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A detailed taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary Crassatellidae in the eastern United States: An example of the nature of extinction at the boundary A detailed taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous and lower Tertiary Crassatellidae in the eastern United States: An example of the nature of extinction at the boundary

Current theories on the causes of extinction at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary have been based on previously published data; however, few workers have stopped to ask the question, 'How good is the basic data set?' To test the accuracy of the published record, a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Crassatellidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of the Gulf and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains...
Authors
G. Lynn Wingard

Elemental composition of a migratory and a land-locked strain of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Elemental composition of a migratory and a land-locked strain of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

1. The growth and elemental composition of an anadromous strain and a land-locked strain of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were compared. 2. All fish were raised from the egg stage under identical conditions. 3. The land-locked strain was significantly higher in lipids than the anadromous strain throughout the study. 4. Results of exposure to seawater at 2-week intervals between days 431...
Authors
D. V. Rottiers

The immune system of fish The immune system of fish

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Authors
A.K. Siwicki, D. P. Anderson

Effects of repetitive formalin treatments on channel catfish juveniles Effects of repetitive formalin treatments on channel catfish juveniles

Channel catfish Icialurus punctatus ranging from 70 to 148 mm in total length were treated with formalin at a concentration of 25 μL/L for 4 h daily on four successive days each week over a 28-week period beginning in mid-September. Coefficients of condition (weight-tolength ratios) and histological examinations of gill tissues were used to evaluate health of fish exposed to formalin...
Authors
L.R. Bodensteiner, R.J. Sheenan, W.M. Lewis, P.S. Wills, R. Herman

Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region Geologic assessments and characterization of marine sand resources - Gulf of Mexico region

The U.S. Geological Survey conducts geologic surveys and research in marine areas of the United States and its territories and possessions. An objective in some of the investigations is locating and evaluating marine sand and gravel resources and interpretation of the origins of the sand body deposits. Results from such studies over the past 30 years show that many extremely large...
Authors
S. Jeffress Williams, Helana A. Cichon
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