Hobbs, field notes, west Florida, October 1941

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Abstract

The field notes and a map documents Horton Hobbs' work on crayfish in west Florida during October 10-19, 2016. Work was completed with Frank N. Young, Jim Friauf, Olive and Coly Goin. The map is a cut portion from a larger map of Florida, and contains notations indicating Hobbs' route, campsites, and dates of campsites. The volume contains a list of location/station descriptions. These include location/station identifier (e.g. 10-1541-1), date, location information (county, state, landmarks, distance from), followed by a narrative that describes area of excavation, characteristics of water, vegetation, type and abundance of fauna, specimens collected (listed by common name). At the end of the volume is a list of expenses.

Date Range

1941

Start Date

Oct 15, 1941

End Date

Oct 19, 1941

Access Information

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Topic

  • Limnology
  • Crayfish
  • Invertebrates

Place

  • United States
  • Florida

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Maps

Accession #

SIA Acc. 16-212

Collection name

Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. Papers, 1931-1985

Physical Description

1 notebook

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives