199 214 5 making make VBG 37199 214 6 up up RP 37199 214 7 all all DT 37199 214 8 of of IN 37199 214 9 two two CD 37199 214 10 and and CC 37199 214 11 most most JJS 37199 214 12 of of IN 37199 214 13 the the DT 37199 214 14 third third JJ 37199 214 15 ; ; : 37199 214 16 copperhead copperhead NNP 37199 214 17 ( ( -LRB- 37199 214 18 scales scale NNS 37199 214 19 of of IN 37199 214 20 medium medium JJ 37199 214 21 - - HYPH 37199 214 22 sized sized JJ 37199 214 23 adult adult NN 37199 214 24 ) ) -RRB- 37199 214 25 making make VBG 37199 214 26 up up RP 37199 214 27 a a DT 37199 214 28 fraction fraction NN 37199 214 29 of of IN 37199 214 30 the the DT 37199 214 31 third third JJ 37199 214 32 scat scat NN 37199 214 33 . . . 37199 215 1 Pile pile NN 37199 215 2 of of IN 37199 215 3 more more JJR 37199 215 4 than than IN 37199 215 5 a a DT 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all all DT 37199 220 8 of of IN 37199 220 9 one one CD 37199 220 10 and and CC 37199 220 11 about about RB 37199 220 12 90 90 CD 37199 220 13 % % NN 37199 220 14 of of IN 37199 220 15 the the DT 37199 220 16 other other JJ 37199 220 17 . . . 37199 221 1 Sandidge Sandidge NNP 37199 221 2 ( ( -LRB- 37199 221 3 _ _ NNP 37199 221 4 loc loc NN 37199 221 5 . . . 37199 222 1 cit cit NNP 37199 222 2 . . . 37199 222 3 _ _ NNP 37199 222 4 ) ) -RRB- 37199 222 5 found find VBD 37199 222 6 remains remain NNS 37199 222 7 of of IN 37199 222 8 cottontail cottontail NN 37199 222 9 rabbit rabbit NN 37199 222 10 in in IN 37199 222 11 some some DT 37199 222 12 of of IN 37199 222 13 the the DT 37199 222 14 stomachs stomach NNS 37199 222 15 he -PRON- PRP 37199 222 16 examined examine VBD 37199 222 17 , , , 37199 222 18 but but CC 37199 222 19 followed follow VBD 37199 222 20 Reynolds Reynolds NNP 37199 222 21 ( ( -LRB- 37199 222 22 1945 1945 CD 37199 222 23 ) ) -RRB- 37199 222 24 in in IN 37199 222 25 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P. NNP 37199 225 14 M. M. 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trap NNS 37199 283 24 in in IN 37199 283 25 cool cool JJ 37199 283 26 autumn autumn NN 37199 283 27 weather weather NN 37199 283 28 , , , 37199 283 29 whereas whereas IN 37199 283 30 adults adult NNS 37199 283 31 and and CC 37199 283 32 well well RB 37199 283 33 - - HYPH 37199 283 34 grown grow VBN 37199 283 35 young young JJ 37199 283 36 generally generally RB 37199 283 37 survived survive VBN 37199 283 38 exposure exposure NN 37199 283 39 even even RB 37199 283 40 for for IN 37199 283 41 several several JJ 37199 283 42 successive successive JJ 37199 283 43 nights night NNS 37199 283 44 in in IN 37199 283 45 various various JJ 37199 283 46 extremes extreme NNS 37199 283 47 of of IN 37199 283 48 weather weather NN 37199 283 49 conditions condition NNS 37199 283 50 . . . 37199 284 1 BREEDING breeding NN 37199 284 2 SEASON SEASON NNP 37199 284 3 Hartman Hartman NNP 37199 284 4 ( ( -LRB- 37199 284 5 1928:154 1928:154 CD 37199 284 6 ) ) -RRB- 37199 284 7 stated state VBD 37199 284 8 that 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IN 37199 286 11 the the DT 37199 286 12 seven seven CD 37199 286 13 - - HYPH 37199 286 14 months month NNS 37199 286 15 period period NN 37199 286 16 January January NNP 37199 286 17 to to IN 37199 286 18 July July NNP 37199 286 19 with with IN 37199 286 20 definite definite JJ 37199 286 21 peaks peak NNS 37199 286 22 in in IN 37199 286 23 February February NNP 37199 286 24 and and CC 37199 286 25 June June NNP 37199 286 26 , , , 37199 286 27 and and CC 37199 286 28 stated state VBD 37199 286 29 that that IN 37199 286 30 second second JJ 37199 286 31 litters litter NNS 37199 286 32 appear appear VBP 37199 286 33 in in IN 37199 286 34 the the DT 37199 286 35 pouch pouch NN 37199 286 36 from from IN 37199 286 37 early early JJ 37199 286 38 April April NNP 37199 286 39 to to IN 37199 286 40 as as RB 37199 286 41 late late RB 37199 286 42 as as IN 37199 286 43 May May NNP 37199 286 44 20 20 CD 37199 286 45 to to IN 37199 286 46 23 23 CD 37199 286 47 . . . 37199 287 1 Reynolds Reynolds NNP 37199 287 2 ( ( -LRB- 37199 287 3 1945:362 1945:362 CD 37199 287 4 ) ) -RRB- 37199 287 5 found find VBD 37199 287 6 that that IN 37199 287 7 the the DT 37199 287 8 breeding breeding NN 37199 287 9 season season NN 37199 287 10 in in IN 37199 287 11 central central JJ 37199 287 12 Missouri Missouri NNP 37199 287 13 in in IN 37199 287 14 1941 1941 CD 37199 287 15 and and CC 37199 287 16 1942 1942 CD 37199 287 17 began begin VBD 37199 287 18 about about IN 37199 287 19 the the DT 37199 287 20 first first JJ 37199 287 21 of of IN 37199 287 22 February February NNP 37199 287 23 , , , 37199 287 24 with with IN 37199 287 25 known known JJ 37199 287 26 or or CC 37199 287 27 calculated calculate VBN 37199 287 28 birth birth NN 37199 287 29 dates date NNS 37199 287 30 of of IN 37199 287 31 42 42 CD 37199 287 32 litters litter NNS 37199 287 33 rather rather RB 37199 287 34 evenly evenly RB 37199 287 35 distributed distribute VBD 37199 287 36 throughout throughout IN 37199 287 37 the the DT 37199 287 38 periods period NNS 37199 287 39 February February NNP 37199 287 40 12 12 CD 37199 287 41 to to IN 37199 287 42 April April NNP 37199 287 43 2 2 CD 37199 287 44 , , , 37199 287 45 and and CC 37199 287 46 May May NNP 37199 287 47 16 16 CD 37199 287 48 to to IN 37199 287 49 June June NNP 37199 287 50 4 4 CD 37199 287 51 . . . 37199 288 1 Eight eight CD 37199 288 2 of of IN 37199 288 3 these these DT 37199 288 4 females female NNS 37199 288 5 had have VBD 37199 288 6 given give VBN 37199 288 7 birth birth NN 37199 288 8 to to IN 37199 288 9 young young JJ 37199 288 10 between between IN 37199 288 11 March March NNP 37199 288 12 16 16 CD 37199 288 13 and and CC 37199 288 14 April April NNP 37199 288 15 2 2 CD 37199 288 16 , , , 37199 288 17 approximately approximately RB 37199 288 18 six six CD 37199 288 19 to to TO 37199 288 20 nine nine CD 37199 288 21 weeks week NNS 37199 288 22 after after IN 37199 288 23 the the DT 37199 288 24 beginning beginning NN 37199 288 25 of of IN 37199 288 26 the the DT 37199 288 27 breeding breeding NN 37199 288 28 season season NN 37199 288 29 . . . 