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*3, A study of hatching and of the ecology of egg masses of aquatic 
invertebrates. 
a. Charles C. Davis, Department of Biolozy, Western leserve 
University. 
b. To study the hatching prowess of aquatic invertebrates. 
¢. Quantitative studies of Sauna and flora are being carried 
out in connection with egg cases and egg masses including investigations of 
invasions of egg masses by various organisms. Numerous collections of animals 
are being observed during hatchings as well as their responses to environmental 
conditions. 
#4. North American ichthyology. 
a. Dr. Iidward C. Raney, Conservation Department, Cornell 
University. 
b, ‘le-collect and study blood serum and hemogolobin: to 
investigate the systematics of several species of darter; to study the systematics 
of redhorse smckers; to study a number of other Great Lakes organisms. 
ec. A series of comrehensive biological! investigations of a 
number of organisms of the Great Laxes area is being carried out relative tv 
the chemical and biological characteristics of the Great Lakes environment, 
primarily off Lake Ontario. 
*5. Ecological and taxonomic studies on aquatic coleoptera. 
a, Dr. Frank N. Yound, Associate l’rofessor of “oology. University. 
ef Indiana. 
b. To classify North American water beetles and to prepare 
a manual of the species. Five genera of water beetles are being studied 
biologically and chemically. 
6. Interspecific relationships in natural and laboratory populations 
of paramecium. 
a. Dr. Nelson G. Hairston, Associate Professor of Zoology, 
University of Michigan. 
b. To examine competitive relationships. among four varieties 
' of paramecium in the vicinity of the lakes surrounding Ann Arbor, 
ec. Field examinations in laboratory tests are carried out 
among varieties of paramec ikun. 
