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Amphibians And Reptiles Of Vigo County, Indiana, David Rubin

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Vigo County, Indiana is an extremely interesting area for herpetological studyo Its geographical location allows for the interplay of faunal elements from east, west, north, and south (Smith and minton, 1957) and its physiography permits investigation of the relations of terrain and glacial geology to herpetofaunal distribution. Blatchley (1891, 1899) published two papers on the amphibians and reptiles of the county and Allyn and Shockley (1938) reported on the county's salamandersa The present paper has the following objectives: to determine which species occur or have recently occurred in Vigo County; to determine amphibian and reptile distribution in the county; to …

Review Of Echinococcus Species In South Africa, Anna Johanna Maria Verster

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

1. The nominate subspecies of E. granulosus (Batsch, 1786) is redesignated from the type locality, Europe.

2. Five subspecies of E. granulosus are described from South African carnivores: E. g. granulosus, E. g. africanus, E. g. felidis, E. g. lycaontis and E. g. ortleppi.

3. E. g. granulosus has so far only been recovered from the Transvaal; E. g. ortleppi appears to be restricted to the Transvaal; E. g. africanus occurs in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal; E. g. lycaontis and E. g. felidis like their definitive hosts are restricted to the Transvaal.

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Distribution And Taxonomy Of Mammals Of Nebraska, J. Knox Jones Jr

Nebraskiana Publications: Resources and Materials on the 37th State

Contents

Introduction

Environment

Climate

Soils

Geology and Physiography

Vegetation

Effects of Man on The Envmonment

Factors Influencing Distribution And Speciation

Wisconsin Glaciation And Post-Wisconsin Climates

Emigration of Recent Mammals To Nebraska

Some Effects of The Environment

The Missouri River as a Barrier to Dispersal

Geographic Varlatlon and Speciation

Mammalian Distributional Areas

Summary

Treatment and Acknowledgments

Checklist (with page references) of Mammals of Nebraska

Accounts of Species

Introduced Mammals

Species of Unverified occurrence

Type Localities

Literature Cited

● Order MARSUPIALIA-Marsupials ● ● Family DIDELPHIDAE-Opossums ● Didelphis marsupialis virginiana Kerr (Opossum) ● Order INSECTIVORA-Insectivores ● Family SORICIDAE-Shrews ● Sorex cinereus haydeni Baird …

Malaysian Parasites Xxxv-Xlix, W. W. Macdonald

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

This is the third Study of the series from this Institute on the external and internal parasites and the biting insects of the Malaysian region. The earlier two volumes were planned and edited by Dr. J.R. Audy, and on his departure from Malaya in the middle of 1959 Mr. W. W. Macdonald continued the work which had been begun and collated and edited the papers in this present Study.

In the two previous volumes (Study No. 26, 1954 and No. 28, 1957) the emphasis was on the taxonomy of Trombiculid mites. In the present volume the emphasis has changed, and …

Notes On Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Tornadoes, 27 June 1955, Robert G. Beebe

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration: Technical Reports and Related Materials

Some general characteristics of thirteen tornadoes that occurred on the afternoon of June 27, 1955 in Scottsbluff County, Nebraska, are related. Two of these caused widespread attention due to their size and their proximity to the cities of Scottsbluff and Mitchell, Nebraska. These two were photographed extensively by residents near their paths. The experience of two men directly beneath one of the two large tornadoes is related.

Field Techniques For Sexing And Aging Game Animals, Donald R. Thompson

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

The purpose of this booklet is to provide a ready field reference for identification, sexing and aging of common game species. It has purposely been kept in simplified form, presenting only those techniques which can commonly be applied in the field and avoiding those which would require special equipment and skills. Untrained personnel should be given demonstrations of the techniques, and thereafter this reference should serve as a reminder. It is not expected that the reference could successfully be used without such demonstration. Certain of the techniques such as cloaca! examination of waterfowl may require considerable practice by the individual. …

A New Genus Of Monogenetic Trematode (Family Diclidophoridae) From A New Zealand Fish, Harold W. Manter, Gail Walling

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

These monogeneans were collected by Harold W. Manter in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1951 from the gills of Seriolella brama (Günther), the warehou (Family Nomeidae). A study of the three specimens collected indicates they belong to a new genus of the family Diclidophoridae, subfamily Cyclocotylinae.