37199 289 1 Reynolds reynold NNS 37199 289 2 assumed assume VBD 37199 289 3 that that IN 37199 289 4 these these DT 37199 289 5 were be VBD 37199 289 6 individuals individual NNS 37199 289 7 that that WDT 37199 289 8 had have VBD 37199 289 9 failed fail VBN 37199 289 10 to to TO 37199 289 11 find find VB 37199 289 12 mates mate NNS 37199 289 13 during during IN 37199 289 14 the the DT 37199 289 15 first first JJ 37199 289 16 oestrus oestrus NN 37199 289 17 of of IN 37199 289 18 the the DT 37199 289 19 season season NN 37199 289 20 and and CC 37199 289 21 that that IN 37199 289 22 after after IN 37199 289 23 completing complete VBG 37199 289 24 the the DT 37199 289 25 regular regular JJ 37199 289 26 dioestrus dioestrus NN 37199 289 27 of of IN 37199 289 28 about about RB 37199 289 29 28 28 CD 37199 289 30 days day NNS 37199 289 31 they -PRON- PRP 37199 289 32 had have VBD 37199 289 33 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37199 290 33 estimated estimate VBN 37199 290 34 to to TO 37199 290 35 have have VB 37199 290 36 borne bear VBN 37199 290 37 litters litter NNS 37199 290 38 at at IN 37199 290 39 approximately approximately RB 37199 290 40 this this DT 37199 290 41 same same JJ 37199 290 42 date date NN 37199 290 43 , , , 37199 290 44 while while IN 37199 290 45 still still RB 37199 290 46 others other NNS 37199 290 47 bore bear VBD 37199 290 48 litters litter NNS 37199 290 49 as as RB 37199 290 50 late late RB 37199 290 51 as as IN 37199 290 52 early early JJ 37199 290 53 March March NNP 37199 290 54 . . . 37199 291 1 Two two CD 37199 291 2 lots lot NNS 37199 291 3 of of IN 37199 291 4 small small JJ 37199 291 5 young young JJ 37199 291 6 found find VBN 37199 291 7 in in IN 37199 291 8 early early JJ 37199 291 9 June June NNP 37199 291 10 may may MD 37199 291 11 have have VB 37199 291 12 been be VBN 37199 291 13 second second JJ 37199 291 14 litters litter NNS 37199 291 15 . . . 37199 292 1 For for IN 37199 292 2 the the DT 37199 292 3 region region NN 37199 292 4 represented represent VBN 37199 292 5 by by IN 37199 292 6 the the DT 37199 292 7 present present JJ 37199 292 8 study study NN 37199 292 9 , , , 37199 292 10 the the DT 37199 292 11 data datum NNS 37199 292 12 indicate indicate VBP 37199 292 13 a a DT 37199 292 14 breeding breeding NN 37199 292 15 season season NN 37199 292 16 with with IN 37199 292 17 later later JJ 37199 292 18 onset onset NN 37199 292 19 and and CC 37199 292 20 sharply sharply RB 37199 292 21 circumscribed circumscribe VBN 37199 292 22 limits limit NNS 37199 292 23 as as IN 37199 292 24 compared compare VBN 37199 292 25 with with IN 37199 292 26 an an DT 37199 292 27 earlier early JJR 37199 292 28 onset onset NN 37199 292 29 and and CC 37199 292 30 less less RBR 37199 292 31 circumscribed circumscribe VBN 37199 292 32 limits limit NNS 37199 292 33 in in IN 37199 292 34 Texas Texas NNP 37199 292 35 , , , 37199 292 36 central central JJ 37199 292 37 Missouri Missouri NNP 37199 292 38 , , , 37199 292 39 and and CC 37199 292 40 even even RB 37199 292 41 southeastern southeastern JJ 37199 292 42 Iowa Iowa NNP 37199 292 43 , , , 37199 292 44 which which WDT 37199 292 45 is be VBZ 37199 292 46 a a DT 37199 292 47 little little JJ 37199 292 48 farther farth JJR 37199 292 49 north north NN 37199 292 50 . . . 37199 293 1 The the DT 37199 293 2 available available JJ 37199 293 3 data datum NNS 37199 293 4 indicate indicate VBP 37199 293 5 that that IN 37199 293 6 there there EX 37199 293 7 are be VBP 37199 293 8 two two CD 37199 293 9 distinct distinct JJ 37199 293 10 and and CC 37199 293 11 well well RB 37199 293 12 - - HYPH 37199 293 13 defined define VBN 37199 293 14 breeding breeding NN 37199 293 15 seasons season NNS 37199 293 16 in in IN 37199 293 17 the the DT 37199 293 18 course course NN 37199 293 19 of of IN 37199 293 20 the the DT 37199 293 21 annual annual JJ 37199 293 22 cycle cycle NN 37199 293 23 on on IN 37199 293 24 the 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, , , 37199 294 31 and and CC 37199 294 32 first first JJ 37199 294 33 litters litter NNS 37199 294 34 are be VBP 37199 294 35 born bear VBN 37199 294 36 mainly mainly RB 37199 294 37 in in IN 37199 294 38 early early JJ 37199 294 39 March March NNP 37199 294 40 . . . 37199 295 1 Individual individual JJ 37199 295 2 females female NNS 37199 295 3 may may MD 37199 295 4 vary vary VB 37199 295 5 as as RB 37199 295 6 much much JJ 37199 295 7 as as IN 37199 295 8 two two CD 37199 295 9 to to TO 37199 295 10 three three CD 37199 295 11 weeks week NNS 37199 295 12 in in IN 37199 295 13 the the DT 37199 295 14 time time NN 37199 295 15 of of IN 37199 295 16 breeding breeding NN 37199 295 17 , , , 37199 295 18 and and CC 37199 295 19 varying vary VBG 37199 295 20 weather weather NN 37199 295 21 conditions condition NNS 37199 295 22 from from IN 37199 295 23 year year NN 37199 295 24 to to IN 37199 295 25 year year NN 37199 295 26 may may MD 37199 295 27 hasten hasten VB 37199 295 28 or or CC 37199 295 29 delay delay VB 37199 295 30 onset onset NN 37199 295 31 of of IN 37199 295 32 the the DT 37199 295 33 breeding breeding NN 37199 295 34 season season NN 37199 295 35 . . . 37199 296 1 Data datum NNS 37199 296 2 are be VBP 37199 296 3 recorded record VBN 37199 296 4 below below RB 37199 296 5 for for IN 37199 296 6 all all DT 37199 296 7 females female NNS 37199 296 8 caught catch VBN 37199 296 9 in in IN 37199 296 10 March March NNP 37199 296 11 that that WDT 37199 296 12 were be VBD 37199 296 13 carrying carry VBG 37199 296 14 litters litter NNS 37199 296 15 . . . 37199 297 1 Weight weight NN 37199 297 2 of of IN 37199 297 3 Date date NN 37199 297 4 female female JJ 37199 297 5 Number number NN 37199 297 6 of of IN 37199 297 7 in in IN 37199 297 8 grams gram NNS 37199 297 9 young young JJ 37199 297 10 Development Development NNP 37199 297 11 of of IN 37199 297 12 young young JJ 37199 297 13 March March NNP 37199 297 14 1 1 CD 37199 297 15 , , , 37199 297 16 1952 1952 CD 37199 297 17 2000 2000 CD 37199 297 18 9 9 CD 37199 297 19 Newborn Newborn NNP 37199 297 20 March March NNP 37199 297 21 2 2 CD 37199 297 22 , , , 37199 297 23 1952 1952 CD 37199 297 24 1450 1450 CD 37199 297 25 6 6 CD 37199 297 26 Newborn Newborn NNP 37199 297 27 March March NNP 37199 297 28 2 2 CD 37199 297 29 , , , 37199 297 30 1952 1952 CD 37199 297 31 1230 1230 CD 37199 297 32 7 7 CD 37199 297 33 Newborn Newborn NNP 37199 297 34 March March NNP 37199 297 35 5 5 CD 37199 297 36 , , , 37199 297 37 1950 1950 CD 37199 297 38 1200 1200 CD 37199 297 39 10 10 CD 37199 297 40 About about RB 37199 297 41 16 16 CD 37199 297 42 mm mm NNS 37199 297 43 . . . 