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Conservation status of freshwater mussels of the United States and Canada Conservation status of freshwater mussels of the United States and Canada

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) herein provides a list of all native freshwater mussels (families Margaritiferidae and Unionidae) in the United States and Canada. This report also provides state and provincial distributions; a comprehensive review of the conservation status of all taxa; and references on biology, conservation, and distribution of freshwater mussels. The list...
Authors
J.D. Williams, M.L. Warren, K.S. Cummings, J.L. Harris, R. J. Neves

[Book review] Battle against extinction: Native fish management in the American West, by W. L. Minckley and J. E. Deacon [Book review] Battle against extinction: Native fish management in the American West, by W. L. Minckley and J. E. Deacon

Review of: BATTLE AGAINST EXTINCTION: NATIVE FISH MANAGEMENT IN THE AMERICAN WEST. W. L. Minckley and J. E. Deacon (eds.). 1991. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. ISBN 0-8165-1221-3. 517 p., $40.00 (hardcover).
Authors
S. J. Walsh

Population structure, body mass, activity, and orientation of an aquatic snake (Seminatrix pygaea) during a drought Population structure, body mass, activity, and orientation of an aquatic snake (Seminatrix pygaea) during a drought

The snout – vent length, tail length, weight, sex, activity, and orientation of a population of swamp snakes (Seminatrix pygaea) in north – central Florida were recorded from 1985 through 1990. A small temporary pond was monitored for 1343 days, using a drift fence – pitfall trap sampling regime. I captured 123 different snakes, plus 45 recaptures. Juveniles comprised 89% of the snakes...
Authors
C.K. Dodd
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