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Estimates of plasma, packed cell and total blood volume in tissues of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) Estimates of plasma, packed cell and total blood volume in tissues of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

1. Total blood volume and relative blood volumes in selected tissues were determined in non-anesthetized, confined rainbow trout by using 51Cr-labelled trout erythrocytes as a vascular space marker. 2. Mean total blood volume was estimated to be 4.09 ± 0.55 ml/100 g, or about 75% of that estimated with the commonly used plasma space marker Evans blue dye. 3. Relative tissue blood volumes...
Authors
W.H. Gingerich, R.A. Pityer, J.J. Rach

Water-quality data for Orwell reservoir and the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls, Minnesota Water-quality data for Orwell reservoir and the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Water-quality data were collected at five sites on Orwell Reservoir and two sites on the Otter Tail River, at the inflow and outflow points of the reservoir. The data, collected from April 1983 to July 1966, consist mainly of streamflow and nutrient concentrations at the river sites and nutrient concentrations, alkalinity, Secchi-disk transparency, phytoplankton counts, chlorophyll...
Authors
M.R. Have, L. H. Tornes

Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive success of black skimmers in south Texas, 1984 Organochlorine contaminants and reproductive success of black skimmers in south Texas, 1984

Ninety-four Black Skimmer (Rhynchops niger) nests on a dredged-material island colony near Laguna Vista, Texas, were fenced and monitored in 1984 from early incubation until 21 d after the last egg hatched. The daily probability of success was greater during the nestling (99.7%/d/nest) period than during the incubation (98.5%) or hatching (98.5%) periods. By contrast, the success of eggs...
Authors
Thomas W. Custer, Christine A. Mitchell

Climatic data for Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota, 1985 Climatic data for Williams Lake, Hubbard County, Minnesota, 1985

Research on the hydrology of Williams Lake, north-central Minnesota includes study of evaporation. Presented here are those climatic data needed for energy-budget and mass-transfer studies, including: water-surface temperature, dry-bulb and wet-bulb air temperatures, wind speed, precipitation, and solar and atmospheric radiation. Data are collected at raft and land stations.
Authors
A.M. Sturrock, D.O. Rosenberry, T. C. Winter

Optical resolution of rotenoids Optical resolution of rotenoids

Optical resolution of selected rotenoids containing 1-3 asymmetric centers in dihydrobenzopyranofuroben-zopyranone and dihydrobisbenzopyranopyranone series has been achieved on two chiral high-performance liquid chromatographic (hplc) stationary phases. In most cases, the absolute stereochemistry at the cis-B/C ring junction of the rotenoidal antipodes can be related to their elution...
Authors
S. L. Abidi

U.S. Geological Survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Third technical meeting, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-27, 1987 U.S. Geological Survey program on toxic waste--ground-water contamination; proceedings of the Third technical meeting, Pensacola, Florida, March 23-27, 1987

Problems of ground-water contamination from leaking surface impoundments are common in surficial aquifers, and are a subject of increasing concern and attention. A potentially widespread contamination problem involves organic chemicals used in wood-preserving processes. Creosote is the most extensively used industrial preservative in the United States today, with more than 400 wood...

Re-registration of rotenone: A state/federal cooperative effort Re-registration of rotenone: A state/federal cooperative effort

Rotenone is an effective fish toxicant used by virtually all states to manage fish populations. In response to an allegation that rotenone might cause mammary tumors, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in 1976, announced that it was considering listing rotenone as an unsafe substance. To determine if these allegations were correct, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in concert...
Authors
R.J. Sousa, F. P. Meyer, R. A. Schnick

Chemical and biological status of lakes and streams in the upper midwest: assessment of acidic deposition effects Chemical and biological status of lakes and streams in the upper midwest: assessment of acidic deposition effects

Many lakes in three areas in the Upper Midwest - northeastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - have low acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) and may be susceptible to change by acidic deposition. Northcentral Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan together contain about 150-300 acidic lakes (ANC ≤ 0), whereas none have been found in Minnesota. These...
Authors
J.G. Wiener, J.M. Eilers

Endocrine events associated with spawning behavior in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Endocrine events associated with spawning behavior in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

Levels of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone were determined in plasma of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) undergoing certain behaviors associated with spawning in natural and artifical stream environments. Significantly higher levels of estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone were found in males than in females. In the artifical spawning channel, levels of estradiol were...
Authors
Jane E. Linville, Lee H. Hanson, Stacia A. Sower
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