37199 298 1 snout snout NN 37199 298 2 to to TO 37199 298 3 vent vent VB 37199 298 4 March March NNP 37199 298 5 5 5 CD 37199 298 6 , , , 37199 298 7 1950 1950 CD 37199 298 8 1300 1300 CD 37199 298 9 1 1 CD 37199 298 10 About about RB 37199 298 11 14 14 CD 37199 298 12 mm mm CD 37199 298 13 . . . 37199 299 1 snout snout NN 37199 299 2 to to TO 37199 299 3 vent vent VB 37199 299 4 March March NNP 37199 299 5 6 6 CD 37199 299 6 , , , 37199 299 7 1951 1951 CD 37199 299 8 1110 1110 CD 37199 299 9 4 4 CD 37199 299 10 Newborn Newborn NNP 37199 299 11 March March NNP 37199 299 12 18 18 CD 37199 299 13 , , , 37199 299 14 1952 1952 CD 37199 299 15 1930 1930 CD 37199 299 16 8 8 CD 37199 299 17 Not not RB 37199 299 18 present present JJ 37199 299 19 when when WRB 37199 299 20 female female JJ 37199 299 21 was be VBD 37199 299 22 trapped trap VBN 37199 299 23 on on IN 37199 299 24 March March NNP 37199 299 25 1 1 CD 37199 299 26 March March NNP 37199 299 27 18 18 CD 37199 299 28 , , , 37199 299 29 1952 1952 CD 37199 299 30 1520 1520 CD 37199 299 31 6 6 CD 37199 299 32 March March NNP 37199 299 33 18 18 CD 37199 299 34 , , , 37199 299 35 1952 1952 CD 37199 299 36 1230 1230 CD 37199 299 37 12 12 CD 37199 299 38 About about IN 37199 299 39 40 40 CD 37199 299 40 mm mm NNS 37199 299 41 . . . 37199 300 1 snout snout NN 37199 300 2 to to TO 37199 300 3 vent vent VB 37199 300 4 March March NNP 37199 300 5 19 19 CD 37199 300 6 , , , 37199 300 7 1951 1951 CD 37199 300 8 1000 1000 CD 37199 300 9 8 8 CD 37199 300 10 Estimated estimate VBN 37199 300 11 1 1 CD 37199 300 12 week week NN 37199 300 13 old old JJ 37199 300 14 March March NNP 37199 300 15 22 22 CD 37199 300 16 , , , 37199 300 17 1950 1950 CD 37199 300 18 1040 1040 CD 37199 300 19 9 9 CD 37199 300 20 About about RB 37199 300 21 34 34 CD 37199 300 22 mm mm NNS 37199 300 23 . . . 37199 301 1 snout snout NN 37199 301 2 to to TO 37199 301 3 vent vent VB 37199 301 4 March March NNP 37199 301 5 24 24 CD 37199 301 6 , , , 37199 301 7 1950 1950 CD 37199 301 8 1280 1280 CD 37199 301 9 10 10 CD 37199 301 10 74 74 CD 37199 301 11 mm mm CD 37199 301 12 . . . 37199 302 1 snout snout NN 37199 302 2 to to TO 37199 302 3 vent vent VB 37199 302 4 March March NNP 37199 302 5 24 24 CD 37199 302 6 , , , 37199 302 7 1950 1950 CD 37199 302 8 1480 1480 CD 37199 302 9 8 8 CD 37199 302 10 March March NNP 37199 302 11 27 27 CD 37199 302 12 , , , 37199 302 13 1950 1950 CD 37199 302 14 965 965 CD 37199 302 15 8 8 CD 37199 302 16 Total total JJ 37199 302 17 length length NN 37199 302 18 26 26 CD 37199 302 19 mm mm NNP 37199 302 20 . . 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NNP 37199 302 25 March March NNP 37199 302 26 28 28 CD 37199 302 27 , , , 37199 302 28 1951 1951 CD 37199 302 29 820 820 CD 37199 302 30 7 7 CD 37199 302 31 20 20 CD 37199 302 32 mm mm CD 37199 302 33 . . . 37199 303 1 crown crown VB 37199 303 2 to to TO 37199 303 3 rump rump VB 37199 303 4 ; ; : 37199 303 5 born bear VBN 37199 303 6 since since IN 37199 303 7 previous previous JJ 37199 303 8 capture capture NN 37199 303 9 of of IN 37199 303 10 female female NN 37199 303 11 on on IN 37199 303 12 March March NNP 37199 303 13 7 7 CD 37199 303 14 March March NNP 37199 303 15 30 30 CD 37199 303 16 , , , 37199 303 17 1950 1950 CD 37199 303 18 1325 1325 CD 37199 303 19 9 9 CD 37199 303 20 Total total JJ 37199 303 21 length length NN 37199 303 22 33 33 CD 37199 303 23 mm mm NN 37199 303 24 . . . 37199 304 1 March March NNP 37199 304 2 31 31 CD 37199 304 3 , , , 37199 304 4 1952 1952 CD 37199 304 5 1930 1930 CD 37199 304 6 8 8 CD 37199 304 7 March March NNP 37199 304 8 31 31 CD 37199 304 9 , , , 37199 304 10 1952 1952 CD 37199 304 11 1630 1630 CD 37199 304 12 5 5 CD 37199 304 13 Total Total NNP 37199 304 14 length length NN 37199 304 15 73 73 CD 37199 304 16 mm mm NNS 37199 304 17 . . . 37199 305 1 None none NN 37199 305 2 of of IN 37199 305 3 the the DT 37199 305 4 females female NNS 37199 305 5 trapped trap VBN 37199 305 6 in in IN 37199 305 7 February February NNP 37199 305 8 was be VBD 37199 305 9 carrying carry VBG 37199 305 10 young young JJ 37199 305 11 in in IN 37199 305 12 the the DT 37199 305 13 pouch pouch NN 37199 305 14 , , , 37199 305 15 but but CC 37199 305 16 probably probably RB 37199 305 17 some some DT 37199 305 18 early early JJ 37199 305 19 litters litter NNS 37199 305 20 are be VBP 37199 305 21 born bear VBN 37199 305 22 in in IN 37199 305 23 the the DT 37199 305 24 last last JJ 37199 305 25 week week NN 37199 305 26 of of IN 37199 305 27 February February NNP 37199 305 28 or or CC 37199 305 29 even even RB 37199 305 30 earlier early RBR 37199 305 31 . . . 37199 306 1 By by IN 37199 306 2 late late JJ 37199 306 3 March March NNP 37199 306 4 most most JJS 37199 306 5 of of IN 37199 306 6 the the DT 37199 306 7 females female NNS 37199 306 8 are be VBP 37199 306 9 carrying carry VBG 37199 306 10 young young JJ 37199 306 11 in in IN 37199 306 12 their -PRON- PRP$ 37199 306 13 pouches pouch NNS 37199 306 14 , , , 37199 306 15 and and CC 37199 306 16 those those DT 37199 306 17 which which WDT 37199 306 18 do do VBP 37199 306 19 not not RB 37199 306 20 have have VB 37199 306 21 young young JJ 37199 306 22 , , , 37199 306 23 have have VBP 37199 306 24 their -PRON- PRP$ 37199 306 25 pouches pouch NNS 37199 306 26 enlarged enlarge VBN 37199 306 27 and and CC 37199 306 28 vascularized vascularize VBN 37199 306 29 for for IN 37199 306 30 accommodation accommodation NN 37199 306 31 of of IN 37199 306 32 the the DT 37199 306 33 young young JJ 37199 306 34 . . . 37199 307 1 Presumably presumably RB 37199 307 2 such such JJ 37199 307 3 females female NNS 37199 307 4 have have VBP 37199 307 5 already already RB 37199 307 6 borne bear VBN 37199 307 7 young young JJ 37199 307 8 and and CC 37199 307 9 then then RB 37199 307 10 lost lose VBD 37199 307 11 them -PRON- PRP 37199 307 12 . . . 37199 308 1 Nearly nearly RB 37199 308 2 all all PDT 37199 308 3 the the DT 37199 308 4 litters litter NNS 37199 308 5 seen see VBN 37199 308 6 in in IN 37199 308 7 the the DT 37199 308 8 latter latter JJ 37199 308 9 half half NN 37199 308 10 of of IN 37199 308 11 March March NNP 37199 308 12 had have VBD 37199 308 13 young young JJ 37199 308 14 that that WDT 37199 308 15 were be VBD 37199 308 16 much much RB 37199 308 17 larger large JJR 37199 308 18 than than IN 37199 308 19 at at IN 37199 308 20 birth birth NN 37199 308 21 . . . 