Talk:Gray-tailed vole

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Did you know... that in the event of a severe flood, the gray-tailed vole will abandon its complex network of tunnels and head for high ground?

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http://www.worldcat.org/title/quantitative-survey-of-the-fleas-associated-with-the-gray-tailed-vole-microtus-canicaudus-miller/oclc/9598396

Polygamous?

This text is being moved here for discussion: "Gray-tailed voles are [[polygamous]]; females are [[Territory (animal)|territorial]], males have large home ranges that overlap those of several females, and juvenile [[emigration]] is male-biased.<ref>Wolff, J. O., W. D. Edge, and R. Bentley. 1994. Reproductive and behavioral biology of the gray-tailed vole. Journal of Mammalogy 75:873-879.</ref>" This is a primary source and the last sentence two sentences of the sources abstract dilute out the claim. This should be sourced from a review article or tertiary source to meet inclusion on this article. —Gaff ^ταλκ 07:12, 5 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

East of the Cascades?

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28864/28864-h/28864-h.htm

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Reviewer: AmaryllisGardener (talk · contribs) 19:28, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Notes

Just a couple minor things:

What's with the coordinates?

That is where the type specimen was taken. Kind of a wonky idea, so I will take them down until I ask what some others think.Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"In Latin, the species name canicaudus derives from canens meaning "gray" and cauda meaning "tail.""

I think the period needs to be outside of the quotation marks.

I'll check with a grammar guru and sort it out.Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Other than that, good job! :) --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 19:44, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Gaff (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Questions arising from copy edit

Distribution and habitat: the term "transition zone" (why upper case?) needs clarification. The page Transition zone is a disambiguation page, but none of the sense listed there seem applicable here. --Stfg (talk) 15:29, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The term came out of the book Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon, but I do not think that it is in regular use, so I will think of something to take its place. Thank you for working on this article. --Gaff (talk) 15:34, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and welcome. --Stfg (talk) 16:23, 12 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]