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Systematks and biology of hermit crabs (Dechance) 

 Physiology of echinoderms (E. V. Buddenbrock) 

 Cytology of chaetognaths (Pasquet) 

 Plankton found in the stomachs of fish (R. Mizoule) 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Vie et Aiil/eu, Bulletin dii Labor atoire Arago (issued 



4 times a year plus supplements) 

 Faiiiie Marine Jese Pjrenees-Orientales (3 issues have 



been published) 



College de France, Lahoratoire de Biologie 

 Marine, Concarnean 



COLLEGE OF FRANCE. MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABO- 

 RATORY, CONCARNEAU 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Concarneau (Fimstere), France. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Jean Roche, Direc- 



teur de la Laboratoire, College de France, Paris V'', 



France. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1858. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the bio- 

 chemistry of marine organisms. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: April to November. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 estuarine conditions, oligotrophic lake, rivers and 

 streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 10-15 

 visitors; no fees charged; living quarters available 

 nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; running sea and fresh-water, 

 large outdoor tanks, small aquarium tanks; small re- 

 search collection of algae of Britanny; herbarium of 

 algae; machine and wood shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop available in town, skilled shop workman 

 available; small boats and outboard motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Comparative biochemistry. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level; 2 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES : 

 Polychaeta: Arenicola marina. Nereis diversicolor, 



Sipiinciiliis niidui 

 Mollusca : Mytilus eel id is, Cardiiim edulis 

 Algae: Lamiiiaria digitata 



LABORATOIRE DE BIOLOGIE MARINE, CONCARNEAU 



major current research projects and scientific 



leaders: 

 Biology of marine infusoria and microfauna of sands 



(E. Faure-Fremiet) 

 Biochemistry of phosphagens (Nguyen- van Thoai) 

 Biochemistry of guanidines (Y. Robin) 

 Biochemistry of iodine (J. Roche) 



Stiit'ion Aqiiicole Gr'tmaldt de Saint-Jean-de- 

 Losne 



GRIMALDI HYDROBIOLOGICAL STATION OF SAINT- 

 )EAN-DE-L0SNE 



POSTAL address: Saint Usage, par Saint-Jean-de-Losne 

 (Cote d'Or), France. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Professeur J. R. Denis, Labora- 

 toire de Zoologie, Faculte des Sciences, Dijon, France. 



sponsoring agency: Universite de Dijon. 



year founded: 1911. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 biology and hydrobiology. 



SEASON OF operation : July and August. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Rivers, Saoene 

 and Doubs, Canal de Bourgogne, Rhoene-Rhine Canal, 

 Vouge, Ouche, Tille; marshes and ponds. 



provisions for visiting scientists: Research and 

 living space for 1-2 visitors. 



MAJOR research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library at Station but library at Universite de Dijon 

 accessible; small aquarium tanks; collections of in- 

 sects and local fauna; one small boat. 

 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Irregular courses for un- 

 dergraduate and graduate students. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Projects vary with graduate students and visiting 

 scientists. 



Station Bioloi^iqne d'Arcachon 



ARCACHON BIOLOGICAL STATION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: 2 rue du Professeur Jolyet, Arcachon 

 (Gironde), France. 



EXECUTIVE officers: Professeur Robert Weill, Direc- 

 teur. Dr. M. Amanieu, Directeur-adjoint. 



SPONSORING agencies: Universite de Bordeaux; Ecole 

 pratique des Hautes-Etudes; Societe scientifique 

 d'Arcachon. 



year founded: 1867. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 marine biology, with emphasis on electrophysiology 

 and endocrinology. 



season of operation: All year but working condi- 

 tions from October to Easter are less favorable. 



physical environment accessible: Bay of Biscay, 

 Arcachon Basin, sand flats, mud banks, estuarine con- 

 ditions, and brackish, shallow bays; 8 m tidal range. 



