Early Life History and Distribution of Pistolgrip (Tritogonia verrucosa (Rafinesque, 1820)) in Minnesota and Wisconsin
| Autor: | Mark C. Hove, Josh E. Bakelaar, Jennifer A. Bury, Vanessa E. Pepi, J. Mike Davis, Bernard E. Sietman, David J. Heath, Jennifer E. Kurth, Daniel J. Hornbach, Anne R. Kapuscinski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | The American Midland Naturalist. 165:338-354 |
| ISSN: | 1938-4238 0003-0031 |
| Popis: | We conducted a series of studies to improve our understanding of pistolgrip life history and distribution in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In the St. Croix River, where this species is relatively abundant, we studied animals biweekly from May–Nov. 1997, Apr.–Oct. 1998 and nearly biweekly during May–Jul. 2004–2007 and observed gravid females between late Apr.–Jul. at water temperatures 13–25 C. Females held mature glochidia in a large mantle magazine that was significantly more inflated at night. Fifty-seven pistolgrip glochidia measured using scanning electron microscopy had an average height and length of 119 ± 6 µm and 102 ± 4 µm (±1 sd), respectively. Of 65 fish species (18 families) exposed to pistolgrip glochidia only flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) and brown (Ameiurus nebulosus) and yellow (A. natalis) bullheads were suitable hosts, with flathead catfish showing the strongest host response. Glochidia grew 422 ± 17% while attached to fish. Pistolgrip is found in central and southeastern U.... |
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