Changes in the visual pigments of trout
D.M. Allen, W.N. McFarland, F.W. Munz, H. A. Poston
1973, Canadian Journal of Zoology (51) 901-914
The proportions of two visual pigments (rhodopsin and porphyropsin) were examined in four species of trout under experimental and natural conditions. Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri), and brown trout (Salmo trutta) have different relative proportions of visual pigments in their retinae. The visual pigment balance in wild...
Fish viruses: Buffers and methods for plaquing eight agents under normal atmosphere
K. Wolf, M. C. Quimby
1973, Applied Microbiology (25) 659-664
A universal procedure was sought for plaque assay of eight fish viruses (bluegill myxovirus, channel catfish virus, eel virus, Egtved virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic necrosis virus, lymphocystis virus, and the agent of spring viremia of carp (Rhabdovirus carpio), in dish cultures of various fish cells. Eagle minimal...
Red sea drillings
D.A. Ross, R.B. Whitmarsh, S.A. Ali, J.E. Boudreaux, R. Coleman, R.L. Fleisher, R. Girdler, Frank T. Manheim, A. Matter, C. Nigrini, P. Stoffers, P.R. Supko
1973, Science (179) 377-380
Recent drilling in the Red Sea has shown that much of the basin is underlain by evaporites of a similar age to that of evaporites found in the Mediterranean Sea. These evaporites and their structural positions indicate that other brine areas are present - and, indeed, several others have been...
Toxicity of TFM (lampricide) to six early stages of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)
L.E. Olson, L. L. Marking
1973, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (30) 1047-1052
The lampricide TFM (3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) was tested against the following life stages of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri): green eggs, eyed eggs, sac fry, swim-up fry, fry, and fingerlings in four water hardnesses (12, 44, 170, and 320 mg/liter as CaCO3). The eyed-egg stage was one of the most resistant stages tested, and...
Preliminary geologic map of the Calaveras Reservoir Quadrangle, Alameda and Santa Clara counties, California
T. W. Dibblee Jr.
1973, Open-File Report 73-58
No abstract available....
Methods for simultaneous determination and identification of MS-222 and metabolites in fish tissues
C.W. Luhning
1973, Investigations in Fish Control 51
Abstract not submitted to date...
Residues of MS-222, benzocaine, and their metabolites in striped bass following anesthesia
C.W. Luhning
1973, Investigations in Fish Control 52
Abstract not submitted to date...
The effects of methyltestosterone on sex reversal in bluegill
L. E. Chew, J.G. Stanley
1973, Progressive Fish-Culturist (35) 44-47
No abstract available. ...
Floods in New York, 1971
F. Luman Robison
1973, Report
This report, for the calendar year 1971, was prepared at the request of the New York State Department of Transportation under provisions of an agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Geological Survey fore a cooperative statewide program investigate the water resources of the...
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for urban studies in the Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, 1971
F.H. Tovar
1973, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board, began hydrologic studies in the Austin urban area in 1954. The objectives of this project are as follows: 1. To determine the effects of progressive urbanization on infiltration, rates of peak discharge, and rainfall-runoff...
An incident of fenthion mosquito control and subsequent avian mortality
R.W. Seabloom, G.L. Pearson, L.W. Oring, J.R. Reilly
1973, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (9) 18-20
Mass mortality among migratory birds at Grand Forks, North Dakota, was attributed to a mosquito control operation employing the insecticide fenthion. The factors involved may have included the toxicity of the pesticide for birds, the method of application and coincidence with the peak of the spring warbler migration....
Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden and the founding of the Yellowstone National Park
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1973, Report
Following the Civil War, the United States intensified the exploration of her western frontiers to gain a measure of the vast lands and natural resources in the region now occupied by our Rocky Mountain States. As part of this effort, the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories was...
Selected hydrologic data, lower Bear River drainage basin, Box Elder County, Utah
L.J. Bjorklund, L. J. McGreevy
1973, Utah Basic-Data Release 23
This report presents selected basic data from a study of the ground- water resources of the lower Bear River drainage basin, Box Elder County, Utah. The study was made during 1970-72 by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water Rights. Incorporated...
The efficacy of quinaldine sulfate as a anesthetic for freshwater fish
P.A. Gilderhus, B.L. Berger, J.B. Sills, P.D. Harman
1973, Investigations in Fish Control 49
Abstract not submitted to date...
Reproduction and survivorship of the lizard, Uta stansburiana, and the effects of winter rainfall, density and predation on these processes
F.B. Turner, P.A. Medica, D.D. Smith
1973, Research Memorandum RM 73-26
No abstract available at this time...
The efficacy of quinaldine sulfate: MS-222 mixtures for the anesthetization of freshwater fish
P.A. Gilderhus, B.L. Berger, J.B. Sills, P.D. Harman
1973, Investigations in Fish Control 54
Abstract not submitted to date...
Aeromagnetic map of northern Frederick County, Maryland, and parts of adjacent counties in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-291
No abstract available....
Drought displaced movement of North American pintails into Siberia
Charles J. Henny
1973, Journal of Wildlife Management (37) 23-29
During the years 1954-70, 230 pintails (Anas acuta) banded in North America were reported from eastern Asia, primarily Siberia. Most of the birds were shot on the breeding grounds in May. The movement into eastern Asia of pintails banded in the interior of North America was directly correlated with the...
Selective predation by mink, Mustela vison, on waterfowl
Alan B. Sargeant, George A. Swanson, Harold A. Doty
1973, American Midland Naturalist (89) 208-214
Predation by mink (Mustela vison) on three types of ducks (captive, pen-reared-released and wild) was documented in two studies at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota. In the first study, 36 of 60 flightless adult and juvenile ducks held on eight 0.1-acre experimental ponds disappeared between 10...
Petrology of some lithic fragments from Luna 20
E. Roedder, P.W. Weiblen
1973, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (37) 1031-1052
Microscopic and electron microprobe studies were made of polished thin sections of part of a 30-mg sample of 250–500 μm lunar soil returned by Luna 20 from a point between Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Crisium. Very fine-grained lithic (crystalline) rock fragments, composing about...
Radiochemical monitoring of water after the Cannikin event, Amchitka Island, Alaska, October 1972
L.J. Schroder, Wilbur C. Ballance
1973, Report
The U.S. Geological Survey collected water samples from Arnchitka Island, Alaska, during October 1972. Tritium determinations were made on all samples collected and gross alpha and gross beta/gamma determinations were made on 41 samples. The gross alpha and gross beta determinations when compared with previously determined ranges for fresh waters...
Hydraulic tests in hole UAe-3, Amchitka Island, Alaska
Wilbur C. Ballance
1973, Report
Inflatable straddle packers were used to isolate and test selected intervals in hole UAe-3. Packer seats were poor in the uncased part of the hole because of unstable wall conditions, and leakage around packers occurred during some tests. However, leakage generally was slight, as shown on pressure-gage charts, and had...
Summary of chemical and radiochemical monitoring of water for the Cannikin event, Amchitka Island, Alaska, fiscal year 1972
L.J. Schroder, Wilbur C. Ballance
1973, Report
An increased dissolved-solids content was found immediately after the Cannikin event (November 6, 1971) at most of 10 locations in a water-sampling network established in 1967 and revised in September 1971. The observed dissolved-solids content increase was within the seasonal range that has been observed at these locations. No measurable increase...
Biochemical monitoring of water after the Cannikin event, Amchitka Island, Alaska, August 1973
Wilbur C. Ballance
1973, Report
Radiochemical data from the Amchitka Island study area were obtained from water samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey during August 1973. Tritium determinations were made on 86 samples collected and gross alpha and gross beta/gamma determinations were made on 38 samples. The range of data for these samples was...
An empirical NaKCa geothermometer for natural waters
R.O. Fournier, A.H. Truesdell
1973, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (37) 1255-1275
An empirical method of estimating the last temperature of water-rock interaction has been devised. It is based upon molar Na, K and Ca concentrations in natural waters from temperature environments ranging from 4 to 340°C. The data for most geothermal waters cluster near a straight line when plotted as the...
