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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

Easily constructed, economical seawater intake and supply system Easily constructed, economical seawater intake and supply system

A water intake system was designed and installed in Admiralty Inlet, Puget Sound, Washington. The dual system consisted of polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipes, a concrete pit and pumps located on shore at zero tide; and cables attached laterally to the pipelines and terminally between a shoreward anchor and to a seaward intake sled held in place with an 1800 kg Dansforth anchor. The overall...
Authors
G.R. Bouck

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

Mortality of seabirds in high-seas salmon gillnets Mortality of seabirds in high-seas salmon gillnets

Since 1952, the Japanese have operated a large salmon driftnet fishery in the northern North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. This fishery is divided into two components: the high-seas mothership fleet, which consists of several processing ships and their numerous, smaller catcher boats that remain at sea during the entire fishing season, and the land-based fleet, which consists of...
Authors
D. G. Ainley, A.R. DeGange, L.L. Jones, R.J. Beach
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