Images

Strobilops sp. shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.

Strobilops sp. shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing up.

Thysanophora caecoides shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.

Close-up view of Thysanophora crinita shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.

Miradiscops opal shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.

Miradiscops panamensis shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing up.

Lucidella lirata shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.

Miradiscops opal shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing up.

Ventral view of Guppya gundlachi shell observed with a scanning electron microscope.

Hawaiia minuscula shell observed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing down.

Hawaiia minuscula shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing up.

Florida panther rests in it's Southwest Florida habitat.

A family of Florida panthers walking in the night.

Florida panther; Puma concolor coryi, remains one of the most endangered mammals in the world.

When the river stops flowing the channel becomes brushy because of the moisture in the river bottom. The location is 17º59'15"N, 66º17'40" and the elevation is 10 m. All photographs are at the same location.

Removing a blood sample from a shortnose sturgeon to determine a colorimetric technique for revealing sex and establish contaminant levels.

Scanning shortnose sturgeon for PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) identification tag, used to permanently mark fish.

Zoe Zyollewski handles an adult Atlantic salmon caught in the Connecticut River.

External placement of radio transmitters on shortnose sturgeon in the Connecticut River.

An unidentified cow (Bovidae Family) with cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in the grass. Deforestation is visible in the background.

Dr. Kimberli Miller and Minnesota Sate Biologist Joe Marcino (right) examining a pelican during Newcastle disease outbreak.