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Fin condition of Atlantic salmon reared at high densities in heated water Fin condition of Atlantic salmon reared at high densities in heated water

We assessed the condition of dorsal and pectoral fins of parr of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar that were reared for 70 d at 17.5°C to final densities of 14–55 kg/M2 (rearing-unit bottom area) or 80–310 kg/m3 (rearing-unit volume). Pectoral fins were not significantly affected by rearing density, but dorsal fins were more eroded in fish reared at the highest density than in fish checked...
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R. W. Soderberg, J. W. Meade, Lori A. Redell

Hydrologic, chemical, and isotopic characterization of two small watersheds on Catoctin Mountain, north-central Maryland, U.S.A. Hydrologic, chemical, and isotopic characterization of two small watersheds on Catoctin Mountain, north-central Maryland, U.S.A.

Two small (100 ha) watersheds located on Catoctin Mountain in north-central Maryland were intensively instrumented in 1990 and have been hydrologically, chemically, and isotopically monitored for 3 years. Dissolved concentrations of major ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, total AI, CI-, NO3-, SO42- , HCO3-, and SiO2) and stable isotopic (D and 18O) values have been analyzed for most types of...
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Karen C. Rice, O.P. Bricker

Letter to the editor Letter to the editor

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Authors
D.C. Duffy, D.C. Hahn

Prey escaping wolves, Canis lupus, despite close proximity Prey escaping wolves, Canis lupus, despite close proximity

We describe attacks by wolf (Canis lupus) packs in Minnesota on a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and a moose (Alces alces) in which wolves were within contact distance of the prey but in which the prey escaped.
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M.E. Nelson, L.D. Mech

Sex and age identification of palila Sex and age identification of palila

Methods to sex and age Palila (Loxioides bailleui), an endangered Hawaiian finch restricted to subalpine woodlands on Hawai'i, were identified on the basis of measurements and plumage characteristics of 17 museum specimens and 96 known-age, live Palila. Palila undergo a single annual molt during September-December following the breeding season. Presence of a complete or partial wingbar
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J.J. Jeffrey, S.G. Fancy, G.D. Lindsey, P.C. Banko, T.K. Pratt, J.D. Jacobi

Identifying sex and age of apapane and iiwi on Hawaii Identifying sex and age of apapane and iiwi on Hawaii

Methods to determine the sex and age of Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) and Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) were developed on the basis of 189 museum specimens and 91 live birds captured in mist nets on the Island of Hawaii (USA). Both species retain all juvenal primaries and some juvenal secondaries and body feathers after the first prebasic molt and attain full adult plumage after the second...
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S.G. Fancy, T.K. Pratt, G.D. Lindsey, C.K. Harada, A.H. Parent, J.D. Jacobi
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