Illinois State Natural History Survey Research Articles

The Fishes of Illinois. By Philip W Smith. Published for the Illinois State Natural History Survey by the University of Illinois Press, Urbana (Illinois). $34.95 (paper). xxix + 314 p + 8 pl; ill.; index to common and scientific names. ISBN: 0–252–07084–4. 2002.

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Confused Behavior of Gulls in Relation to Weather Conditions

Journal Article Confused Behavior of Gulls in Relation to Weather Conditions Get access William J. Francis William J. Francis Illinois State Natural History Survey, Urbana, Illinois 61801 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Condor, Volume 69, Issue 6, 1 November 1967, Page 609, https://doi.org/10.2307/1366438 Published: 01 November 1967

Artificial Resuscitation of Mourning Doves

Successful rearing of nestling doves, either hand-raised, or raised as captives, is an extremely time-consuming process. Accidental losses must be held to minimum in the interests of conserving time, money, and effort. Sometimes, live birds go into shock, cease breathing, and die while being handled during study. The technique of artificial resuscitation described here has proved successful in reviving mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura). In 1948, the Illinois State Natural History Survey initiated research project on the mourning dove. Since that time, approximately 250 nestlings-some hand-raised and some the progeny of captive pairs and 100 trapped immature and adult doves have been used in various phases of the study. Dove mortality caused by handling was encountered in the early stages of the study. As the experience of the investigators increased, it was found possible to curtail this type of loss by applying rescue technique used successfully by this writer on quail (Colinus virginianus). The method for inducing artificial resuscitation is as follows: place the bird on table, board, or hold it in one hand; use thumbs and index fingers to spread and hold the mandibles open; make sure that the tongue will not block the air that will be transferred into the bird. With your mouth about 1 in. from the bird, exhale two or three rapid, strong breaths of air into the bird's mouth, release the mandibles, and watch for any movement which may indicate a take. If there is no response after 5 to 10 sec., repeat the procedure every 10 to 15 sec. If movement is detected, open the mandibles and slowly transfer long breath of air into the bird's mouth, three to five times minute, until the bird assumes breathing rhythm. While waiting for the bird to resume breathing rhythm, cup the hands around the bird's body to conserve body heat. This is especially helpful to nestlings. Success in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation was achieved 8 times out of 10 attempts made on doves ranging in age from nestlings 4 days old to adults. From all indications, nine of these birds had stopped breathing, and one was gasping in its final effort to survive when the rescue technique was applied.

Parasitic Lampreys of the Genus Ichthyomyzon in the Rivers of Illinois

cerned over the possibility that the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, might have invaded the river systems of the state from Lake Michigan. Because of their concern, the Illinois State Natural History Survey and the Illinois State Department of Conservation began a survey of the parasitic lampreys of the larger rivers in 1949, and continued the investigation through 1959. Of the 454 lampreys taken from the rivers during the study all but one belonged to the freshwater genus Ichthyomyzon. The single sea lamprey (now in the Natural History Survey collection) was reported to us as having been taken from the Du Page River, a tributary of the Illinois River in extreme northeastern Illinois; but inasmuch as substantial evidence that the collector actually found the specimen in the Du Page River has not been obtained, we consider the record as doubtful. The occurrence of the sea

Eimeria and Tyzzeria (Protozoa:Eimeriidae) from Deermice (Peromyscus spp.) in Illinois

During the spring and summer of 1958, wild rodents were trapped in the vicinity of Sullivan, Illinois, as part of a leptospirosis survey under the direction of Drs. Deam H. Ferris and Lyle E. Hanson of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Rexford D. Lord, Jr. of the Illinois State Natural History Survey. When the rodents were brought to Urbana for examination, an opportunity to examine them for coccidia was afforded us. The present paper describes five species of coccidia including three new species found in 16 deermice (9 Peromyscus maniculatus and 7 P. leucopus).

A Review of the Coccidia from the Avian Orders Galliformes, Anseriformes and Charadriiformes, with Descriptions of Three New Species

