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Whitewings

No abstract available.
Authors
C. Cottam, J.B. Trefethen, G.B. Saunders, P.B. Uzzell, S. Gallizioli, W.H. Kiel, J.A. Ness, J. Stair

An appraisal of the ground-water resources of the Upper Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania

This report describes the availability, quantity, quality, variability, and cost of development of the ground-water resources in the Upper Susquehanna River basin in Pennsylvania, which is the entire drainage area in Pennsylvania above the confluence of the West Branch and the main stem of the Susquehanna River at Northumberland. The report has been prepared for and under specifications establishe
Authors
Paul R. Seaber

Home range and travels

The concept of home range was expressed by Seton (1909) in the term 'home region,' which Burr (1940, 1943) clarified with a definition of home range and exemplified in a definitive study of Peromyscus in the field. Burt pointed out the ever-changing characteristics of home-range area and the consequent absence of boundaries in the usual sense--a finding verified by investigators thereafter. In t
Authors
L. F. Stickel

ALVIN dives on the continental margin off the southeastern United States

In late June and July, 1967, the Deep Submergence Research Vehicle (DSRV) ALVIN, aboard its mother snip, LULU, proceeded from the spring base of operations, Nassau, to its home port of Woods Hole. During this trip, from July 2 to July 14, a series of five dives were made by ALVIN on the Blake Plateau off Georgia and South Carolina, and on the continental slope north of Cape Hatteras.
Authors
John D. Milliman, Frank T. Manheim, R. M. Pratt, E. F. K. Zarudzki

Chemical Composition of Ectoprocta (Bryozoa)

Published data on the elemental composition of the Ectoprocta (Bryozoa) are supplemented by new chemical analyses of 28 ectoproct samples, distributed among 13 species, for organic matter, CO2 calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, phosphorus and iron. The new data, in addition to the 25 fairly complete analyses previously published (distributed among 19 other species) suggest the existence of 3 s
Authors
T.J.M. Schopf, Frank T. Manheim

Review: Radioactivity in the sea

No abstract available.
Authors
Frank T. Manheim

Sulfamerazine residues in trout tissues

No abstract available.
Authors
R. L. Herman, P.E. Degurse