37199 309 1 Of of IN 37199 309 2 13 13 CD 37199 309 3 females female NNS 37199 309 4 examined examine VBN 37199 309 5 in in IN 37199 309 6 April April NNP 37199 309 7 , , , 37199 309 8 12 12 CD 37199 309 9 were be VBD 37199 309 10 carrying carry VBG 37199 309 11 young young JJ 37199 309 12 , , , 37199 309 13 and and CC 37199 309 14 the the DT 37199 309 15 remaining remain VBG 37199 309 16 one one CD 37199 309 17 was be VBD 37199 309 18 known know VBN 37199 309 19 to to TO 37199 309 20 have have VB 37199 309 21 been be VBN 37199 309 22 carrying carry VBG 37199 309 23 a a DT 37199 309 24 single single JJ 37199 309 25 young young NN 37199 309 26 on on IN 37199 309 27 March March NNP 37199 309 28 1 1 CD 37199 309 29 , , , 37199 309 30 but but CC 37199 309 31 had have VBD 37199 309 32 lost lose VBN 37199 309 33 it -PRON- PRP 37199 309 34 . . . 37199 310 1 Eleven eleven CD 37199 310 2 females female NNS 37199 310 3 were be VBD 37199 310 4 examined examine VBN 37199 310 5 in in IN 37199 310 6 May May NNP 37199 310 7 , , , 37199 310 8 four four CD 37199 310 9 of of IN 37199 310 10 which which WDT 37199 310 11 were be VBD 37199 310 12 the the DT 37199 310 13 same same JJ 37199 310 14 ones one NNS 37199 310 15 examined examine VBN 37199 310 16 in in IN 37199 310 17 April April NNP 37199 310 18 . . . 37199 311 1 Eight eight CD 37199 311 2 of of IN 37199 311 3 the the DT 37199 311 4 eleven eleven CD 37199 311 5 females female NNS 37199 311 6 were be VBD 37199 311 7 carrying carry VBG 37199 311 8 young young JJ 37199 311 9 ; ; : 37199 311 10 of of IN 37199 311 11 the the DT 37199 311 12 remaining remain VBG 37199 311 13 three three CD 37199 311 14 , , , 37199 311 15 one one CD 37199 311 16 had have VBD 37199 311 17 lost lose VBN 37199 311 18 the the DT 37199 311 19 litter litter NN 37199 311 20 of of IN 37199 311 21 young young JJ 37199 311 22 that that IN 37199 311 23 it -PRON- PRP 37199 311 24 had have VBD 37199 311 25 been be VBN 37199 311 26 carrying carry VBG 37199 311 27 when when WRB 37199 311 28 trapped trap VBN 37199 311 29 in in IN 37199 311 30 April April NNP 37199 311 31 . . . 37199 312 1 Two two CD 37199 312 2 had have VBD 37199 312 3 empty empty JJ 37199 312 4 pouches pouch NNS 37199 312 5 on on IN 37199 312 6 May May NNP 37199 312 7 19 19 CD 37199 312 8 and and CC 37199 312 9 20 20 CD 37199 312 10 , , , 37199 312 11 but but CC 37199 312 12 probably probably RB 37199 312 13 had have VBD 37199 312 14 successfully successfully RB 37199 312 15 reared rear VBN 37199 312 16 the the DT 37199 312 17 litters litter NNS 37199 312 18 of of IN 37199 312 19 young young JJ 37199 312 20 which which WDT 37199 312 21 they -PRON- PRP 37199 312 22 had have VBD 37199 312 23 been be VBN 37199 312 24 carrying carry VBG 37199 312 25 when when WRB 37199 312 26 trapped trap VBN 37199 312 27 in in IN 37199 312 28 April April NNP 37199 312 29 . . . 37199 313 1 The the DT 37199 313 2 young young NN 37199 313 3 of of IN 37199 313 4 all all PDT 37199 313 5 those those DT 37199 313 6 females female NNS 37199 313 7 trapped trap VBN 37199 313 8 on on IN 37199 313 9 different different JJ 37199 313 10 dates date NNS 37199 313 11 in in IN 37199 313 12 April April NNP 37199 313 13 and and CC 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the DT 37199 317 9 female female NN 37199 317 10 's 's POS 37199 317 11 pouch pouch NN 37199 317 12 . . . 37199 318 1 A a DT 37199 318 2 young young JJ 37199 318 3 female female NN 37199 318 4 caught catch VBN 37199 318 5 on on IN 37199 318 6 June June NNP 37199 318 7 16 16 CD 37199 318 8 , , , 37199 318 9 1949 1949 CD 37199 318 10 , , , 37199 318 11 weighed weigh VBD 37199 318 12 126 126 CD 37199 318 13 grams gram NNS 37199 318 14 . . . 37199 319 1 For for IN 37199 319 2 seven seven CD 37199 319 3 young young JJ 37199 319 4 caught catch VBN 37199 319 5 on on IN 37199 319 6 July July NNP 37199 319 7 5 5 CD 37199 319 8 and and CC 37199 319 9 6 6 CD 37199 319 10 , , , 37199 319 11 1952 1952 CD 37199 319 12 , , , 37199 319 13 weights weight NNS 37199 319 14 and and CC 37199 319 15 hind hind NN 37199 319 16 - - HYPH 37199 319 17 foot foot NN 37199 319 18 measurements measurement NNS 37199 319 19 were be VBD 37199 319 20 , , , 37199 319 21 for for IN 37199 319 22 males male NNS 37199 319 23 : : : 37199 319 24 660 660 CD 37199 319 25 grams gram NNS 37199 319 26 , , , 37199 319 27 52 52 CD 37199 319 28 mm mm CD 37199 319 29 . . . 37199 320 1 ; ; : 37199 320 2 560 560 CD 37199 320 3 grams gram NNS 37199 320 4 , , , 37199 320 5 46 46 CD 37199 320 6 mm mm NNS 37199 320 7 . . . 37199 321 1 ; ; : 37199 321 2 550 550 CD 37199 321 3 grams gram NNS 37199 321 4 , , , 37199 321 5 48 48 CD 37199 321 6 mm mm CD 37199 321 7 . . . 37199 322 1 ; ; : 37199 322 2 450 450 CD 37199 322 3 grams gram NNS 37199 322 4 , , , 37199 322 5 44 44 CD 37199 322 6 mm mm CD 37199 322 7 . . . 37199 323 1 ; ; : 37199 323 2 370 370 CD 37199 323 3 grams gram NNS 37199 323 4 , , , 37199 323 5 44 44 CD 37199 323 6 mm mm CD 37199 323 7 . . . 37199 324 1 ; ; : 37199 324 2 330 330 CD 37199 324 3 grams gram NNS 37199 324 4 , , , 37199 324 5 37 37 CD 37199 324 6 mm mm NN 37199 324 7 . . . 37199 325 1 ; ; : 37199 325 2 and and CC 37199 325 3 for for IN 37199 325 4 the the DT 37199 325 5 one one CD 37199 325 6 female female NN 37199 325 7 : : : 37199 325 8 430 430 CD 37199 325 9 grams gram NNS 37199 325 10 , , , 37199 325 11 46 46 CD 37199 325 12 mm mm NNS 37199 325 13 . . . 37199 326 1 The the DT 37199 326 2 wide wide JJ 37199 326 3 variation variation NN 37199 326 4 in in IN 37199 326 5 size size NN 37199 326 6 in in IN 37199 326 7 this this DT 37199 326 8 small small JJ 37199 326 9 group group NN 37199 326 10 of of IN 37199 326 11 young young JJ 37199 326 12 of of IN 37199 326 13 nearly nearly RB 37199 326 14 the the DT 37199 326 15 same same JJ 37199 326 16 age age NN 37199 326 17 is be VBZ 37199 326 18 noteworthy noteworthy JJ 37199 326 19 . . . 37199 327 1 Size size NN 37199 327 2 and and CC 37199 327 3 condition condition NN 37199 327 4 of of IN 37199 327 5 the the DT 37199 327 6 females female NNS 37199 327 7 carrying carry VBG 37199 327 8 them -PRON- PRP 37199 327 9 , , , 37199 327 10 number number NN 37199 327 11 of of IN 37199 327 12 competing compete VBG 37199 327 13 litter litter NN 37199 327 14 mates mate NNS 37199 327 15 , , , 37199 327 16 and and CC 37199 327 17 early early JJ 37199 327 18 success success NN 37199 327 19 or or CC 37199 327 20 handicap handicap NN 37199 327 21 in in IN 37199 327 22 independent independent JJ 37199 327 23 life life NN 37199 327 24 causes cause NNS 37199 327 25 so so RB 37199 327 26 much much JJ 37199 327 27 divergence divergence NN 37199 327 28 in in IN 37199 327 29 size size NN 37199 327 30 that that IN 37199 327 31 at at IN 37199 327 32 the the DT 37199 327 33 age age NN 37199 327 34 of of IN 37199 327 35 four four CD 37199 327 36 months month NNS 37199 327 37 some some DT 37199 327 38 young young JJ 37199 327 39 are be VBP 37199 327 40 twice twice RB 37199 327 41 as as RB 37199 327 42 large large JJ 37199 327 43 as as IN 37199 327 44 others other NNS 37199 327 45 . . . 