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An investigation of the x-cell disease in Pagothenia borchgrevinki fish in McMurdo Sound with measurements of condition factor, gut contents, internal organ status and analysis of tissue samples

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Title: An investigation of the x-cell disease in Pagothenia borchgrevinki fish in McMurdo Sound with measurements of condition factor, gut contents, internal organ status and analysis of tissue samples

Description:

Abstract:: The distribution of x-cell disease in Pagothenia borchgrevinki fish in McMurdo Sound and the effects of the disease on the fish was investigated. A series of linear transects were samples close to Scott Base on the eastern side of McMurdo Sound (3) and on the western side of the sound (2) to sample for fish in order to locate different schools of fish. Fish that were captured were weighed and measured and then checked for x-cell disease, condition factor, gut content analysis, status of their internal organs and tissues were preserved for later analysis to determine the effects of the disease on the fish. Otoliths were removed from the cranial cavity to determine the age of each fish examined and tissue was preserved for electron microscope work. An experiment was planned to examine the effects of the disease on the fish over time with both healthy and diseased fish caught and placed in aquariums for the whole summer to look at the effects of time on aspects of the disease.
Purpose:: Not Available
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Mans, T. 2000. X-cell disease in the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki. MSc thesis, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Davison, W. X-cell gill disease in Pagothenia borchgrevinki from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Polar biology 19(1): 17-23, 1998.

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Beginning_Date: 19971115
Ending_Date: 19971205

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Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.75
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.75
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.85
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.85

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
Theme_Keyword: LABORATORY
Theme_Keyword: Pagothenia Borchgrevinki
Theme_Keyword: X-cell Disease
Theme_Keyword: Morphometric Data
Theme_Keyword: BIOTA
Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > MCMURDO SOUND
Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: BILL DAVISON

Contact_Position: INVESTIGATOR

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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: School of Biological Sciences
Address: University of Canterbury
Address: Private Bag 4800
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 364 2029

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 364 2590

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bill.davison@canterbury.ac.nz

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Contact_Organization: NZ/NZAI/ANZ > Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand
Contact_Person: SHULAMIT GORDON

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s.gordon@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Resource_Description: K057_1997_1998_NZ_1

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Network_Resource_Name:: http://www.biol.canterbury.ac.nz/people/davison.sh...

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090331

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090331

Metadata_Contact:

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Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CEISHA POIROT

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SHULAMIT GORDON

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 3 358 0200

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +64 3 358 0211

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: c.poirot@antarcticanz.govt.nz

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s.gordon@antarcticanz.govt.nz

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time