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Rearing of sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, embryos in distilled water

Most embryological studies of lampreys in the Great Lakes have been conducted with filtered water from Lake Huron. Although this water was entirely satisfactory for the earlier work, the present need for knowledge of the effects of various compounds on embryological development requires that the initial medium be sterile. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether sea lamprey embr
Authors
George W. Piavis, John H. Howell

Evaluation of lamprey larvicides in the Big Garlic River and Saux Head Lake

Bayluscide (5,2'-dichloro-4'-nitrosalicylanilide) and TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) were evaluated as selective larvicides for control of the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, in the Big Garlic River and Saux Head Lake in Marquette County, Michigan. Population estimates and movement of ammocetes were determined from the recapture of marked ammocetes released before chemical treatment. In 19
Authors
Patrick J. Manion

Seasonal fluctuations of Lake Michigan diatoms

Diatoms were collected in four areas of Lake Michigan and in southern Green Bay from April to early November 1965. The flora of the lake was characterized by Fragilaria crotonensis, Tabellaria flocculosa, Melosira islandica, Cyclotella 'glomerata-stelligera,' Cyclotella michiganiana, Asterionella formosa, and Stephanodiscus tenuis. Stephanodiscus niagarae always dominated the diatom biomass in Gre
Authors
Ruth E. Holland

Invertebrate macrobenthos of western Lake Superior

The present report contributes to knowledge of the relative abundance of major groups of benthic invertebrates in western Lake Superior, primarily in the Apostle Islands region. Observations are made on the depth habitation of certain species, and some of the fauna are compared to that in some of the other Great Lakes. Also included is a note on the catch of benthic organisms in a plankton-net t
Authors
Jarl K. Hiltunen

Distribution of oligochaetes in western Lake Erie, 1961

A total of 52,390 oligochaetes were collected from 40 stations in western Lake Erie in spring 1961. The population was composed of two families, Naididae and Tubificidae. Only six species of naidids were found. One, Paranais frici, is apparently new to the list of North American freshwater Naididae. Among the 14 tubificids found, five species of Limnodrilus were most abundant; they contributed 90%
Authors
Jarl K. Hiltunen

Cisco (Coregonus artedii) mortalities in a southern Michigan lake, July 1968

Cisco die-offs are common in the summer in certain lakes of northern Indiana and southern Michigan, along the southern boundary of the national distribution of coregonine fishes. Although numerous cisco die-offs have been reported, few, if any, have been accompanied by environmental information at the time of the die-off. On 31 July and 1 August 1968, we investigated a cisco die-off on Halfmoon La
Authors
Peter J. Colby, Larry T. Brooke

Age, growth, and maturity of the longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus, of western Lake Superior

Studies of age, growth, and maturity were based on 1760 fish collected in western Lake Superior in 1964-65. The body:scale relation was curvilinear and the curve had an intercept of 1.65 inches on the length axis. The weight increased as the 2.85 power of the length. Some fish formed an annulus before May 18 in 1965; all had completed annuli by late September. Longnose suckers grew 3.6 inches the
Authors
Merryll M. Bailey

Rapid determination of filterable residue in natural waters

The most widely used procedures for determining filterable residue (total dissolved solids) in water are macromethods given in Standard Methods. Although macromethods give good results, they require large amounts of water and long drying times. This report describes a microtechnique for determining filterable residue that requires only 0.05 ml of water and 15 min/sample drying time. The sensiti
Authors
Herbert E. Allen, Charles W. Bacon

Environment of Mesa Verde, Colorado

No abstract available at this time
Authors
J. Erdman, C. L. Douglas, J. W. Marr

Cold-blooded vertebrate immunity to metazoa

No abstract available at this time
Authors
S. F. Snieszko

Tadpole edema virus: pathogenesis and growth studies and additional sites of virus infected bullfrog tadpoles

No abstract available at this time
Authors
K. Wolf, G. L. Bullock, C.E. Dunbar, M. C. Quimby