37199 328 1 By by IN 37199 328 2 late late JJ 37199 328 3 fall fall NN 37199 328 4 the the DT 37199 328 5 young young JJ 37199 328 6 grow grow VBP 37199 328 7 to to IN 37199 328 8 small small JJ 37199 328 9 - - HYPH 37199 328 10 adult adult NN 37199 328 11 size size NN 37199 328 12 . . . 37199 329 1 For for IN 37199 329 2 example example NN 37199 329 3 , , , 37199 329 4 the the DT 37199 329 5 female female NN 37199 329 6 that that WDT 37199 329 7 weighed weigh VBD 37199 329 8 126 126 CD 37199 329 9 grams gram NNS 37199 329 10 when when WRB 37199 329 11 first first RB 37199 329 12 caught catch VBD 37199 329 13 on on IN 37199 329 14 June June NNP 37199 329 15 16 16 CD 37199 329 16 , , , 37199 329 17 1949 1949 CD 37199 329 18 , , , 37199 329 19 was be VBD 37199 329 20 recaptured recapture VBN 37199 329 21 on on IN 37199 329 22 November November NNP 37199 329 23 29 29 CD 37199 329 24 , , , 37199 329 25 1949 1949 CD 37199 329 26 , , , 37199 329 27 and and CC 37199 329 28 on on IN 37199 329 29 that that DT 37199 329 30 date date NN 37199 329 31 weighed weigh VBD 37199 329 32 1710 1710 CD 37199 329 33 grams gram NNS 37199 329 34 . . . 37199 330 1 A a DT 37199 330 2 second second JJ 37199 330 3 breeding breeding NN 37199 330 4 season season NN 37199 330 5 ensues ensue NNS 37199 330 6 soon soon RB 37199 330 7 after after IN 37199 330 8 the the DT 37199 330 9 young young JJ 37199 330 10 of of IN 37199 330 11 the the DT 37199 330 12 first first JJ 37199 330 13 litter litter NN 37199 330 14 leave leave VB 37199 330 15 the the DT 37199 330 16 pouch pouch NN 37199 330 17 , , , 37199 330 18 and and CC 37199 330 19 these these DT 37199 330 20 young young JJ 37199 330 21 probably probably RB 37199 330 22 soon soon RB 37199 330 23 learn learn VBP 37199 330 24 to to TO 37199 330 25 shift shift VB 37199 330 26 for for IN 37199 330 27 themselves -PRON- PRP 37199 330 28 . . . 37199 331 1 Second second JJ 37199 331 2 litters litter NNS 37199 331 3 are be VBP 37199 331 4 usually usually RB 37199 331 5 born bear VBN 37199 331 6 in in IN 37199 331 7 early early JJ 37199 331 8 June June NNP 37199 331 9 . . . 37199 332 1 On on IN 37199 332 2 June June NNP 37199 332 3 14 14 CD 37199 332 4 , , , 37199 332 5 1952 1952 CD 37199 332 6 , , , 37199 332 7 a a DT 37199 332 8 female female NN 37199 332 9 was be VBD 37199 332 10 taken take VBN 37199 332 11 with with IN 37199 332 12 young young JJ 37199 332 13 only only RB 37199 332 14 a a DT 37199 332 15 few few JJ 37199 332 16 days day NNS 37199 332 17 old old JJ 37199 332 18 in in IN 37199 332 19 her -PRON- PRP$ 37199 332 20 pouch pouch NN 37199 332 21 . . . 37199 333 1 On on IN 37199 333 2 July July NNP 37199 333 3 5 5 CD 37199 333 4 , , , 37199 333 5 1952 1952 CD 37199 333 6 , , , 37199 333 7 two two CD 37199 333 8 females female NNS 37199 333 9 last last RB 37199 333 10 taken take VBN 37199 333 11 on on IN 37199 333 12 May May NNP 37199 333 13 19 19 CD 37199 333 14 and and CC 37199 333 15 May May NNP 37199 333 16 20 20 CD 37199 333 17 , , , 37199 333 18 with with IN 37199 333 19 their -PRON- PRP$ 37199 333 20 pouches pouch NNS 37199 333 21 recently recently RB 37199 333 22 vacated vacate VBN 37199 333 23 by by IN 37199 333 24 first first JJ 37199 333 25 litters litter NNS 37199 333 26 , , , 37199 333 27 were be VBD 37199 333 28 found find VBN 37199 333 29 to to TO 37199 333 30 have have VB 37199 333 31 young young JJ 37199 333 32 the the DT 37199 333 33 size size NN 37199 333 34 of of IN 37199 333 35 half half RB 37199 333 36 - - HYPH 37199 333 37 grown grown JJ 37199 333 38 mice mouse NNS 37199 333 39 , , , 37199 333 40 evidently evidently RB 37199 333 41 two two CD 37199 333 42 to to TO 37199 333 43 three three CD 37199 333 44 weeks week NNS 37199 333 45 old old JJ 37199 333 46 . . . 37199 334 1 In in IN 37199 334 2 the the DT 37199 334 3 months month NNS 37199 334 4 of of IN 37199 334 5 October October NNP 37199 334 6 , , , 37199 334 7 November November NNP 37199 334 8 , , , 37199 334 9 December December NNP 37199 334 10 and and CC 37199 334 11 January January NNP 37199 334 12 , , , 37199 334 13 a a DT 37199 334 14 total total NN 37199 334 15 of of IN 37199 334 16 11 11 CD 37199 334 17 young young JJ 37199 334 18 , , , 37199 334 19 thought think VBD 37199 334 20 to to TO 37199 334 21 represent represent VB 37199 334 22 second second JJ 37199 334 23 litters litter NNS 37199 334 24 , , , 37199 334 25 were be VBD 37199 334 26 taken take VBN 37199 334 27 . . . 37199 335 1 Dates date NNS 37199 335 2 of of IN 37199 335 3 capture capture NN 37199 335 4 , , , 37199 335 5 weights weight NNS 37199 335 6 in in IN 37199 335 7 grams gram NNS 37199 335 8 and and CC 37199 335 9 sexes sex NNS 37199 335 10 were be VBD 37199 335 11 as as IN 37199 335 12 follows follow VBZ 37199 335 13 : : : 37199 335 14 Oct. October NNP 37199 335 15 3 3 CD 37199 335 16 , , , 37199 335 17 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 18 400 400 CD 37199 335 19 grams gram NNS 37199 335 20 male male JJ 37199 335 21 Oct. October NNP 37199 335 22 6 6 CD 37199 335 23 , , , 37199 335 24 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 25 510 510 CD 37199 335 26 grams gram NNS 37199 335 27 female female JJ 37199 335 28 Oct. October NNP 37199 335 29 8 8 CD 37199 335 30 , , , 37199 335 31 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 32 260 260 CD 37199 335 33 grams gram NNS 37199 335 34 female female JJ 37199 335 35 Oct. October NNP 37199 335 36 8 8 CD 37199 335 37 , , , 37199 335 38 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 39 350 350 CD 37199 335 40 grams gram NNS 37199 335 41 female female JJ 37199 335 42 Oct. October NNP 37199 335 43 18 18 CD 37199 335 44 , , , 37199 335 45 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 46 350 350 CD 37199 335 47 grams[A grams[a CD 37199 335 48 ] ] -RRB- 37199 335 49 female female JJ 37199 335 50 Dec. December NNP 37199 335 51 5 5 CD 37199 335 52 , , , 37199 335 53 1951 1951 CD 37199 335 54 630 630 CD 37199 335 55 grams gram NNS 37199 335 56 female female JJ 37199 335 57 Dec. December NNP 37199 335 58 30 30 CD 37199 335 59 , , , 37199 335 60 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 61 710 710 CD 37199 335 62 grams gram NNS 37199 335 63 female female JJ 37199 335 64 Jan. January NNP 37199 335 65 1 1 CD 37199 335 66 , , , 37199 335 67 1951 1951 CD 37199 335 68 660 660 CD 37199 335 69 grams gram NNS 37199 335 70 female female JJ 37199 335 71 Jan. January NNP 37199 335 72 1 1 CD 37199 335 73 , , , 37199 335 74 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 75 700 700 CD 37199 335 76 grams[A grams[a CD 37199 335 77 ] ] -RRB- 37199 335 78 male male JJ 37199 335 79 Jan. January NNP 37199 335 80 9 9 CD 37199 335 81 , , , 37199 335 82 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 83 550 550 CD 37199 335 84 grams gram NNS 37199 335 85 male male JJ 37199 335 86 Jan. January NNP 37199 335 87 11 11 CD 37199 335 88 , , , 37199 335 89 1950 1950 CD 37199 335 90 550 550 CD 37199 335 91 grams gram NNS 37199 335 92 male male JJ 37199 335 93 [ [ -LRB- 37199 335 94 A a NN 37199 335 95 ] ] -RRB- 37199 335 96 estimated estimate VBD 37199 335 97 The the DT 37199 335 98 hind hind JJ 37199 335 99 foot foot NN 37199 335 100 measured measure VBD 37199 335 101 48 48 CD 37199 335 102 mm mm NNS 37199 335 103 . . . 37199 336 1 and and CC 37199 336 2 51 51 CD 37199 336 3 mm mm NNP 37199 336 4 . . NNP 37199 336 5 , , , 37199 336 6 respectively respectively RB 37199 336 7 , , , 37199 336 8 in in IN 37199 336 9 the the DT 37199 336 10 young young JJ 37199 336 11 weighing weigh VBG 37199 336 12 630 630 CD 37199 336 13 grams gram NNS 37199 336 14 and and CC 37199 336 15 660 660 CD 37199 336 16 grams gram NNS 37199 336 17 . . . 37199 337 1 These these DT 37199 337 2 young young JJ 37199 337 3 , , , 37199 337 4 born bear VBN 37199 337 5 in in IN 37199 337 6 early early JJ 37199 337 7 summer summer NN 37199 337 8 have have VBP 37199 337 9 grown grow VBN 37199 337 10 , , , 37199 337 11 by by IN 37199 337 12 October October NNP 37199 337 13 , , , 37199 337 14 to to IN 37199 337 15 a a DT 37199 337 16 size size NN 37199 337 17 comparable comparable JJ 37199 337 18 with with IN 37199 337 19 that that DT 37199 337 20 attained attain VBN 37199 337 21 in in IN 37199 337 22 July July NNP 37199 337 23 by by IN 37199 337 24 young young JJ 37199 337 25 of of IN 37199 337 26 the the DT 37199 337 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37199 340 4 were be VBD 37199 340 5 caught catch VBN 37199 340 6 in in IN 37199 340 7 summer summer NN 37199 340 8 to to TO 37199 340 9 compare compare VB 37199 340 10 the the DT 37199 340 11 summer summer NN 37199 340 12 breeding breeding NN 37199 340 13 season season NN 37199 340 14 with with IN 37199 340 15 the the DT 37199 340 16 early early JJ 37199 340 17 spring spring NN 37199 340 18 breeding breeding NN 37199 340 19 season season NN 37199 340 20 , , , 37199 340 21 with with IN 37199 340 22 respect respect NN 37199 340 23 to to IN 37199 340 24 size size NN 37199 340 25 of of IN 37199 340 26 litters litter NNS 37199 340 27 , , , 37199 340 28 percentage percentage NN 37199 340 29 of of IN 37199 340 30 non non JJ 37199 340 31 - - NNS 37199 340 32 breeders breeder NNS 37199 340 33 , , , 37199 340 34 and and CC 37199 340 35 other other JJ 37199 340 36 factors factor NNS 37199 340 37 which which WDT 37199 340 38 might may MD 37199 340 39 affect affect VB 37199 340 40 the the DT 37199 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2 females female NNS 37199 342 3 are be VBP 37199 342 4 eliminated eliminate VBN 37199 342 5 after after IN 37199 342 6 rearing rear VBG 37199 342 7 the the DT 37199 342 8 first first JJ 37199 342 9 litter litter NN 37199 342 10 , , , 37199 342 11 and and CC 37199 342 12 others other NNS 37199 342 13 , , , 37199 342 14 exhausted exhaust VBN 37199 342 15 by by IN 37199 342 16 rearing rear VBG 37199 342 17 large large JJ 37199 342 18 first first JJ 37199 342 19 litters litter NNS 37199 342 20 may may MD 37199 342 21 fail fail VB 37199 342 22 to to TO 37199 342 23 participate participate VB 37199 342 24 in in IN 37199 342 25 the the DT 37199 342 26 second second JJ 37199 342 27 breeding breeding NN 37199 342 28 season season NN 37199 342 29 . . . 37199 343 1 However however RB 37199 343 2 , , , 37199 343 3 it -PRON- PRP 37199 343 4 seems seem VBZ 37199 343 5 that that IN 37199 343 6 the the DT 37199 343 7 young young JJ 37199 343 8 of of IN 37199 343 9 the the DT 37199 343 10 summer summer NN 37199 343 11 litters litter NNS 37199 343 12 must must MD 37199 343 13 be be VB 37199 343 14 subject subject JJ 37199 343 15 to to IN 37199 343 16 other other JJ 37199 343 17 unusual unusual JJ 37199 343 18 and and CC 37199 343 19 selective selective JJ 37199 343 20 mortality mortality NN 37199 343 21 factors factor NNS 37199 343 22 which which WDT 37199 343 23 eliminate eliminate VBP 37199 343 24 most most JJS 37199 343 25 of of IN 37199 343 26 them -PRON- PRP 37199 343 27 by by IN 37199 343 28 fall fall NN 37199 343 29 . . . 37199 344 1 That that IN 37199 344 2 such such JJ 37199 344 3 factors factor NNS 37199 344 4 vary vary VBP 37199 344 5 from from IN 37199 344 6 year year NN 37199 344 7 to to IN 37199 344 8 year year NN 37199 344 9 is be VBZ 37199 344 10 indicated indicate VBN 37199 344 11 by by IN 37199 344 12 the the DT 37199 344 13 changing change VBG 37199 344 14 ratio ratio NN 37199 344 15 of of IN 37199 344 16 summer summer NN 37199 344 17 - - HYPH 37199 344 18 born bear VBN 37199 344 19 young young JJ 37199 344 20 to to IN 37199 344 21 other other JJ 37199 344 22 opossums opossum NNS 37199 344 23 in in IN 37199 344 24 each each DT 37199 344 25 of of IN 37199 344 26 the the DT 37199 344 27 three three CD 37199 344 28 winter winter NN 37199 344 29 seasons season NNS 37199 344 30 when when WRB 37199 344 31 trapping trapping NN 37199 344 32 was be VBD 37199 344 33 carried carry VBN 37199 344 34 on on RP 37199 344 35 . . . 