In the summer of 1949, Harold C. Hanson of the Illinois State Natural History Survey took part in the Perry Expedition which was carried out under the auspices of the Arctic Institute of North America with funds furnished by the Office of Naval Research. The Perry River opens onto Queen Maud Gulf in the Arctic Ocean close to the dividing line between the districts of Mackenzie and Keewatin in the Canadian Northwest Territories, at approximately 102? W. longitude and 680 N. latitude. During this trip Mr. Hanson collected fecal samples or intestinal contents from 49 wild birds of 21 species. The results of the study of this material are presented herein. In order to determine the taxonomic position of the coccidia found in these birds, a critical review of the literature was found necessary. Many species have been described since Becker's (1934) book and Boughton and Volk's (1938) review. While Hardcastle's (1943) checklist includes many of these, it does not give morphological data, nor does it give the presently accepted scientific names of the hosts. Furthermore, since many workers named new species without adequate reference to previous or contemporary work, the validity of some species may be open to question. Finally, it is hoped that a summary of the data on morphology and host-parasite relationships may serve as a starting-point for and guide to future work. All bird names in this paper have been checked with the American Ornithologists' Union Check-list of North American birds (1931 and subsequent supplements) or with Peters' (1931-1948) Check-list of the birds of the world. I should like to thank Dr. Harvey I. Fisher, Department of Zoology, University of Illinois, and Dr. Ernst Mayr, American Museum of Natural History, New York, for information on certain points of nomenclature. Since all of the expedition's supplies had to be flown in, weight and bulk were important factors in determining the collecting methods used for fecal material. Most of the fecal samples were threefore collected in 15-25 nmI. screwcap vials. Before the vials were packed for the trip a line was marked on them to indicate 3/4 of their capacity. Sufficient concentrated potassium bichromate

Taxonomic Notes on an Exotic Centipede Taken Jn Illinois (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Henicopidae)

In the course of analysis of a large collection of centipedes belonging the Illinois State Natural History Survey a series of lithobiid centipedes was identified as Lamyctinus coeculus (Bröl.). This species hitherto has not been reported from the United States proper although has been taken in Mexico (Silvestri 1909, Chamberlin 1943). The present material was collected in a greenhouse at Urbana, Illinois on April 5, 1933 by Mr. C. C. Compton. Undoubtedly the species was introduced with some exotic plant. This has been reported frequently for centipedes.

Sodium Selenate Soil Treatments for Chrysanthemum and Carnation Pests

Journal Article Sodium Selenate Soil Treatments for Chrysanthemum and Carnation Pests Get access L. L. English L. L. English Illinois State Natural History Survey, Urbana Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 44, Issue 2, 1 April 1951, Pages 208–215, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/44.2.208 Published: 01 April 1951

Notes on the Illinois Flora

The plants named in this paper fall into three groups: (1) species not previously recorded for Illinois, (2) species of restricted distribution but for which additional locality records are here reported, and (3) species for which locality records are now available for the first time for every county in the state. Unless otherwise indicated, all cited specimens are in the herbarium of the Illinois State Natural History Survey.

Absorption and Metabolism of DDT by Resistant and Susceptible House Flies

Journal Article Absorption and Metabolism of DDT by Resistant and Susceptible House Flies Get access James Sternburg, James Sternburg 1 1Research Fellow in Entomology, University of Illinois. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar C. W. Kearns, C. W. Kearns 2 2Professor of Entomology, University of Illinois. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar W. N. Bruce W. N. Bruce 3 3Assistant Entomologist, Illinois State Natural History Survey. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 43, Issue 2, 1 April 1950, Pages 214–219, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/43.2.214 Published: 01 April 1950

Two New Species of Helminths from the Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus

On November 17, 1947, two cormorants, Phalacrocorax auritus, were sent to Dr. Lyell J. Thomas for study. These birds were shot five miles northwest of Grafton, Illinois on the Illinois River and brought over by Dr. H. B. Mills, Chief of the Illinois State Natural History Survey. With the permission of Dr. Thomas the writer examined one of them for parasites and recovered, besides other helminths, four Opisthorchis in the liver and two pairs of Syngamnus in the trachea which are described here as new species.

Book Review

Journal Article Book Review Get access A Textbook of Entomology, by Ross Herbert H., Systematic Entomologist, Illinois State Natural History Survey; Professor of Entomology, University of Illinois. 532+ viii pp. Octavo. 1948. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York Chapman & Hall, Ltd. London. Price $6.00. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 6, 1 December 1948, Page 996, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/41.6.996 Published: 01 December 1948