Nebraska Deer, William Bailey Jr., George Schildman, Phillip Agee, C. G. Pritchard

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

IN COMMON with the experience of most states, Nebraska's deer herds were reduced to a very low level by excessive harvests in our early history. Most American big-game animals were overharvested in the early history of this nation because of commercialization. Buffalo were killed for their hides, deer for their meat. This slaughter continued as long as the hunter (or poacher) could sell his take at a profit. Modem game management and public opinion reversed this trend. Deer are on the way back all over America, and in some states the protection-complex was so strong that deer were restored to …

Nebraska Deer, William Bailey Jr., George Schildman, Phillip Agee, C. G. Pritchard

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Publications

IN COMMON with the experience of most states, Nebraska's deer herds were reduced to a very low level by excessive harvests in our early history. Most American big-game animals were overharvested in the early history of this nation because of commercialization. Buffalo were killed for their hides, deer for their meat. This slaughter continued as long as the hunter (or poacher) could sell his take at a profit. Modem game management and public opinion reversed this trend. Deer are on the way back all over America, and in some states the protection-complex was so strong that deer were restored to …

Key To The Genus Ornithodorus (Of Russia) (After Pavlovsky, 1955), I. G. Galuzo

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

English translation from Russian of pp. 83-85 of Galuzo (1957) Argasid ticks and their epizootological significance. Alma-Ata (Acad. Sci. Kazakh SSR).

Females and Males

Ornithodoros papillipes (Birula, 1895)

O. verrucosus (Sas, Fen. 1934)

O. tartakovskyi (Olenev, 1931)

O. nereensis (Pavlovsky, 1941)

O. alactagalis (Issaakjan, 1936)

O. canestrini (Birula, 1895)

O. lahorensis (Neumann, 1908)

(Summary) Of Variation In Pasture Ticks (Acarina, Ixodidae) And Its Significance For Systematics, G. S. Pervomaisky

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

First paragraph:

1) Pasture ticks (Ixodidae) have a great significance as specific vectors and stimulators of many infectious diseases of man and cattle.

Experiments In Transmission Of Theileriasis And Anaplasmosis Of Sheep Through Ticks Ornithodoros Lahorensis And Haemaphysalis Sulcata, P. A. Bitukov

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

First paragraph:

In conducting inspection of sheep on haemosporidiosis in some districts of South-Kazakhstankoi region, we repeatedly observed theileriasis and anaplasmosis of sheep.

Note: Numerous other experimental data in this paper are omitted from the present translation. This report is of special interest because it establishes the role of an argasid tick as a vector of blood protozoa. Translation made and distributed by Medical Zoology Department, U. S. Naval Medical Research Unit no. 3, Cairo, Egypt.

The Raccoon, A New Host For Microphallus Sp., With Additional Notes On M. Ovatus From Turtles, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Discusses the raccoon, a new host for Microphallus sp., with additional notes on M. ovatus from turtles.

Fish And Shellfish Of The Middle Atlantic Coast, Rachel Carson

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Contents: Economics • Fishing gear • Fishing grounds • Conservation • Oysters (Ostrea virginica) • Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) • Croaker (Micropogon undulatus) • Porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) • Striped bass (Roccus saxatilis) • Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) • Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) • Shad (Alosa sapidissima) • Butterfish (Poronotus triacanthus) • Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) • Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) • Menhaden (Brevoortia spp) • River herring (Pornolobus spp) • Sea bass (Centropristes striatus) • …

Fish And Shellfish Of The South Atlantic And Gulf Coasts, Rachel L. Carson

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Contents
Introduction
The fisheries
The fishing grounds: The South Atlantic coast • The Gulf coast
Boats, men, and fishing gear
Marketing the catch
Biographies of the fish and shellfish of the region: Mullet • Spanish mackerel • Kingfish • Bluefish • Red snapper • Groupers • Sea trouts • Redfish • Black drum • Shrimp • The oyster • The blue crab • Other fish and shellfish • Menhaden • Shad • Pompano • Snook • Grunts • Sheepshead • Blue runner • Crevalle • Flounders • Sharks • Spiny lobster • Hard-shell clam • Bay scallop
Appendix
The nutritive …

The Relations Of Vegetative Composition And Cattle Grazing On Nebraska Range Land, T. E. Brinegar, F. D. Keim

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The objectives of the studies reported in this paper were: (1) to obtain an analysis of the vegetation in tall and short grass range lands, (2) to observe the activities of cattle on the range, and (3) to determine the effects of grazing upon vegetation.

