DOCSLIB.ORG

Curriculum Vitae William L. Peters, Professor

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

March 15, 2000 Curriculum Vitae William L. Peters, Professor Degrees: B.A. University of Kansas, 1960 - Entomology M.A. University of Utah, 1962 - Zoology and Entomology Ph.D. University of Utah, 1966 - Zoology and Entomology Teaching Responsibilities (Past and Present): General Entomology Systematic Entomology Insect Morphology Agricultural Entomology Principles of Animal Taxonomy Aquatic Entomology Orientation to Entomology Insects, Man and Environment Professional Seminar University and Professional Positions Held: Professor, Florida A&M University, 1974— Associate Professor, Florida A&M University, 1966-1974 Director, Cooperative Ph.D. in Entomology (with University of Florida), 1996— Program Chair, Entomology and Structural Pest Control, Florida A&M University, 1985— Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies, University of Maine at Orono, 1986— Chairman, Department of Entomology and Structural Pest Control, Florida A&M University, 1975 1985 Research Director, USDA - Florida A&M University, 1970-1983 Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, 1967— Assistant Entomologist, University of Florida, 1968-1970 Professor and Entomologist, University of Florida, 1970— Research Associate, Florida Department of Agriculture, 1968— Cooperating Scientist, ARS, USDA, 1975— Reuben Capelouto Foundation, Inc., President, Board of Directors, 1980— Advisory Positions: International Conferences on Ephemeroptera (Member, Permanent Committee, 1975—, Chairman, Permanent Committee, 1979— Editorial Board, Aquatic Insects, 1979— Alumni Advisory Board, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Kansas (Chair 1996-1998;Vice Chair 1994-1995). Member, Research Advisory Committee, John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Research Laboratory, 1991— Advisory Board, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology & Pest Control Examination Work Group, 1998— Advisory Board, Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, board member 1999- Review panel, USEPA Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study, Zoology, Forestry, Entomology and Ecological Risk Assessment, March, 1999 Selection Committee, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Contracted Projects Program, May 1999; Apr. 2000 Review panel, USEPA Office of Research and Development Grants for Research program, April, 1997 Other: external reviewer for theses in Australia and India; AID panels; consulting Memberships: Entomological Society of America (Secretary, 1978, Vice Chairman, 1979, Chairman, 1980, Aquatic Insects Subsection) American Entomological Society Florida Entomological Society (Executive Committee, 1977-1983; Vice President, 1980; President, 1981; Past President, 1982; Chairman, Student Activities Committee, 1993) Gamma Sigma Delta (Charter member, Florida A&M University) Alabama Pest Control Association (Honorary Member, 1988---) Entomological Society of Washington Sigma Xi Pi Chi Omega Kansas Entomological Society National Pest Control Association Florida Pest Control Association (Professionalism Committee, 1981, 1982, Honorary Member 1993---) North American Benthological Society Society of Systematic Zoology (Nominating Committee, 1974) Florida Academy of Sciences Association for Tropical Biology Georgia Pest Control Association Phi Sigma Philippine Association of Entomologists New Zealand Limnological Association Georgia Entomological Society Association for the Study of Oriental Insects Areas of Interest: Evolution and systematics of Ephemeroptera, especially Leptophlebiidae. Zoogeography, especially in Southern Hemisphere. Entomology: ecology and behavior of aquatic insects. Continuing education: urban pest management. Current Research Projects: Higher classification and phylogeny of the Leptophlebiidae. Distribution of Ephemeroptera in relation to continental drift. Ecology of selected species of Ephemeroptera of Florida. Ephemeroptera of Southern United States. Grants: Society of the Sigma Xi. 1963. $550 for one month. Rearing Studies of Hagenulus-type Mayflies in Jamaica (Ephemeroptera). (University of Utah) W. L. Peters, p. 3 Society of the Sigma Xi. 1965. $600 for one month. Rearing Studies of the Leptophlebiid Genera of Mayflies in the Southern Hills of India (Ephemeroptera). (University of Utah) National Science Foundation. 1966. $3,880 for three months. A Revision of the West Indian Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). Florida A&M University. 1966. $918 for one year. Equipment Grant for the Continuation of Revision of the Generic Classification of the Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). National Science Foundation. 1967. $23,626 for two years. A Revision of the Neotropical Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1967. $14,946 for three years. The Ecology, Seasonal Distribution, Habits, and Life History of Neoephemera youngi Berner, Siphloplecton speciosum Traver, and Baetisca rogersi Berner. Entomological Society of America. 1968. $800 for two weeks. Travel Grant: 13th International Congress of Entomology, Moscow. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1968. $10,000 for two years. The Use of Hexagenia munda Eaton as Fish Bait in Northern Florida. U.S. Forest Service. 1970. $13,000 for two years. Ecology of Sand Dwelling Mayflies in an Unaltered River in Florida. Florida State Department of Air and Water Pollution Control. 1970. $5,000 for one year. Biological Survey of Waters Entering the Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. U.S. Forest Service. 1971. Program: Natural Habitats of Sand Bottom Rivers as Reflected by Community Ecology of Mayflies in Northern Florida. 1. Phase I. 1971. $15,846 for one year. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1971. $14,946 for two years. Compilation of Faunal Lists for Use in Developing Monitoring Systems to Evaluate and Prevent Pollution in Natural Aquatic Environments. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1972. Program: Comparative Ecology of Selected Species of Aquatic Insects. Phase I. 1972. $268,665 for two years. National Geographic Society. 1972. $10,500 for 3 months. Zoogeographical Studies of Aquatic Insects of New Caledonia. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1973. Program. Comparative Ecology of Selected Species of Aquatic Insects. Phase II. $307,400 for two years. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1974. Program. Comparative Ecology of Selected Species of Aquatic Insects. Phase III. $55,837 for one year. Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. $8,516 for one year. Water Quality Requirements of Ephemeroptera. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1975. Program. Comparative Ecology of Selected Species of Aquatic Insects. Phase IV. $421,000 for two years and continuation of $200,593 for one year. Cooperative State Research Service (USDA). 1979-1983. Program: Water Quality Studies: Comparative Ecology and Systematics of Selected Aquatic Insects. $253,575 for FY 79, $289,058 for FY 80, $360,273 for FY 81, $420,800 for FY 82, $485,000 for FY 83, $364,111 for FY 84. Capacity Building Grants Program (CSRS/USDA). 1991-1993. A Center for Undergraduate and Continuing Education Studies in Entomology. $174,000 for 2 years. Office of Higher Education(CSRS/USDA) 1995-2000. A Multicultural Scholars Program in Agriculture at Florida A&M University. $100,000 for four years. Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure (NSF) 1998-2001. Growth Management and Modernization of the Ephemeroptera Collection at Florida A&M University. $290,040 for three years. W. L. Peters, p. 4 Honors, Activities, Committees, Meetings, Etc.: Leadership Recognition Award from the Association of Research Directors, Inc., 1890 Colleges and Universities, 2000 Florida "Teaching Incentive Program" award, 1994. Outstanding Meritorious Service Award, Florida A&M University, 1990. Florida Achievement Award in Entomology for Teaching and Extension, 1990.. Invited guest, Institute of Entomology, Czechoslovak Academy of Science, 1968, 1983. Morrison-Evans Outstanding Scientist Award, 1976. Fellow, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 1969--Assistant Editor, Eatonia, 1968--; Associate Editor, 1960-1968 University of Utah Research Fellowship, 1963, 1964-1966 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Utah, 1960-1963, 1964 Pennock Award in Entomology, 1962 National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1960 Carnegie Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1957-58 Kansas Heart Association Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1957-1958 Collected and reared Ephemeroptera in following countries: Peru (3 months), Panama and the Canal Zone (1 week), Jamaica (1 month), New Guinea (1 month), Thailand (1 month), India (3 months), Czechoslovakia (1 week), Germany (2 weeks), Surinam (1 month), Argentina (1 month), Brazil (2 months), Sabah (2 weeks), and New Caledonia (3 months). XVth International Congress of Entomology, Program Committee. Cooperator/Consultant as follows: Review panel, EPA, 1999 Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, 1963. B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 1965. Loyola College, Madras, India, 1965. Department of Agriculture, Paramaribo, Surinam, 1968. Miguel Lillo, Tucuman, Argentina, 1968. Universidad do Curitiba, Brazil, 1968. ORSTOM, New Caledonia, 1972. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, 1976-1980. International Meetings Attended: International Congress of Entomology, Montreal, 1956. International Congress of Entomology, Moscow, 1968. First International Conference on Ephemeroptera, Tallahassee, 1970 (Convenor). International Congress of Entomology, Canberra, 1972. Second International Conference on Ephemeroptera, Krakow, 1975.
Recommended publications
  • A New Species of Behningia Lestage, 1929 (Ephemerotera: Behningiidae) from China

