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IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Echinodermata: Stro)2gyloceiitrotiis purpiirattis, S. 



franciscanus, Lytechinus pictus, Dendraster excentri- 



ciis 

 Gephyrea : Urecbis caupo 

 Polychaeta: Chaetopterus variopedatus 

 Gastropoda: Megalhura crenulata 

 Urochorda: Cioiia intestinalis, Styela barnharti 

 Acrania : Branchistoma calijorniense 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Immunochemical problems of fertilization and early 

 development (Albert Tyler) 



Neurophysiology of crustaceans (C. A. G. Wiersma) 



Correlative biological and paleontological investiga- 

 tions on marine mollusks (H. Lowenstam) 



Ners'e regeneration and behavior in fishes (R. W. 

 Sperry and H. Arora) 



Laboratory of Radiation Biology 



POSTAL address: Fisheries Center, University oi Wash- 

 ington, Seattle 5, Washington, USA. ;^ | () ^ 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson, Direc- 

 tor and Professor of Fisheries. 



sponsoring AGENCIES: Division of Biology and Medi- 

 cine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission; University of 

 Washington. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Research on radiation biology, 

 with emphasis upon the ecological aspects; graduate 

 instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PROVISION FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Accommodations 

 for 4 visitors, no fees charged; living quarters avail- 

 able nearby. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Pacific Ocean, 

 Lakes Washington and Fern (oligotrophic lakes), 

 estuarine conditions, rivers, and streams. The labora- 

 tory frequently engages in research in the Marshall 

 Islands where coral reefs are abundant. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library ; running sea and fresh-water, large 

 outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks ; re- 

 search collections of fish, invertebrates, algae, and 

 flora from the Marshall Islands as well as marine forms 

 from the Chukchi Sea; identified reference collections 

 of fishes from the North Pacific and from local fresh- 

 water areas ; machine and wood shop, electrical and 

 electronic shop, skilled shop workmen available; small 

 boats and outboard motors ; larger vessels for marine 

 work are chartered. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Pre- and postdoctoral train- 

 ing in radiation biology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Ten at professional level; 10 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Coelenterata : Hydra oligactis, Metridium 



Mollusca: Modiolus modiolus, Mytiliis edulus, 



Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea lurida, Ocinebra japonica, 



Thais lamellosa, Helisoma 

 Crustacea: Calliopius, Allorchestes, Pandalus borea- 



lis, Pandalopsis, Astacus, Balaiius 

 Echinodermata : Strongylocentrotus 

 Pisces: Sal mo gairdi/erii. S. lewisii, Oncorhynchus 



Ishawylscha, O. kela, O. gorbuscha, O. nerka, O. 



kisutch, Ictalurus nebulosus, Sehastodes, Hippo- 



glossus hippogtossus, Parophrys vetulus. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Aquatic resources (trace-mineral metabolism) (L. R. 



Donaldson) 

 X-radiation studies (K. Bonham) 

 Natural history studies (A. D. Welander) 

 High intensity radiation studies, Bikini-Eniwetok (R. 



F. Palumbo) 

 Marine surveys (measurement of radiation and its 



movement in the sea. Waste disposal effects — in 



sea) (A. H. Seymour) 

 Rongelap ecology studies (E. E. Held) 



Lake Itasca Forestry and Biological Station 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Lake Itasca P. O., Minnesota, USA. 



LOCATION: Near Bemidji. :; f -f 6 ' 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. William H. Marshall, Direc- 

 tor of the Lake Itasca Biology Session, 300 Coffey 

 Hall, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 14, Minnesota. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: University of Minnesota. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1934. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 fresh-water biology; graduate and undergraduate in- 

 struction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: June to September. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lake Itasca; 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, rivers and streams. 



LAKESIDF LABORATORY, ITASCA 



