258 United Sta/es of America 



invertebrate and \ ertebrate systematics, fishery biology, 

 biometry, population dynamics, fisheries management, 

 submarine geology, chemistry, physics and meteor- 

 ology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One hundred twenty at professional 

 level; 20 technicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Bulletin of Marine Science of 

 the Gidf-Caribhean (issued quarterly) 



University of Michigan Biological Station 



POSTAL address: Pellston, Michigan, USA. 

 LOCATION: Near Cheboygan, between Douglas and 



Burt Lakes. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Alfred H. Stockard, Director. 



Postal address: June 15-September 1, University of 



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Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, Michigan ; Sep- 

 tember 1-June 15, 2129 Natural Science Building, 

 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1909. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research in general 

 field biology, including aquatic biology and limnology; 

 graduate and undergraduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: June 20-August 20, but Station 

 open throughout the year on arrangement by indi- 

 viduals or small groups. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lakes Douglas, 

 Mullet, and Burt, Great Lakes and connecting waters ; 

 sandy and silty beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, 

 eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes, streams, swamps and 

 bogs. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 25 visitors; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, 

 small aquarium tanks; research and identified refer- 

 ence collections of Insecta, parasitic Trematoda and 

 Cestoda; identified reference collections of other in- 

 vertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, etc.; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; three 

 22 ft LOA vessels. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Taxonomy of the flowering 

 plants, fresh-water algae, plant ecology, bryophytes, 

 lower fungi, higher fungi, pteridophytes and gymno- 

 sperms, aquatic flowering plants, lichens, ornithology, 

 biology of fishes, entomology, natural history of inver- 

 tebrates, biology of terrestrial vertebrates, limnology, 

 introduction to parasites, biology of the protozoa, and 

 helminthology. 



SIZE OF SUMMER STAFF: Fifteen at professional level; 

 15 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: To be representative, this list would include 

 hundreds of species from many phyla of plants and 

 animals. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Algae and aquatic fungi (F. K. Sparrow, Jr.) 



Lichens and bryophytes (A. J. Sharp) 



Higher fungi (A. H. Smith) 



Taxonomy of higher plants (E. U. Clover) 



Ecology of plants (John E. Cantlon) 



Forest ecology (Robert Zahner) 



Aquatic bacteria (George W. Saunders) 



Parasitic protozoa (James H. Barrow) 



Parasitic helminths (James R. Hendricks and D. M. 



Wootton) 

 Insects and mites (Robert E. Beer) 

 General invertebrates (Frank E. Eggleton) 

 Ichthyology (Charles W. Creaser and R. O. Legault) 

 Terrestrial vertebrate ecology (Frederick H. Test) 

 Ornithology (Olin S. Pettingill, Jr.) 

 Limnology (David C. Chandler) 



University of Michigan, Department of 

 Fisheries 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. K. F. Lagler, Chairman. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1950. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research; graduate 



and undergraduate instruction. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PH-isiCAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: The Great Lakes 

 and tributary and connecting waters ; sandy and silty 

 beaches, rocky and gravelly shores, eutrophic and 

 oligotrophic lakes ; polluted and unpolluted waters. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library; large outdoor ponds and tanks, small 

 aquarium tanks; research and identified reference col- 

 lections of fauna and flora available at University 

 Museum; machine and wood shop, electrical and elec- 

 tronic shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors, large vessels available. 



INSTRUCTICJNAL PROt.RAM : Fish physiology and be- 

 havior, ichthyology, aquiculture, fishery biology, and 

 commercial fisheries. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professorial level; 7 research 

 associates; 6 technicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: Two-hundred species of indigenous fresh- 

 water fishes including families such as Petromyzon- 

 tidae, Amiidae, Lepisosteidae, Clupeidae, Salmonidae, 

 Cyprinidae, Catostomidae, Esocidae, Cyprinodontidae, 

 Percidae, and Centrarchidae. 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Rhythmic activity of fishes (John E. Bardach) 

 Skin senses of fishes (John E. Bardach) 

 Textbook of Ichthyology (Karl F. Lagler et al.) 

 Monograph of Great Lakes fishes (Karl F. Lagler) 

 Distribution of Michigan fishes (Carl L. Hubbs) 



