Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) articles from April 2003

Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) archives from April 2003

Commented checklist of the polychaetes (Annelida: polychaeta) from areas adjacent to islands of the Mexican Pacific and Gulf of California.
April 1, 2003... Abstract.--The systematic list of the benthic polychaetes from areas adjacent to the main islands of the Mexican Pacific is herein presented. A total of 1375 specimens were analyzed from 96 species and 29 families; the specimens were collected...

Characterization of water quality in the Los Angeles River.
April 1, 2003... Abstract.--The Los Angeles River is one of the most highly modified systems in the world. Dramatic modifications have successfully reduced flooding and property damage, but little of the engineered design has incorporated water quality...

Shorebirds and benthic fauna of tidal mudflats in Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico.
April 1, 2003... Abstract.--We studied habitat use by shorebirds as related to tide and benthic invertebrates on three mudflats at Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico between January and April, 2000. We recorded 15 shorebird species and 7974...

Reproduction in the Baja California rattlesnake, Crotalus enyo.
April 1, 2003... The Baja California rattlesnake, Crotalus enyc occurs over most of the Baja peninsula from the vicinity of Cabo Colonet in the northwest, south to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur and on associated islands in the Gulf of California (Beaman...

Occurrence of Gyrodactylus perforatus (Monogenea) on its fish host Clevelandia ios (Gobildae) from Bodega Bay and Tomales Bay, California. .
April 1, 2003... The arrow goby, Clevelandia ios (Gobiidae), ranges from Baja California to Rivers Inlet, British Columbia, inhabiting coastal lagoons, estuaries, and tidal sloughs (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). This fish lives free and commensally with infaunal...

Occurrence of the bluefin killfish, Lucania goodie, in the San Dieguito River, Southern California.
April 1, 2003... The genus Lucania is comprised of three species restricted to North America: L. goodei, L. interioris, and L. parva. These are small-bodied fishes (less than about 60 mm total length) of the family Fundulidae. The Cuatro Cienegas killifish, L....