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SCIENCE BUILDING. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 



IOWA LAKESIDE LABORATORY 



shop workmen available ; small boats and outboard 

 motors. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnolot;)', ecology, com- 

 parative and general physiolog)', biochemistry, embry- 

 ology, microbiology, parasitology, phycology, general 

 invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, aquatic entomology, 

 fishery biology, fisheries management, biometry and 

 population dynamics. 



SIZH OF STAFF: Two at professional level in fisheries 

 work and 15-20 in allied fields such as biometry, 

 entomology, etc.; 5-10 graduate assistants in fisheries 

 research. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Dynamics of fish populations in Clear Lake (K. D. 



Carlander) 

 Primary production studies using C-14 and studies on 



utilization by organisms (K. D. Carlander and John 



S. Dodd) 

 River biology with particular reference to water level 



(K. D. Carlander) 

 Farm fish pond investigations (K. D. Carlander and 



Robert Moorman) 

 Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera populations of the 



Mississippi River (K. D. Carlander) 



loiia Lakeside Laboratory 



POSTAL address: Milford, Iowa, USA. 



LOCATION : Near Spencer. 



executive OFFICER: Robert L. King, Director of Labo- 

 ratory, Department of Zoology, State University of 

 Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: State University of Iowa. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1909. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on general 

 limnology, bottom ecology, distribution and dispersal; 

 graduate and undergraduate instruction. Facilities 

 oriented toward field studies rather than experimental 

 laboratory studies. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: June to September. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lakes Okoboji 

 and Spirit (eutrophic lakes); glacial moraines and 

 contained ponds. 



PROVISION FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 6 visitors ; no fees charged for re- 

 search space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks, large indoor tanks with 

 running lake water, aquatic cages; complete herbarium 

 of local seed plants; machine and wood shop, skilled 

 shop workman available; small boats and outboard 

 motors, one 30 ft LOA power vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, microbiology, 

 parasitology, general invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, 

 aquatic entomology, and fishery biology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Seven at professional level; 2 techni- 

 cians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: Diverse flora and fauna from habitats 

 ranging from deep lakes to temporary ponds; vascular 

 plants, algae and plankton outstanding. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Helminth life cycles and intermediate hosts (M. J. 



Ulmer) 

 Comprehensive studies of local algae (John Dodd) 

 Bottom fauna, dispersal studies (R. V. Bovbjerg) 



Jackson Hole Biological Research Station 



POSTAL address: Moran, Wyoming, USA. 



LOCATION: Teton National Park. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. L. Floyd Clarke, Director of 

 Station, Department of Zoology, University of Wyo- 

 ming, Laramie, Wyoming. 



sponsoring AGENCIES: University of Wyoming and 

 New York Zoological Society. 



YEAR founded: 1948. 



SCOPE of activities: Unrestricted research on any of 