A Study Of Subspecific Variation In The Richardson Pocket-Gopher (Thomomys Talpoides) In Nebraska, With Descriptions Of Two New Subspecies, Myron H. Swenk

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

There has been little published evidence of the occurrence of pocket gophers of the genus Thomomys in Nebraska.

Thomomys talpoides pierreicolus subsp. nov

Pierre Richardson Pocket-Gopher

Thomomys talpoides cheyennensis subsp. nov.

Cheyenne Richardson Pocket-Gopher

A Study Of The Geographical And Ecological Distribution Of The Buffy Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Flavescens Flavescens), With Description Of A New Subspecies From Nebraska, Myron H. Swenk

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The Buffy Plains Pocket-mouse (Perognathus flavescens flavescens) is a typical mammal of the Sandhill Region of Nebraska. Its home, like that of other species of pocket-mice, is a series of burrows in the ground, consisting of several entrance holes leading to the main 'burrow, in which is located the nest and the food storage chambers. In the Nebraska sandhills its burrows and nests are commonly placed beneath clumps of Spanish Bayonet or Prickly Pear Cactus, and the entrance holes usually are so distributed as to open from under the plant in all directions.

The writer had hoped to …

Vegetative Composition And Grazing Capacity Of A Typical Area Of Nebraska Sandhill Range Land, A. L. Frolik, W. O. Shepherd

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Research Bulletins

The sandhill area of Nebraska occupies approximately 20,000 square miles of the central portion of the state. Being unadapted to cultivation, the land is for the most part still covered with native vegetation. It is utilized primarily for the production of livestock, chiefly cattle. During the period 1931 to 1938 the sandhills carried annually an average of 1,041,000 cattle, which amounted to 31 per cent of the total number in the state. The management practices used in the Nebraska sandhills have gained national recognition as a good example of range conservation in the United States. The purpose of this study …

A Study Of Subspecific Variation In The Yellow Pocket-Gopher (Geomys Lutescens) In Nebraska, And Of The Geographical And Ecological Distribution Of The Variants, Myron H. Swenk

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The Yellow Pocket-Gopher (Geomys lutescens) was described by Merriam (14) in 1890, as a paler and smaller subspecies of Geomys bursarius, based on "numerous specimens received from the Sand Hills of western Nebraska", and especially upon an adult Cjl type specimen (No. 23595, U. S. N. M.) collected in the sandhills along Birdwood Creek, Lincoln County, Nebraska, May 27, 1889, by A. B. Baker. Although even as late as 1931 Scheffer (17) classified Geomys lutescens as a subspecies of G. bursarius, it is without doubt specifically distinct from G. bursarius. In all of its variations …

A Study Of Local Size Variations In The Prairie Pocket-Gopher (Geomys Bursarius), With Description Of A New Subspecies From Nebraska, Myron H. Swenk

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Beginning in the fall of 1913, the writer has continuously been interested in accumulating accurate body measurements, taken in the flesh, of Nebraska pocket-gophers. As a result quite an assemblage of such data has been secured. In the case of Geomys bursarius, the bulk of these data relates to specimens trapped in the vicinity of Lincoln, Lancaster County, involving to date 48 adult and 38 immature males and 50 adult and 65 immature females. Recently these measurements have been tabulated and compared with such measurements of the species as have been recorded in the literature from other parts of …

The Tapeworms Of The Rhinoceroses, A Study Based On Material From The Belgian Congo, Horace W. Stunkard

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

During the course of my study on the parasitic worms collected by the Lang-Chapin expedition of the American Museum to the Belgian Congo, I have had the good fortune to examine abundant material of Plagiotaenia gigantea (Peters). This interesting species, the first reported from the rhinoceros, has been confused with other cestodes from rhinoceros hosts, has been assigned to no less than three different genera in addition to the genus Taenia, to which it was originally referred, and has been the source of much discussion and difference of opinion during the past seventy years. A review of the literature …

Trematodes From The Rat, Horace Wesley Stunkard, Chilson B. Haviland

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Occasional examinations of rats for animal parasites have been carried on for over a hundred years. Later, knowledge of the importance of rats as reservoirs of infection and as agents in the transfer of parasitic diseases has led to the regular and careful examination of large numbers in various parts of the world. Among the more recent publications dealing with the parasites of rats may be mentioned Shipley (1908), Moll (1917), Chandler (1921), Balfour (1922), Baylis (1922), Stevenson (1922), Hegner (1923), and Lavier (1924). Notwithstanding the many investigations, only a single trematode parasite has previously been discovered and concerning it …