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Responses of plankton communities to the introduction of grass carp into some Georgia ponds Responses of plankton communities to the introduction of grass carp into some Georgia ponds

Net plankton community structure and numbers were studied in soft-water, acidic ponds containing aquatic macrophytes, after introduction of the herbivorous grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The plankton communities in ponds with grass carp consisted of significantly fewer individuals, genera, and orders than did the communities in control ponds. Expected shifts from desirable to...
Authors
T.T. Terrell

The short-tailed Albatross, Diomedea albatrus, its status, distribution and natural history The short-tailed Albatross, Diomedea albatrus, its status, distribution and natural history

The Short-tailed Albatross (Diomedea albatrus) is presently an Endangered Species that was formerly abundant in the North Pacific. Owing to the activities of feather hunters operating on the albatross's nesting grounds for a 50-year period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the species was almost reduced to extinction. The Short-tailed Albatross is the largest of the three...
Authors
H. Hasegawa, A.R. DeGange

Effects of temperature on biochemical reactions and drug resistance of virulent and avirulent Aeromonas salmonicida Effects of temperature on biochemical reactions and drug resistance of virulent and avirulent Aeromonas salmonicida

Incubation temperatures of 11°, 18° and 28° did not substantially affect biochemical reactions of either virulent or avirulent forms of Aeromonas salmonicida subspecies salmonicida. The only change observed, amygdalin fermentation, was positive at 11° and 18° but negative at 28°C. Several isolates utilized sucrose, a characteristic not normally recognized for A. salmonicida subspecies...
Authors
G.B. Hahnel, R. W. Gould

Reciprocal allopreening in the Brownheaded Nuthatch Reciprocal allopreening in the Brownheaded Nuthatch

In his extensive reviews of allopreening, Harrison (1965, 1969) did not record this behavior for the Sittidae, nor did Kilham (1968, 1972, 1973) mention observing this behavior in either White-breasted (Sitta carolinensis) or Red-breasted (S. canadensis) nuthatches. Norris (1958: 187), however, mentioned the occurrence of allopreening in Brown-headed Nuthatches (S. pusilia), in passing...
Authors
D.B. Barbour, A.R. DeGange

Pathogenesis of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Pathogenesis of infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus in adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

The concentration of infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus was determined in eight organs and two body fluids from each of 60 adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Included in the sample were 4 males and 56 prespawning, spawning, or spent female fish. All fish were infected, and virus was present in nearly all organs. There was an overall tendency for the mean concentration...
Authors
D.M. Mulcahy, J. Burke, R.J. Pascho, C.K. Jenes

Environmental features and macrofauna of Kahana Estuary, Oahu, Hawaii Environmental features and macrofauna of Kahana Estuary, Oahu, Hawaii

Lack of ecological information on Hawaiian estuaries prompted an intensive 2-year study of a small (5.7 ha) stream-mouth estuary on windward Oahu. Water quality and macrofauna were sampled weekly at seven stations. The water mass was strongly stratified vertically except during freshets. Average values for water column temperature and bottom salinity were 23.2°C and 12‰ at the head to 28...
Authors
J. A. Maciolek, A.S. Timbol
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