37199 345 1 NUMBERS number NNS 37199 345 2 OF of IN 37199 345 3 YOUNG young JJ 37199 345 4 Hartman Hartman NNP 37199 345 5 ( ( -LRB- 37199 345 6 1952 1952 CD 37199 345 7 ) ) -RRB- 37199 345 8 has have VBZ 37199 345 9 summarized summarize VBN 37199 345 10 his -PRON- PRP$ 37199 345 11 own own JJ 37199 345 12 findings finding NNS 37199 345 13 and and CC 37199 345 14 those those DT 37199 345 15 of of IN 37199 345 16 other other JJ 37199 345 17 authors author NNS 37199 345 18 regarding regard VBG 37199 345 19 the the DT 37199 345 20 embryology embryology NN 37199 345 21 , , , 37199 345 22 birth birth NN 37199 345 23 , , , 37199 345 24 and and CC 37199 345 25 early early JJ 37199 345 26 development development NN 37199 345 27 of of IN 37199 345 28 the the DT 37199 345 29 opossum opossum NN 37199 345 30 , , , 37199 345 31 and and CC 37199 345 32 has have VBZ 37199 345 33 corrected correct VBN 37199 345 34 numerous numerous JJ 37199 345 35 popular popular JJ 37199 345 36 misconceptions misconception NNS 37199 345 37 . . . 37199 346 1 He -PRON- PRP 37199 346 2 states state VBZ 37199 346 3 that that IN 37199 346 4 an an DT 37199 346 5 average average JJ 37199 346 6 litter litter NN 37199 346 7 consists consist VBZ 37199 346 8 of of IN 37199 346 9 about about IN 37199 346 10 21 21 CD 37199 346 11 eggs egg NNS 37199 346 12 , , , 37199 346 13 but but CC 37199 346 14 mentions mention NNS 37199 346 15 much much RB 37199 346 16 larger large JJR 37199 346 17 litters litter NNS 37199 346 18 of of IN 37199 346 19 up up IN 37199 346 20 to to IN 37199 346 21 as as RB 37199 346 22 many many JJ 37199 346 23 as as IN 37199 346 24 56 56 CD 37199 346 25 . . . 37199 347 1 However however RB 37199 347 2 , , , 37199 347 3 many many JJ 37199 347 4 of of IN 37199 347 5 these these DT 37199 347 6 may may MD 37199 347 7 fail fail VB 37199 347 8 to to TO 37199 347 9 develop develop VB 37199 347 10 . . . 37199 348 1 The the DT 37199 348 2 female female NN 37199 348 3 normally normally RB 37199 348 4 has have VBZ 37199 348 5 13 13 CD 37199 348 6 functional functional JJ 37199 348 7 nipples nipple NNS 37199 348 8 in in IN 37199 348 9 her -PRON- PRP$ 37199 348 10 pouch pouch JJ 37199 348 11 and and CC 37199 348 12 each each DT 37199 348 13 one one NN 37199 348 14 accommodates accommodate VBZ 37199 348 15 a a DT 37199 348 16 single single JJ 37199 348 17 young young NN 37199 348 18 . . . 37199 349 1 Excess excess JJ 37199 349 2 young young JJ 37199 349 3 beyond beyond IN 37199 349 4 this this DT 37199 349 5 number number NN 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351 2 unfavorable unfavorable JJ 37199 351 3 conditions condition NNS 37199 351 4 , , , 37199 351 5 most most JJS 37199 351 6 or or CC 37199 351 7 all all DT 37199 351 8 of of IN 37199 351 9 the the DT 37199 351 10 young young JJ 37199 351 11 may may MD 37199 351 12 fail fail VB 37199 351 13 to to TO 37199 351 14 make make VB 37199 351 15 the the DT 37199 351 16 trip trip NN 37199 351 17 from from IN 37199 351 18 the the DT 37199 351 19 vaginal vaginal JJ 37199 351 20 orifice orifice NN 37199 351 21 to to IN 37199 351 22 the the DT 37199 351 23 pouch pouch NN 37199 351 24 . . . 37199 352 1 Also also RB 37199 352 2 , , , 37199 352 3 the the DT 37199 352 4 pouch pouch JJ 37199 352 5 young young JJ 37199 352 6 are be VBP 37199 352 7 subject subject JJ 37199 352 8 to to IN 37199 352 9 heavy heavy JJ 37199 352 10 mortality mortality NN 37199 352 11 , , , 37199 352 12 but but CC 37199 352 13 observations observation NNS 37199 352 14 concerning concern VBG 37199 352 15 the the DT 37199 352 16 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37199 463 29 in in IN 37199 463 30 the the DT 37199 463 31 first first JJ 37199 463 32 half half NN 37199 463 33 of of IN 37199 463 34 June June NNP 37199 463 35 . . . 37199 464 1 By by IN 37199 464 2 the the DT 37199 464 3 onset onset NN 37199 464 4 of of IN 37199 464 5 cool cool JJ 37199 464 6 fall fall NN 37199 464 7 weather weather NN 37199 464 8 , , , 37199 464 9 young young NNP 37199 464 10 born bear VBN 37199 464 11 in in IN 37199 464 12 early early JJ 37199 464 13 spring spring NN 37199 464 14 have have VBP 37199 464 15 grown grow VBN 37199 464 16 so so IN 37199 464 17 that that IN 37199 464 18 most most JJS 37199 464 19 are be VBP 37199 464 20 as as RB 37199 464 21 large large JJ 37199 464 22 as as IN 37199 464 23 small small JJ 37199 464 24 adults adult NNS 37199 464 25 . . . 37199 465 1 The the DT 37199 465 2 young young JJ 37199 465 3 born bear VBN 37199 465 4 in in IN 37199 465 5 early early JJ 37199 465 6 summer summer NN 37199 465 7 are be VBP 37199 465 8 still still RB 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the DT 37199 468 21 newly newly RB 37199 468 22 matured mature VBN 37199 468 23 young young JJ 37199 468 24 born bear VBN 37199 468 25 in in IN 37199 468 26 early early JJ 37199 468 27 spring spring NN 37199 468 28 . . . 37199 469 1 The the DT 37199 469 2 old old JJ 37199 469 3 adults adult NNS 37199 469 4 were be VBD 37199 469 5 the the DT 37199 469 6 next next JJ 37199 469 7 most most RBS 37199 469 8 numerous numerous JJ 37199 469 9 group group NN 37199 469 10 , , , 37199 469 11 and and CC 37199 469 12 the the DT 37199 469 13 second second JJ 37199 469 14 - - HYPH 37199 469 15 litter litter NN 37199 469 16 young young NN 37199 469 17 born bear VBN 37199 469 18 in in IN 37199 469 19 early early JJ 37199 469 20 summer summer NN 37199 469 21 were be VBD 37199 469 22 the the DT 37199 469 23 least least JJS 37199 469 24 numerous numerous JJ 37199 469 25 . . . 37199 470 1 The the DT 37199 470 2 figures figure NNS 37199 470 3 obtained obtain VBN 37199 470 4 from from IN 37199 470 5 live live NN 37199 470 6 - - HYPH 37199 470 7 trapping trap VBG 37199 470 8 indicate indicate VBP 37199 470 9 an an DT 37199 470 10 annual annual JJ 37199 470 11 population population NN 37199 470 12 turnover turnover NN 37199 470 13 of of IN 37199 470 14 approximately approximately RB 37199 470 15 95 95 CD 37199 470 16 per per IN 37199 470 17 cent cent NN 37199 470 18 , , , 37199 470 19 with with IN 37199 470 20 some some DT 37199 470 21 70 70 CD 37199 470 22 per per IN 37199 470 23 cent cent NN 37199 470 24 eliminated eliminate VBN 37199 470 25 by by IN 37199 470 26 various various JJ 37199 470 27 mortality mortality NN 37199 470 28 factors factor NNS 37199 470 29 and and CC 37199 470 30 replaced replace VBN 37199 470 31 by by IN 37199 470 32 young young JJ 37199 470 33 , , , 37199 470 34 the the DT 37199 470 35 remaining remain VBG 37199 470 36 25 25 CD 37199 470 37 per per NN 37199 470 38 cent cent NN 37199 470 39 shifting shifting NN 37199 470 40 to to IN 37199 470 41 new new JJ 37199 470 42 areas area NNS 37199 470 43 , , , 37199 470 44 with with IN 37199 470 45 compensatory compensatory JJ 37199 470 46 shifts shift NNS 37199 470 47 of of IN 37199 470 48 individuals individual NNS 37199 470 49 replacing replace VBG 37199 470 50 them -PRON- PRP 37199 470 51 . . . 