Identifier: zoologica515519121913newy (find matches)
Title: Zoological Society bulletin
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: New York Zoological Society
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: (New York) : New York Zoological Society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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simir de Rham, Member of theBoard of Managers of the New York ZoologicalSociety. The fish, which weighed one hundredand sixty-five pounds, was taken by Mr. deRham with rod and line at Bahia Honda,Florida. Aiding Investigators.—During the past yearthe Aquarium has been able to aid biological re-search in a number of ways. Owing to lack oflaboratory space and proper equipment but littlesuch work can be carried on within the walls ofthe Aquarium building. Mr. George G. Scottof the College of the City of New York, how-ever, has pursued certain investigations on theblood of fishes in an improvised laboratory. Dr. Jacques Loeb, of Rockefeller Institute,has been supplied with large numbers of killie-fishes for use in the investigation of certainbiological problems. Prof. C. F. W. McClure,of Princeton University, has been furnishedwith the eggs and embryos of salmonoid fishesfor the completion of studies on the origin anddevelopment of the lymphatic vessels. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 935
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RED HIND Dr. G. A. MacCallum. of New York City, hasbeen for some months examining the diseasedand dead fishes for the purpose of determiningthe nature of fish diseases and the cause ofdeath, and especially to study the parasites ofthe fishes in the Aquarium. Porpoises and Dolphins.—Numerous attemptshave been made to secure these small toothed-whales in good condition for exhibition at theAquarium. On several occasions specimens ofboth have been taken in local waters and placedin the large center pool, but they have alwaysappeared to be injured before their arrival andnever have lived more than a week or so. The last such attempt was made a short timeago when a specimen of the common dolphin wascaptured in a pound-net at Holly Beach, N. J.,and brought to the Aquarium on September11th. It was evidently nearly dead on arrival.but it survived for two days. On two occasions we have tried to securespecimens of the porpoise through the coopera-tion of the porpoise fishery at Cape Hatteras,

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