Download or read book Preliminary Study of the Desert Pupfish and Their Habitat at Quitobaquito Springs Arizona written by Boyd Ernest Kynard and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of the Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon Macularius Baird and Girard in California written by Glenn F. Black and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Do Desert Pupfish Cyrinodon Macularius Posses an Adaptive Reproductive Response to Habitat Desiccation written by Warner Brett Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annual fish species found in the family Cyprinodontidae (killifishes, pupfishes, and tooth carps) inhabit isolated bodies of freshwater throughout North and South America and Africa that can experience seasonal drought and desiccation. Many of these species survive extinction by laying drought-resistant eggs which undergo several phases of reversible developmental arrests or diapause during their ontogeny. Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius) are a member of the Killifish family and are federally and California State listed as endangered. Beginning in the 19th century, desert pupfish habitat has been seriously degraded by stream bank erosion, the construction of water diversions that have decimated downstream habitat, excessive groundwater pumping, and the introduction of aquatic invasive species (AIS). AIS function as both predators and potential competitors in habitat where they coexist with pupfish. Desert pupfish live in desert creeks and pools that may be prone to periodic desiccation; if they possess the ability to lay desiccation-resistant eggs embryos of desert pupfish, like some other members of the Killifish family, may be capable of arresting development, spending considerable amounts of time in an embryonic state waiting for the return of water. This trait could be used to control AIS without the loss of pupfish populations; however this species has not yet been evaluated for its ability to lay drought-resistant eggs. I tested the hypothesis that desert pupfish do possess this reproductive adaptive strategy, and that this ability could be used to better manage pupfish and their habitat. Using pupfish raised and protected in an artificial refugium, I placed three female and one male pupfish in each of nine tanks for 1 week until spawning was observed in each tank. The tanks were exposed to three different desiccation treatments (1, 2, and 3 weeks respectively) followed by a rewetting period which simulated the return of water. No pupfish fry hatched from any of the treatments. I then repeated the experiment replacing the natural sand substrate with a dark plastic fiber mat so that eggs could be observed with desiccation for seven days. Again, no pupfish fry hatched. My results indicate that desert pupfish either do not lay desiccation-resistant eggs, or that my experimental population, which had been in captivity with controlled water levels for more than two decades, had lost that potentially adaptive trait. Unless further experiments demonstrate that certain desert pupfish populations possess the ability to lay desiccation-resistant eggs, drying of pupfish habitat to control AIS is not possible.
Download or read book Effect of Irrigation Pumping on Desert Pupfish Habitats in Ash Meadows Nye County Nevada written by William W. Dudley and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish in the Desert written by Adalgisa Nico and published by Bringing National Parks to Life. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Adele on a captivating journey where she'll uncover the incredible resilience of pupfish-tiny creatures that thrive in the scorching heat of Death Valley National Park & Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Guided by Marjorie, an enthusiastic Aquatic Ecologist, Adele explores the unique pupfish habitats, from desert springs to hidden caves, revealing their remarkable adaptations. With stunning illustrations and fascinating facts, this book is perfect for young nature lovers, inviting them to explore the wonders of our planet and celebrate the pupfish's astonishing survival skills. The book offers a delightful perspective on life in the desert and highlights the importance of maintaining its delicate balance, encouraging young readers to become stewards of the environment.
Download or read book Relicts of a Beautiful Sea written by Christopher Norment and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-09-29 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home. "The desert," writes conservation biologist Christopher Norment, "is defined by the absence of water, and yet in the desert there is water enough, if you live properly." Relicts of a Beautiful Sea explores the existence of rare, unexpected, and sublime desert creatures such as the black toad and four pupfishes unique to the desert West. All are anomalies: amphibians and fish, dependent upon aquatic habitats, yet living in one of the driest places on earth, where precipitation averages less than four inches per year. In this climate of extremes, beset by conflicts over water rights, each species illustrates the work of natural selection and the importance of conservation. This is also a story of persistence--for as much as ten million years--amid the changing landscape of western North America. By telling the story of these creatures, Norment illustrates the beauty of evolution and explores ethical and practical issues of conservation: what is a four-inch-long salamander worth, hidden away in the heat-blasted canyons of the Inyo Mountains, and what would the cost of its extinction be? What is any lonely and besieged species worth, and why should we care?
Download or read book The Embryological Development of the Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon Macularius Baird and Girard 1853 written by Melvin Weisbart and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Desert pupfish Cyprinodon macularius recovery plan written by Paul C. Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devil s Hole Pupfish Recovery Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battle Against Extinction written by W. L. Minckley and published by . This book was released on 1991-12 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1962 the Green River was poisoned and its native fishes killed so that the new Flaming Gorge Reservoir could be stocked with non-native game fishes for sportsmen. This incident was representative of water management in the West, where dams and other projects have been built to serve human needs without consideration for the effects of water diversion or depletion on the ecosystem. Indeed, it took a Supreme Court decision in 1976 to save Devils Hole pupfish from habitat destruction at the hands of developers. Nearly a third of the native fish fauna of North America lives in the arid West; this book traces their decline toward extinction as a result of human interference and the threat to their genetic diversity posed by decreases in their populations. What can be done to slow or end this tragedy? As the most comprehensive treatment ever attempted on the subject, Battle Against Extinction shows how conservation efforts have been or can be used to reverse these trends. In covering fishes in arid lands west of the Mississippi Valley, the contributors provide a species-by-species appraisal of their status and potential for recovery, bringing together in one volume nearly all of the scattered literature on western fishes to produce a monumental work in conservation biology. They also ponder ethical considerations related to the issue, ask why conservation efforts have not proceeded at a proper pace, and suggest how native fish protection relates to other aspects of biodiversity planetwide. Their insights will allow scientific and public agencies to evaluate future management of these animal populations and will offer additional guidance for those active in water rights and conservation biology. First published in 1991, Battle Against Extinction is now back in print and available as an open-access e-book thanks to the Desert Fishes Council.
Download or read book Conservation Genetics of Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon Macularius written by Jason Benjamin Dunham and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comparative Effects of the Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon Macularius Baird Girard and the Mosquitofish Gambusia Affinis affinis Baird Girard on Pond Ecosystems written by Laurel Lyndon Walters and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert written by Steven J. Phillips and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert provides the most complete collection of Sonoran Desert natural history information ever compiled and is a perfect introduction to this biologically rich desert of North America."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Survival and Reproductive Performance of the Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon N Nevadensis in Acid Waters written by Raymond M. Lee and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fish in the Desert written by Adalgisa Nico and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Five Year Status Report for Desert Pupfish written by California. Inland Fisheries Division. Endangered Species Project and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancement of Habitats for the Yuma Clapper Rail and Desert Pupfish in the Vicinity of the Salton Sea California written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
