United States of America 229 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1898-1921 known as Harpswell Lab- 

 oratory; relocated and renamed in 1921. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research in cardio- 

 vascular-renal physiology and development; training 

 research workers. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: June 15 to September 15. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Atlantic Ocean; 

 estuarine conditions. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visitors; 

 fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; running 

 sea and fresh-water, large outdoor tanks, small aquarium 

 tanks, aquatic cages; machine and wood shop; vessels. 



SIZE OF STAFF: No permanent staff. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Coelenterata : Aiirelia atirila 

 Mollusca: Litloriini Uttorea. Thais lapilliis. Mylihis 



edulis 

 Crustacea: Ganimarus locusia 

 Echinodermata : Ecbinnarachnius parnia, Ciiainiaria 



frondosa 

 Pisces: Squaliis acanthias, Myxncephaliis scoipiiis, A[. 

 octodecimspinosus Pseudople/iroiiectes americanus, 

 Lophiiis piscatorius 



major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Transport in renal tubules (Roy Forstcr) 

 Differentiation (C. E. Wilde) 

 Active transport (A. Hogben) 



water and terrestrial ecology; graduate and under- 

 graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: June 15 to August 23. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Mountain Lake 

 (oligotrophic lake), James and New Rivers. 



PROVISIONS PCJR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 6 visitors ; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; identified reference col- 

 lections of birds and mammals, archegoniate and seed- 

 plants; small boats. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Limnology, physiology, 

 paleontology, cyto- and histo-chemistry, cell morphol- 

 ogy, radiation biology, ecology, plant anatomy, algol- 

 ogy, bacteriology, plant morphology, spermatophytes, 

 archegoniates, mycology, plant ecology, paleobotany, 

 acoelomate invertebrates, coelomate invertebrates, en- 

 tomology, protozoology, helminthology, arthropods, 

 ornithology, animal ecology, and experimental em- 

 bryology. 



SIZE OF staff: Nine at professional level. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Turbellaria: Planar/a dactylitigera 

 Crustacea: Cambarus sciotetisis, C. longuliis 

 Gastropoda: Tridopsis albolabris 

 Amphibia: Plelhndoii cinereus, Rana cLwiitaus, T li- 

 tmus r. i'iridesce>is 



Mountain Lake Biological Station 



postal address: University of Virginia, Charlottes- 

 ville, Virginia, USA. 

 location: Route 1, Pembroke, Virginia. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. James L. Riopel, Director. 

 SPONSORING agency: University of Virginia. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1930. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on fresh- 



MOUNTAIN \..\KE BIOLOGICAL STATION, 

 UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 



Narragansett Marine Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Kingston, Rhode Island, USA. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. John A. Knauss, Director. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: University of Rhode Island. 



year founded: 1937. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Restricted research on marine re- 

 sources of Rhode Island; coastal and high seas ocea- 

 nography; unrestricted research on oceanography with 

 special emphasis on biological aspects; graduate in- 

 struction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Narragansett 

 Bay, Rhode Island Sound; open ocean, sandy and silty 

 beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, estuarine condi- 

 tions, brackish, shallow bays, rivers and streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space by invita- 

 tion for three visitors ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library at the University, small one at the 

 Laboratory; running sea and fresh-water, small aquar- 

 ium tanks; machine and wood shop; small boats and 

 outboard motors; vessels, 30 ft and 46 ft LOA. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Plankton, biological and 

 physical oceanography, fishery biology, population 

 dynamics, geological oceanography, nekton and ben- 

 thos. 



