Artificial Light to Attract Young Perch: A New Method of Augmenting the Food Supply of Predaceous Fish Fry in Hatcheries

1963 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
George O. Schumann
The Condor ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 629-633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Beth Swartz

Abstract As swarms of the army ant Eciton burchelli forage across forest floors of the lowland Neotropics, birds gather to eat arthropods flushed by the advancing ants. Past efforts to distinguish members of the obligate ant-following bird guild from the many species that forage opportunistically with army ants have been inadequate. Obligate ant-followers track the locations of multiple nomadic ant colonies in order to maintain a consistent food supply. Each morning, they visit the bivouac site of each colony they are monitoring to assess the ants' activity. Only species dependent upon foraging with army ants exhibit this specialized bivouac checking behavior. This paper proposes a new method for distinguishing between obligate and opportunistic ant-following birds by observing which species check bivouacs. Verificación de Vivaques, un Comportamiento Nuevo que Distingue a Especies Obligatorias de Especies Oportunistas Rastreadores de Hormigas-Ejército Resumen. Cuando enjambres de la hormiga ejército Eciton burchelli forrajean en los suelos de los bosques bajos Neotropicales, algunas aves se aglomeran para ingerir artrópodos espantados por las hormigas que avanzan. Esfuerzos pasados para distinguir entre aquellos miembros del gremio de aves que rastrean las hormigas obligatoriamente de las muchas especies que forrajean de manera oportunista con hormigas ejército han sido inadecuados. Seguidores obligatorios de las hormigas rastrean los sitios de varias colonias nómadas de hormigas a fin de mantener un suministro consistente de alimentos. Cada mañana, estas aves visitan el sitio de vivaque de cada una de las colonias que controlan con fin de evaluar las actividades de las hormigas. Sólo aquellas especies que dependen del forrajeo de las hormigas ejército manifiestan este comportamiento especializado de verificar los vivaques. Este artículo propone un nuevo método para distinguir entre las aves oportunistas y las aves obligatorias rastreadoras de hormigas mediante la observación de aquellas especies que verifican los vivaques.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Scaria ◽  
Shruti Menon ◽  
Maristela Rovai

Lately, there have been more foodborne “superbug” outbreaks than ever before, which creates a problem because superbugs are antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are difficult to treat. To reduce such outbreaks, better ways of finding the source of the infection are needed. Superbugs, such as Salmonella are often transmitted through food. The world’s food supply system has become so complex that it is often difficult to find the source of an outbreak with older testing methods. A new method called whole genome sequencing (WGS) has now been developed to track superbug infections. Using WGS, it is now possible to identify the source of an outbreak in one country that may be transmitted through food imported from the opposite side of the world. Good outbreak tracing methods help scientists make better predictions about outbreaks. Finding the source of an outbreak early on can lead to better containment and lower costs.


Author(s):  
C. C. Clawson ◽  
L. W. Anderson ◽  
R. A. Good

Investigations which require electron microscope examination of a few specific areas of non-homogeneous tissues make random sampling of small blocks an inefficient and unrewarding procedure. Therefore, several investigators have devised methods which allow obtaining sample blocks for electron microscopy from region of tissue previously identified by light microscopy of present here techniques which make possible: 1) sampling tissue for electron microscopy from selected areas previously identified by light microscopy of relatively large pieces of tissue; 2) dehydration and embedding large numbers of individually identified blocks while keeping each one separate; 3) a new method of maintaining specific orientation of blocks during embedding; 4) special light microscopic staining or fluorescent procedures and electron microscopy on immediately adjacent small areas of tissue.


1960 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 227-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
P WEST ◽  
G LYLES
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