    A New Species of Behningia Lestage, 1929 (Ephemerotera: Behningiidae) from China

    Zootaxa 4671 (3): 420–426 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2019 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4671.3.7 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EED176F4-BDA3-4053-A36C-8A76D3C4C186 A new species of Behningia Lestage, 1929 (Ephemerotera: Behningiidae) from China XIONGDONG ZHOU1, MIKE BISSET2, MENGZHEN XU3,5 & ZHAOYIN WANG4 1State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beiing, China. E-mail: [email protected] 3State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. E-mail: [email protected] 4State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. E-mail: [email protected] 5Corresponding author Abstract A new species of sand-burrowing mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Behningiidae), Behningia nujiangensis Zhou & Bisset, is described based on more than 50 nymphs collected from the Nujiang River in Yunnan Province, P.R. China. This is the first species of the family Behningiidae discovered in China. It is also the second species of genus Behningia, and the third species of the family Behningiidae collected from the Oriental biogeographic region. The shapes of the labrum and the labium in B. nujiangensis are markedly different from those found in other species of Behningia. Differences in the mandibles, the galea-lacina of maxillae, and both the prothoracic and metathoracic legs differentiate B. nujiangensis from both B. baei and B. ulmeri. The biology of and conservation challenges for B. nujiangensis are also briefly discussed.
  • Ohio EPA Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Level December 2019 1 Table 1. Current Taxonomic Keys and the Level of Taxonomy Routinely U

    Ohio EPA Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Level December 2019 1 Table 1. Current Taxonomic Keys and the Level of Taxonomy Routinely U

    Ohio EPA Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Level December 2019 Table 1. Current taxonomic keys and the level of taxonomy routinely used by the Ohio EPA in streams and rivers for various macroinvertebrate taxonomic classifications. Genera that are reasonably considered to be monotypic in Ohio are also listed. Taxon Subtaxon Taxonomic Level Taxonomic Key(ies) Species Pennak 1989, Thorp & Rogers 2016 Porifera If no gemmules are present identify to family (Spongillidae). Genus Thorp & Rogers 2016 Cnidaria monotypic genera: Cordylophora caspia and Craspedacusta sowerbii Platyhelminthes Class (Turbellaria) Thorp & Rogers 2016 Nemertea Phylum (Nemertea) Thorp & Rogers 2016 Phylum (Nematomorpha) Thorp & Rogers 2016 Nematomorpha Paragordius varius monotypic genus Thorp & Rogers 2016 Genus Thorp & Rogers 2016 Ectoprocta monotypic genera: Cristatella mucedo, Hyalinella punctata, Lophopodella carteri, Paludicella articulata, Pectinatella magnifica, Pottsiella erecta Entoprocta Urnatella gracilis monotypic genus Thorp & Rogers 2016 Polychaeta Class (Polychaeta) Thorp & Rogers 2016 Annelida Oligochaeta Subclass (Oligochaeta) Thorp & Rogers 2016 Hirudinida Species Klemm 1982, Klemm et al. 2015 Anostraca Species Thorp & Rogers 2016 Species (Lynceus Laevicaudata Thorp & Rogers 2016 brachyurus) Spinicaudata Genus Thorp & Rogers 2016 Williams 1972, Thorp & Rogers Isopoda Genus 2016 Holsinger 1972, Thorp & Rogers Amphipoda Genus 2016 Gammaridae: Gammarus Species Holsinger 1972 Crustacea monotypic genera: Apocorophium lacustre, Echinogammarus ischnus, Synurella dentata Species (Taphromysis Mysida Thorp & Rogers 2016 louisianae) Crocker & Barr 1968; Jezerinac 1993, 1995; Jezerinac & Thoma 1984; Taylor 2000; Thoma et al. Cambaridae Species 2005; Thoma & Stocker 2009; Crandall & De Grave 2017; Glon et al. 2018 Species (Palaemon Pennak 1989, Palaemonidae kadiakensis) Thorp & Rogers 2016 1 Ohio EPA Macroinvertebrate Taxonomic Level December 2019 Taxon Subtaxon Taxonomic Level Taxonomic Key(ies) Informal grouping of the Arachnida Hydrachnidia Smith 2001 water mites Genus Morse et al.
  • The Life History, Nymphal Growth Rates, and Feeding Habits of Siphlonisca Aerodromia Needham (Epherneroptera: Siphlonuridae) in ~Aine'

    The Life History, Nymphal Growth Rates, and Feeding Habits of Siphlonisca Aerodromia Needham (Epherneroptera: Siphlonuridae) in ~Aine'

    The life history, nymphal growth rates, and feeding habits of Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham (Epherneroptera: Siphlonuridae) in ~aine' K. ELIZABETHGIBBS AND TERRYM. MINGO Department of Entomology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, U. S. A. 04469 Received March 25. 1985 GIBBS,K. E., and T. M. MINGO.1986. The life history, nymphal growth rates, and feeding habits of Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham (Epherneroptera: Siphlonuridae) in Maine. Can. J. Zool. 64: 427-430. Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham has a univoltine life history in Maine. Adults emerge in late May or early June. Each female contains about 394 large (0.46 mm long) eggs covered with coiled fibers that anchor the eggs to the substrate. Eggs are deposited in the main channel of the stream and small nymphs appear in January. Nymphal growth rate (GHW)was expressed as a percent per day increase in head width. Initially nymphs feed on detritus and grow slowly (GHW= 0.28-0.79) at water temperatures near 0°C. Following snow melt, the nymphs move into the adjacent Carex floodplain. Here, water temperature increases, animal material, in the form of mayfly nymphs, becomes increasingly common in the diet, and growth rate increases (GHW = 2.13-2.89). The sex ratio of nymphs collected in May and June was 1: 1.8 (ma1e:female). GIBBS,K. E., et T. M. MINGO. 1986. The life history, nymphal growth rates, and feeding habits of Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham (Epherneroptera: Siphlonuridae) in Maine. Can. J. Zool. 64: 427-430. Dans le Maine, le cycle de Siphlonisca aerodromia Needham est univoltin. L'emergence des adultes se produit a la fin de mai ou au debut de juin.
  • TB142: Mayflies of Maine: an Annotated Faunal List

    TB142: Mayflies of Maine: an Annotated Faunal List

    The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Technical Bulletins Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station 4-1-1991 TB142: Mayflies of aine:M An Annotated Faunal List Steven K. Burian K. Elizabeth Gibbs Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_techbulletin Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Burian, S.K., and K.E. Gibbs. 1991. Mayflies of Maine: An annotated faunal list. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 142. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Technical Bulletins by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ISSN 0734-9556 Mayflies of Maine: An Annotated Faunal List Steven K. Burian and K. Elizabeth Gibbs Technical Bulletin 142 April 1991 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Mayflies of Maine: An Annotated Faunal List Steven K. Burian Assistant Professor Department of Biology, Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 06515 and K. Elizabeth Gibbs Associate Professor Department of Entomology University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Financial support for this project was provided by the State of Maine Departments of Environmental Protection, and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; a University of Maine New England, Atlantic Provinces, and Quebec Fellow­ ship to S. K. Burian; and the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. William L. Peters and Jan Peters, Florida A & M University, pro­ vided support and advice throughout the project and we especially appreci­ ated the opportunity for S.K. Burian to work in their laboratory and stay in their home in Tallahassee, Florida.
  • Appendix 11.3

    Appendix 11.3

    APPENDIX 11.3: Macro-invertebrate diversity in Maine and northeastern U.S., by family. Maine data are from MABP database, from multiple sources. New England data (6 states, excluding New York) are from a compilation of data by Chandler and Loose (2001) that includes information for all states, but appears to focus on Massachusetts. Species totals include taxa that are identified only to genus level (i.e. genera without any species indicated). Appendices 15 Appendix 11.3 New England Taxa MABP records records Phylum Class Order Family # Genera # Spp %"Orphan" Genera *** # Genera # Spp Annelida Polychaeta Sabellida Sabellidae 00 00 Annelida Polychaeta Sabellida Aeolosomatidae 22 100 -- -- Annelida Clitellata Lumbiculida Lubriculidae 44 75 2 3 Annelida Clitellata Enchytraeida Enchytraeidae ? ? Annelida Clitellata Haplotoxida Naididae 14 35 71018 Annelida Clitellata Haplotoxida Tubificidae 612 17 5 10 Annelida Clitellata Lumbricida Glossoscolecidae -- -- Annelida Clitellata Branchiobdellida Bdellodrilidae 11 011 Annelida Clitellata Branchiobdellida Branchiobdellidae 11 011 Annelida Clitellata Branchiobdellida Cambarincolidae 24 024 Annelida Clitellata Rhynchobdellida Glossiphoniidae 77 0616 Annelida Clitellata Rhynchobdellida Piscicolidae 44 044 Annelida Clitellata Arhynchobdellida Hirudinididae 22 024 Annelida Clitellata Arhynchobdellida Erpobdellidae 45 048 Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Asellidae 24 50 2 4 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Gammaridae 11 014 Arthropoda Malacostraca Amphipoda Crangonyctidae 22 027 Arthropoda Malacostraca
  • Habitat, Life History, and Behavioral Adaptations of Aquatic Insects � N

    Habitat, Life History, and Behavioral Adaptations of Aquatic Insects N

    Habitat, Life History, and Behavioral Adaptations of Aquatic Insects N. H. Anderson J. Bruce Wallace, Oregon State University, Corvallis University of Georgia, Athens INTRODUCTION ADAPTATION TO HABITAT The observed patterns of distribution and abundance of aquatic insects indicate successful adaptations to a wide va- Osmoregulation riety of habitats. To demonstrate how organisms adapt to Aquatic insects need to maintain a proper internal salt particular niches of the freshwater community, examples of and water balance. Body fluids usually contain a much higher species using certain environments are presented in this salt concentration than does the surrounding water and water chapter and the life cycle is used as a framework for describ- tends to pass into the hypertonic (higher osmotic pressure) ing diverse modes of coping with environmental character- hemolymph. The insect integument, especially the wax layer istics. of the epicuticle, appears to be especially important in pre- Factors that influence utilization of a particular habitat venting flooding of the tissues (Chapman 1982). Some fresh- can be grouped into four broad categories: (I) physiological water insects take in large quantities of water during feeding. constraints (e.g., oxygen acquisition, temperature effects, os- Their feces contain more water than the fra ys of terrestrial moregulation; (2) trophic considerations (e.g., food acquisi- counterparts since many aquatic insects excrete nitrogenous tion); (3) physical constraints (e.g., coping with habitat); and wastes as ammonia, which is generally toxic unless diluted (4) biotic interactions (e.g., predation, competition). How- with large quantities of water (Chapman 1982). The pro- ever, these categories are so interrelated that detailed anal- duction of a hypotonic urine (lower osmotic pressure, or more ysis of each factor is not appropriate.
  • The Reproductive Life History of the Predacious, Sand-Burrowing Mayfly Dolania Americana (Ephemeroptera: Behningiidae) and Comparisons with Other Mayflies

    The Reproductive Life History of the Predacious, Sand-Burrowing Mayfly Dolania Americana (Ephemeroptera: Behningiidae) and Comparisons with Other Mayflies

    The reproductive life history of the predacious, sand-burrowing mayfly Dolania americana (Ephemeroptera: Behningiidae) and comparisons with other mayflies THOMASJ. FINK Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 601 15-2861, U.S.A . TOMASSOLDAN feskoslovenska akademie vgd, Jihofeskk biologickk centrum, Entornologic@ ~stav, Branis'evska 31, 3 70 05 Ceskk Budcjovice, Czechoslovakia AND JANICEG. PETERSAND WILLIAML. PETERS Department of Entomology, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, U.S.A. Received May 18, 1990 FINK, T. J., SOLDAN,T., PETERS,J. G., and PETERS,W. L. 1991. The reproductive life history of the predacious, sand-burrowing mayfly Dolania americana (Ephemeroptera: Behningiidae) and comparisons with other mayflies. Can. J. Zool. 69: 1083- 1093. Oogenesis in Dolania is unique among Ephemeroptera, with one oocyte developing per ovariole, low numbers of ovarioles, and routine resorption of one-third to one-half of ovarioles. Fecundity is 20 times smaller than in mayflies from other families, and mature egg dry weight is approximately 32 times the values of non-Behningiidae mayflies. Seventy percent of the linear growth of maturing oocytes occurs in a 2- to 3-week period during the late penultimate to early final larval stadia. The gut does not atrophy fully, and nonmaturing oocytes remain small and are not resorbed until the other oocytes reach maturity. Thus, resorbing oocytes are probably not an important energy source for the maturing oocytes. Starvation can further reduce Dolania fecundity from a normal 100 eggs to 6. Limited oocyte resorption appears common in mayflies. Callibaetis ferrugineus female imagos, which are ovoviviparous, resorb much of their abdominal muscle.
  • Feeding Habits of the Predaceous Nymphs of Dolania Americana in Northwestern Florida (Ephemeroptera : Behningiidae)

    Feeding Habits of the Predaceous Nymphs of Dolania Americana in Northwestern Florida (Ephemeroptera : Behningiidae)

    Hydrobiologia vol . 67, 2, pag. 119-123, 1979 FEEDING HABITS OF THE PREDACEOUS NYMPHS OF DOLANIA AMERICANA IN NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA (EPHEMEROPTERA : BEHNINGIIDAE) Philip T. P. TSUI* & Michael D . HUBBARD Laboratory of Aquatic Entomology, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307 USA * Present Address : Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd., Environmental Planning Management Dept ., Box 800, Calgary, Alberta T2P2J7, Canada Received November 9, 1978 Keywords : Behningiidae, Chironomidae, competition, Dolania, Ephemeroptera, feeding, mayflies, predation . Abstract Dolania is a monotypic genus of the family Behningii- dae which also contains the Palaearctic genera Behningia Feeding habits of nymphs of the predatory mayfly Dolania ame- Lestage, with three species, and Protobehningia Tsherno- ricana Edmunds & Traver in northwestern Florida were va, with one species . Dolania americana is known from examined during 1971 and 1972 . Larvae of Chironomidae (Dip- northwestern Florida, southwestern Louisiana, and the tera) formed the bulk of prey items . The size of the predaceous D. americana nymphs was correlated with the size of chironomid Savannah River drainage in Georgia and South Carolina . prey taken. Differential microhabit utilization allows partition Further general biological and zoogeographic data on D . of prey resources with the other major predator species present. americana can be found in Peters & Peters (1977) . The relationship between predator and prey biomass throughout Nymphs examined in this study were collected from two the year is discussed . sampling stations on the Blackwater River . Both sites were located in the vicinity of the Florida A & M Universi- ty Biological Field Station near Holt, Okaloosa County, Introduction Florida . The physical and chemical characteristics of the Blackwater River were described by Beck (1973), and the During a long-term study of the sand burrowing mayfly, flora and fauna were discussed by Peters & Jones (1973) .
  • Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need

    Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need

    Prepared by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with Assistance from Conservation Partners Natural Resources Board Approved August 2005 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Acceptance September 2005 Wisconsin’s Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need Governor Jim Doyle Natural Resources Board Gerald M. O’Brien, Chair Howard D. Poulson, Vice-Chair Jonathan P Ela, Secretary Herbert F. Behnke Christine L. Thomas John W. Welter Stephen D. Willet Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Scott Hassett, Secretary Laurie Osterndorf, Division Administrator, Land Paul DeLong, Division Administrator, Forestry Todd Ambs, Division Administrator, Water Amy Smith, Division Administrator, Enforcement and Science Recommended Citation: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2005. Wisconsin's Strategy for Wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Madison, WI. “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” – John Muir The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity in its employment, programs, services, and functions under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have any questions, please write to Equal Opportunity Office, Department of Interior, Washington D.C. 20240. This publication can be made available in alternative formats (large print, Braille, audio-tape, etc.) upon request. Please contact the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 or call (608) 266-7012 for copies of this report. Pub-ER-641 2005
  • Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sorting and Identification Guide

    Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sorting and Identification Guide

    Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sorting and Identification Guide Images courtesy of Troutnut.com, University of Wisconson Extension – ERC Natural Resources Education, University of South Florida College of Education – Florida Center for Instructional Biting Midge Larvae Technology, and Magnus Manske. Ceratopogonidae Midge Larvae Pouch Snails Worm-like Chironomidae Physidae Leeches Order Hirudinea Invertebrate No Shell or True Fly? And No Legs Use images to identify. Zebra Mussels Order Pelecypoda Soldier Fly Larvae Does it Stratiomyidae have a Yes Black Fly Planarians Larvae START HERE Simuliidae Please note that the illustrations are for SHELL? Order Turbellaria Orb reference only and are not true to scale. Snails Order Gastropoda Aquatic Worms Mosquito (Earthworm) Larvae Horse Fly Order Oligochaeta Culicidae Larvae No Shell Tabanidae It Has Legs Aquatic Worms Crane Fly Larvae (Tubifex) Tipulidae Fingernail Clams Order Oligochaeta Order Pelecypoda Horsehair Worms Shore Fly Larvae Snails, Clams Worm-like Order Nematomorpha True Flies Ephydridae and Unknowns Invertebrates Order Diptera Crayfish Piercing Order Decapoda How Water Striders How 3 Pairs MOUTH Part? Gerridae Scuds of Legs 1 or No Tail (Side Swimmer) Many many many Pigmy Order Amphipoda Legs Backswimmers Giant Water Bugs LEGS? TAILS? Pleidae Belostomatidae BEAK 3 Tails 2 Tails Yes Flathead No Mayfly Larvae Identify using Heptageniidae image key Small Squaregill below. Mayfly Larvae Caenidae Giant Stonefly Larvae Pteronarcyidae Isopods (Sowbug) Order Isopoda Spiny Crawler Water Small Water
  • Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2020

    Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2020

    Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2020 Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamander (Aneides caryaensis) Photo by Austin Patton 2014 Compiled by Judith Ratcliffe, Zoologist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources www.ncnhp.org C ur Alleghany rit Ashe Northampton Gates C uc Surry am k Stokes P d Rockingham Caswell Person Vance Warren a e P s n Hertford e qu Chowan r Granville q ot ui a Mountains Watauga Halifax m nk an Wilkes Yadkin s Mitchell Avery Forsyth Orange Guilford Franklin Bertie Alamance Durham Nash Yancey Alexander Madison Caldwell Davie Edgecombe Washington Tyrrell Iredell Martin Dare Burke Davidson Wake McDowell Randolph Chatham Wilson Buncombe Catawba Rowan Beaufort Haywood Pitt Swain Hyde Lee Lincoln Greene Rutherford Johnston Graham Henderson Jackson Cabarrus Montgomery Harnett Cleveland Wayne Polk Gaston Stanly Cherokee Macon Transylvania Lenoir Mecklenburg Moore Clay Pamlico Hoke Union d Cumberland Jones Anson on Sampson hm Duplin ic Craven Piedmont R nd tla Onslow Carteret co S Robeson Bladen Pender Sandhills Columbus New Hanover Tidewater Coastal Plain Brunswick THE COUNTIES AND PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES OF NORTH CAROLINA Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2020 Compiled by Judith Ratcliffe, Zoologist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Raleigh, NC 27699-1651 www.ncnhp.org This list is dynamic and is revised frequently as new data become available. New species are added to the list, and others are dropped from the list as appropriate. The list is published periodically, generally every two years.
  • Appendix 2 Macroinvertebrates 011311

    Appendix 2 Macroinvertebrates 011311

    APPENDIX 2 Macroinvertebrates Abstract This appendix reviews the available evidence concerning the potential effects of the activities associated with the Spruce No. 1 Mine on the macroinvertebrate community of receiving streams and presents survey results from streams directly affected by the Spruce No. 1 Mine, including Oldhouse Branch and Pigeonroost Branch, and comparative data from adjacent mined streams impacted by the Dal-Tex operation, including Beech Creek, Left Fork Beech Creek, Rockhouse Creek, and Spruce Fork (Figure A2.1.). Figure A2.1. Map of Spruce No. 1 Mine area and adjacent Dal-Tex operation. EPA conducted three different analyses. First, EPA compared benthic macroinvertebrate community composition from Pigeonroost Branch and Oldhouse Branch to benthic macroinvertebrate community composition from streams that have been impacted by Mingo Logan's Dal-Tex operation. Second, EPA used an observed/expected approach to estimate and quantify taxonomic changes following mining disturbance. Third, EPA compared WVSCI scores in Pigeonroost Branch and Oldhouse Branch with streams impacted by the Dal-Tex operation. The results showed that some naturally occurring taxa will be locally extirpated in the receiving streams and will likely be replaced by pollution-tolerant taxa if mining and filling proceed. These results are supported by the State of West Virginia’s multimetric index (WVSCI), which also indicates that the magnitude and extent of degradation will increase following mining. The appendix also 1 includes a discussion of appropriate invertebrate metrics and data collection and analysis methods and explains why EPA focuses on changes to sensitive taxa and community composition. A2.1. Introduction Macroinvertebrates are good indicators of ecosystem health, and are used by West Virginia and other states in the Mid-Atlantic region and across the U.S.