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The Effects Of Coelomic Fluid And Isotonic Homogenates Of The Freshwater Bryozoan Lophopodella Carteri On Fish Tissue, Roger H. Meacham Aug 1967

The Effects Of Coelomic Fluid And Isotonic Homogenates Of The Freshwater Bryozoan Lophopodella Carteri On Fish Tissue, Roger H. Meacham

Master's Theses

A study was made to determine if fish tissue was poisoned by the coelomic fluid extracted from the common coelomic cavity of colonies of the freshwater bryozoan, Lophopodella carteri (Hyatt). Additional studies were made of fish tissues, in vivo and in vitro, when exposed to homogenates of crushed colonies of L. carteri in isotonic medium.

The fish exposed to the coelomic fluid did not show any signs of respiratory distress and therefore the poisonous quality must be located elsewhere in the bryozoan. The homogenates were determined to be poisonous as fishes exposed to a 3.0% solution were killed within an …


Blood Oxygen Capacity Of Birds, J. R. Powell Jun 1961

Blood Oxygen Capacity Of Birds, J. R. Powell

Master's Theses

Avian blood oxygen capacity (BOC: Vol. %) was measured by a modified Roughton - Scholander syringe method with regard to parameters of body weight and sex. Two samples, collected from the Richmond vicinity, were investigated: the domestic pigeon (Columba livia Gmelin) and 25 other bird species.