37199 471 1 The the DT 37199 471 2 various various JJ 37199 471 3 mortality mortality NN 37199 471 4 factors factor NNS 37199 471 5 which which WDT 37199 471 6 regulate regulate VBP 37199 471 7 the the DT 37199 471 8 numbers number NNS 37199 471 9 of of IN 37199 471 10 opossums opossum NNS 37199 471 11 are be VBP 37199 471 12 not not RB 37199 471 13 well well RB 37199 471 14 known known JJ 37199 471 15 , , , 37199 471 16 and and CC 37199 471 17 even even RB 37199 471 18 less less RBR 37199 471 19 is be VBZ 37199 471 20 known know VBN 37199 471 21 regarding regard VBG 37199 471 22 the the DT 37199 471 23 relative relative JJ 37199 471 24 importance importance NN 37199 471 25 of of IN 37199 471 26 the the DT 37199 471 27 factors factor NNS 37199 471 28 . . . 37199 472 1 Food food NN 37199 472 2 supply supply NN 37199 472 3 and and CC 37199 472 4 weather weather NN 37199 472 5 are be VBP 37199 472 6 obviously obviously RB 37199 472 7 of of IN 37199 472 8 major major JJ 37199 472 9 importance importance NN 37199 472 10 and and CC 37199 472 11 closely closely RB 37199 472 12 interrelated interrelate VBN 37199 472 13 in in IN 37199 472 14 their -PRON- PRP$ 37199 472 15 effect effect NN 37199 472 16 on on IN 37199 472 17 the the DT 37199 472 18 population population NN 37199 472 19 . . . 37199 473 1 One one CD 37199 473 2 large large JJ 37199 473 3 adult adult NN 37199 473 4 opossum opossum NN 37199 473 5 that that WDT 37199 473 6 was be VBD 37199 473 7 trapped trap VBN 37199 473 8 seemed seem VBD 37199 473 9 to to TO 37199 473 10 be be VB 37199 473 11 dying die VBG 37199 473 12 from from IN 37199 473 13 disease disease NN 37199 473 14 and and CC 37199 473 15 was be VBD 37199 473 16 scarcely scarcely RB 37199 473 17 able able JJ 37199 473 18 to to TO 37199 473 19 stand stand VB 37199 473 20 ; ; : 37199 473 21 but but CC 37199 473 22 others other NNS 37199 473 23 caught catch VBD 37199 473 24 near near RB 37199 473 25 - - HYPH 37199 473 26 by by RP 37199 473 27 before before IN 37199 473 28 and and CC 37199 473 29 after after IN 37199 473 30 were be VBD 37199 473 31 unaffected unaffected JJ 37199 473 32 . . . 37199 474 1 The the DT 37199 474 2 horned horned JJ 37199 474 3 owl owl NN 37199 474 4 is be VBZ 37199 474 5 perhaps perhaps RB 37199 474 6 the the DT 37199 474 7 most most RBS 37199 474 8 important important JJ 37199 474 9 natural natural JJ 37199 474 10 enemy enemy NN 37199 474 11 of of IN 37199 474 12 the the DT 37199 474 13 opossum opossum NN 37199 474 14 on on IN 37199 474 15 the the DT 37199 474 16 Reservation Reservation NNP 37199 474 17 , , , 37199 474 18 and and CC 37199 474 19 instances instance NNS 37199 474 20 of of IN 37199 474 21 owl owl JJ 37199 474 22 predation predation NN 37199 474 23 on on IN 37199 474 24 opossums opossum NNS 37199 474 25 were be VBD 37199 474 26 noted note VBN 37199 474 27 . . . 37199 475 1 LITERATURE LITERATURE NNP 37199 475 2 CITED CITED NNP 37199 475 3 FITCH FITCH NNP 37199 475 4 , , , 37199 475 5 H. H. NNP 37199 475 6 S. S. NNP 37199 475 7 1950 1950 CD 37199 475 8 . . . 37199 476 1 A a DT 37199 476 2 new new JJ 37199 476 3 style style NN 37199 476 4 live live NN 37199 476 5 - - HYPH 37199 476 6 trap trap NN 37199 476 7 for for IN 37199 476 8 small small JJ 37199 476 9 mammals mammal NNS 37199 476 10 . . . 37199 477 1 Jour Jour NNP 37199 477 2 . . . 37199 478 1 Mamm Mamm NNP 37199 478 2 . . NNP 37199 478 3 , , , 37199 478 4 31:364 31:364 CD 37199 478 5 - - SYM 37199 478 6 365 365 CD 37199 478 7 . . . 37199 479 1 1952 1952 CD 37199 479 2 . . . 37199 480 1 The the DT 37199 480 2 University University NNP 37199 480 3 of of IN 37199 480 4 Kansas Kansas NNP 37199 480 5 Natural Natural NNP 37199 480 6 History History NNP 37199 480 7 Reservation Reservation NNP 37199 480 8 . . . 37199 481 1 Univ Univ NNP 37199 481 2 . . . 37199 482 1 Kansas Kansas NNP 37199 482 2 Mus Mus NNP 37199 482 3 . . . 37199 483 1 Nat Nat NNP 37199 483 2 . . . 37199 484 1 Hist Hist NNP 37199 484 2 . . . 37199 484 3 , , , 37199 484 4 Misc Misc NNP 37199 484 5 . . . 37199 485 1 Publ Publ NNS 37199 485 2 . . . 37199 485 3 , , , 37199 485 4 4:1 4:1 CD 37199 485 5 - - SYM 37199 485 6 38 38 CD 37199 485 7 , , , 37199 485 8 4 4 CD 37199 485 9 pls pls UH 37199 485 10 . . . 37199 486 1 HALL HALL NNP 37199 486 2 , , , 37199 486 3 E. E. NNP 37199 486 4 R. R. NNP 37199 486 5 , , , 37199 486 6 and and CC 37199 486 7 KELSON KELSON NNP 37199 486 8 , , , 37199 486 9 K. K. NNP 37199 486 10 R. R. 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NNP 37199 492 4 G. G. 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NNP 37199 499 4 , , , 37199 499 5 46:143 46:143 CD 37199 499 6 - - SYM 37199 499 7 215 215 CD 37199 499 8 . . . 37199 500 1 1952 1952 CD 37199 500 2 . . . 37199 501 1 Possums possum NNS 37199 501 2 . . . 37199 502 1 Univ Univ NNP 37199 502 2 . . . 37199 503 1 of of IN 37199 503 2 Texas Texas NNP 37199 503 3 Press Press NNP 37199 503 4 , , , 37199 503 5 Austin Austin NNP 37199 503 6 . . . 37199 504 1 xvi xvi NNP 37199 504 2 + + DT 37199 504 3 174 174 CD 37199 504 4 pp pp NN 37199 504 5 . . . 37199 505 1 LAY LAY NNP 37199 505 2 , , , 37199 505 3 D. D. NNP 37199 505 4 W. W. NNP 37199 505 5 1942 1942 CD 37199 505 6 . . . 37199 506 1 Ecology ecology NN 37199 506 2 of of IN 37199 506 3 the the DT 37199 506 4 opossum opossum NN 37199 506 5 in in IN 37199 506 6 eastern eastern JJ 37199 506 7 Texas Texas NNP 37199 506 8 . . . 37199 507 1 Jour Jour NNP 37199 507 2 . . . 37199 508 1 Mamm Mamm NNP 37199 508 2 . . NNP 37199 508 3 , , , 37199 508 4 23:147 23:147 CD 37199 508 5 - - SYM 37199 508 6 159 159 CD 37199 508 7 . . . 37199 509 1 LEONARD LEONARD NNP 37199 509 2 , , , 37199 509 3 A. a. NN 37199 510 1 B. B. NNP 37199 510 2 , , , 37199 510 3 and and CC 37199 510 4 GOBLE GOBLE NNP 37199 510 5 , , , 37199 510 6 R. R. NNP 37199 510 7 C. C. NNP 37199 510 8 1952 1952 CD 37199 510 9 . . . 37199 511 1 Mollusca mollusca NN 37199 511 2 of of IN 37199 511 3 the the DT 37199 511 4 University University NNP 37199 511 5 of of IN 37199 511 6 Kansas Kansas NNP 37199 511 7 Natural Natural NNP 37199 511 8 History History NNP 37199 511 9 Reservation Reservation NNP 37199 511 10 . . . 37199 512 1 Univ Univ NNP 37199 512 2 . . . 37199 513 1 Kansas Kansas NNP 37199 513 2 Sci Sci NNP 37199 513 3 . . . 37199 514 1 Bull Bull NNP 37199 514 2 . . 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