Photo of the first ever sea lamprey reared in the laboratory at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (GLSC; Millersburg, MI) to undergo transformation (metamorphosis), which entails moving from the larval life stage to the parasitic life stage. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
Trisha L Searcy
Trisha L Searcy is a Biological Science Technician based in Hammond Bay
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First Lab-Reared Transformer
Photo of the first ever sea lamprey reared in the laboratory at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (GLSC; Millersburg, MI) to undergo transformation (metamorphosis), which entails moving from the larval life stage to the parasitic life stage. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
Lab-Reared, Young of Year Sea Lamprey
This invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) was spawned in the laboratory using artificial fertilization methods. It is 6 weeks post-fertilization and feeding externally. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
This invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) was spawned in the laboratory using artificial fertilization methods. It is 6 weeks post-fertilization and feeding externally. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
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First Lab-Reared Transformer
Photo of the first ever sea lamprey reared in the laboratory at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (GLSC; Millersburg, MI) to undergo transformation (metamorphosis), which entails moving from the larval life stage to the parasitic life stage. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
Photo of the first ever sea lamprey reared in the laboratory at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station (GLSC; Millersburg, MI) to undergo transformation (metamorphosis), which entails moving from the larval life stage to the parasitic life stage. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
Lab-Reared, Young of Year Sea Lamprey
This invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) was spawned in the laboratory using artificial fertilization methods. It is 6 weeks post-fertilization and feeding externally. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.
This invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) was spawned in the laboratory using artificial fertilization methods. It is 6 weeks post-fertilization and feeding externally. Photo credit: Trisha Searcy, USGS.