Some Algae from Pope County, Illinois

An opportunity to collect algae in southern Illinois presented itself in the summer of 1944 when I was stationed at Lake Glendale in Pope County, as a member of the Illinois State Natural History Survey. Lake Glendale is an 80 acre artificial lake, located in the Robbsville Recreational Area of the Shawnee National Forest. The dam creating the lake was completed and the valve impounding the water closed in the fall of 1939. During the spring of 1940, Survey crews stocked the lake with fish and planted a number of species of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants about the margin. By 1944 Typha and Potamogeton had occupied all of the shallows to a depth of one and one-half meters, and Cbara sejuncta A. Br. had colonized out to a depth of three meters. Collections of algae were made from open pools in the Typha beds, from entangled masses growing over the Potamogeton and Chara, from algal mats floating in open water, from growths on logs, stumps and mud in shallow water, from the stone and concrete work of the dam and spillways and from the sand and soil about the margin of the lake. A few collections were also made from a number of stock ponds that have been constructed on the lands of the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station which is located in Pope County in the neighborhood of Lake Glendale. Collections from this source are not numerous as rapid sedimentation has rendered the edges of most of these ponds unapproachable. The Typha beds are very dense and have encroached to the inner limits of deep water and have thus reduced the favorable algal habitats. I would like to express my appreciation to Drs. T. H. Frison and G. W. Bennett of the Illinois Natural History Survey for their decision appointing me temporarily Assistant Aquatic Biologist for the summer of 1944. I am particularly grateful to Dr. D. F. Hansen who is in immediate charge of the Survey's Lake Glendale project, for his encouragement and help in the work which made possible these collections. The assistance of R. Webb of the Southern Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station in making the ponds on University property accessible is hereby acknowledged. The identification of the Myxophyceae was done by Dr. F. Drouet of the Chicago Natural History Museum and of the Characeae by F. K. Daily of the Herbarium of Butler University. The identification of the remaining specimens and the preparation of the manuscript was carried out in the botanical laboratories of Yale University with the aid of the Theresa Seessel Fellowship. Specimens of all of the collections listed have been deposited in Herbarium of the Illinois Natural History Survey, in the Cryptogamic Herbarium of the Chicago Natural History Museum and in my personal herbarium. Collections listed without specific locality data were taken from Lake Glendale. The arrangement of the genera follows the order of Smith's Fresh-Water Algae of the United States.

New Species and Records of Cheliferid Pseudoscorpions

While working on the pseudoscorpion collections of the Illinois State Natural History Survey and the American Museum of Natural History, the writer found two new species of the genus Hysterochelifer Chamberlin, 1931, as emended by Beier (1932). The present paper gives the descriptions of these two new species and in addition gives new records for Dactylochelifer copiosa Hoff. The descriptions are based on specimens cleared in beechwood creosote and mounted in Canada balsam. Previous to clearing, the body but not the appendages of each individual was treated with potassium hydroxide solution. All drawings were made with the aid of a camera lucida. Types are deposited with the Illinois State Natural History Survey at Urbana, Illinois.

NEW SPECIES OF TRICHOPTERA FROM CANADA AND NORTHERN UNITED STATES

Most of the species described in this paper have been sent to me for identification by various students of limnology to whom I wish to express my appreciation for their cooperation. Types are in the collection of the Illinois State Natural History Survey, unless otherwise stated. I am indebted to Dr. C. O. Mohr of the Survey for considerable assistance with the drawings.

Three New Species of Nearctic Trichoptera

The three following species are described primarily so that the names may be used in other papers. Except where noted, types described in this paper are deposited in the collection of the Illinois State Natural History Survey. I am indebted to my co-worker, Dr. C. O. Mohr, for assistance with the drawings.

Mechanically Initiated Bark Growth in Celtis

While engaged during the spring of 1938 in making a vegetational survey of the Pere Marquette Wildlife Study Area for the Illinois State Natural History Survey, the author chanced to observe several examples of an odd growth phenomenon. The Pere Marquette Area is located on a point of land in Calhoun County, Illinois, at the juncture of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and consists entirely of river-bottom land which is for the most part wooded with typical river-bottom forest.

Notes on the Sawfly Subfamily Tenthredininæ, with Descriptions of New Forms. (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidræ.

This paper contains descriptions of new species and varieties, and notes on some other species, of the subfamily Tenthredininæ of MacGillivray (1916), or tribe Tenthredinini of Rohwer (1911). A great deal of the material examined was collected by Dr. C. H. Kennedy of Ohio State University and by Dr. E. H. Strickland of the University of Alberta, to whom the author wishes to express his sincere thanks for their generous assistance. The types erected in this paper are deposited in the collection of the Illinois State Natural History Survey unless otherwise stated.

A Survey of the Fishes of Champaign County, Illinois

Transactions of the American Fisheries SocietyVolume 59, Issue 1 p. 250-255 Original Articles A Survey of the Fishes of Champaign County, Illinois David H. Thompson, David H. Thompson Illinois State Natural History Survey, USASearch for more papers by this author David H. Thompson, David H. Thompson Illinois State Natural History Survey, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: January 1929 https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1929)59[250:ASOTFO]2.0.CO;2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume59, Issue1January 1929Pages 250-255 RelatedInformation

NOTE ON PHYLLOTRETA

Phyllotreta liebecki Schaeffer, described from Florida, and recorded by the writer (Entom. Amer., VIII, n.s., 1927, p. 27) from Louisiana, Texas, and Plummer's Island, Md., has recently been recognized lrom specimens forwarded for identification by Theo. H. Frison, Illinois State Natural History Survey, from Quincy, Ill., June 11-30. 1883, and Grand Tower, Ill., August 6, 1909.