Office of Naval Research Projects at Lerner Marine Laboratory.

Abstract

;Contents: Electrochemical methods; Behavioral mechanisms of navigation in spiny lobsters, particularly during mass emigration; Functional hetergeneity of teleost and elasmobranch antibodies; Study of behavior and feeding in octopus vulgaris; Comparative immunology of marine fishes and invertebrates; Nutrient enrichment studies of the Bahama waters; Small-scale investigations of oolites; The role of some algae in the early diagnesis of bahamian carbonate sediments; Comparative physiochemical studies of teeth in marine teleosts and elasmobranchs. Correlation with ultrastructure and caries susceptability; Mechanism of antibody synthesis in marine fishes; Studies of biological posions in the shark; Studies on the maintenance and cultivation of shark kidney tissue in vitro; Morphological association between thalassia testudinum and associated micro-organisms; An analysis of the behavior and ecology of the yellowhead jawfish, opistognathus aurifrons; Interim report on the study of natural history of the queen or pink-lipped conch, strombus gigas; The underwater television installation as a tool for studying coral reef fish communities. A pilot project; Regulatory mechanisms in food intake; Study of bottom plant communities in Bimini waters; Invertebrate behavior; Experimental study of amino acids and amines as cues for feeding and aggregations in sharks.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731404

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Mathewson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Antibodies
  • Communities
  • Coral Reefs
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Fish
  • Invertebrates
  • Military Research
  • Natural History

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry