The following is a list of Short Reports from the October 1996 (Vol. 191) issue of The Biological Bulletin. These reports were published in conjunction with the MBL's annual General Scientific Meetings.

Fay, Richard R., Peggy Edds-Walton, and Steven Highstein. Tuning in saccular afferents of the toadfish revealed by the reverse correlation method. Pp. 256-257.

Suwa, H., Edwin Gilland, and Robert Baker. Segmental organization of vestibular and reticular projections to spinal and oculomotor nuclei in zebrafish and goldfish. Pp. 257-259.

Kim, Edward, Chris Passaglia, Fred Dodge, and Robert Barlow, Jr. The temporal transfer funtion of the Limulus lateral eye. Pp. 259-260.

Kuzirian, A. M., F. M. Child, H. T. Epstein, P. J. S. Smith, and C. T. Tamse. Lead affects learning by Hermissenda crassicornis. Pp. 260-261.

Malchow, Robert Paul, and Peter J. S. Smith. Ion fluxes from skate retinal horizontal cells measured using self-referencing ion-selective electrodes. Pp. 261-262.

Benech, Juan Claudio, Marianna Crispino, Rainer Martin, Jaime Alvarez, Barry B. Kaplan, and Antonio Giuditta. Protein synthesis in the presynaptic endings of the squid photoreceptor neuron: in vitro and in vivo modulation. Pp. 263.

Mole, E. J., J. Schaefer, K. Mathiesz, V. Dionne, B. Knox, and R. Barlow. Limulus retinal mRNA induces light-dependent currents in Xenopus oocytes. Pp. 264-265.

Lee, K. W., R. Baker, A. Galione, E. H. Gilland, R. T. Hanlon, and A. L. Miller. Ionophore-induced Ca²⁺ waves activate unfertilized zebrafish (Danio rerio) eggs. Pp. 265-267.

Swank, Douglas M., and Lawrence C. Rome. Effect of SR calcium pump inhibition on relaxation and power from scup red muscle. Pp. 267-268.

Inoué, Shinya, and Ted Inoué. Digital unsharp masking reveals fine detail in images obtained with new spinning-disk confocal microscope. Pp. 260-270.

Katoh, Kaoru, Katsuyuki Yamada, Fumio Oosawa, and Rudolf Oldenbourg. Birefringence measurements of the actin bundle in the acrosomal processes of Limulus sperm. Pp. 270-271.

Tran, Phong, E.D. Salmon, and Rudolf Oldenbourg. Mitotic spindle fine structures observed with polarized light. Pp. 271-272.

Bearer, Elaine L., Jeannette Liu, Axel Hsu, and Tom S. Reese. Method for visualizing filaments in axoplasm by electron microscopy. Pp. 272-273.

Tabb, Joel S., Khary Harmon, Ana DePina, and George M. Langford. Localization of myosin on tubulovesicular organelles in the squid giant axon by immuno-EM. Pp. 274-275.

Heck, Diane E., Walter Troll, and Jeffrey D. Laskin. Role of syntrophins in regulating motility of sperm in the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. Pp. 275-276.

Dadacay, A-V., J. C. Huerta, C. Theiner, S. Swarnakar, and W. D. Cohen. Reversible alteration of molluscan erythrocyte morphology by a natural hemolymph activity. Pp. 276-177.

Silver, Robert B., Anthony P. Reeves, Brian P. Kelley, and William J. Fripp. Inherent nonrandom structure of the pre-nuclear envelope breakdown calcium signal in sand dollar (Echinaracnius parma) embryos. Pp. 278-279.

Dube, Francois, and William R. Eckberg. Intracellular pH measurements during fertilization of surf clam (Spisula solidissima) oocytes. Pp. 279-280.

Eckberg, William R., and Francois Dube. Effects of altering pH_i and pH_o on the activation of Chaetopterus oocytes. Pp. 280-281.

Kanungo, J., B. Calhoun, Y. Takeda, J. A. Hardin, and H. Rasmussen. Gradual loss of a DNA-inducible protein kinase activity in the cytoplasmic extracts of Arbacia embryos. Pp. 281-282.

Kanungo, J., J. A. Walker, D. Woodrum, J. A. Hardin, and H. Rasmussen. A DNA-inducible kinase activity undergoes a change in cellular localization during development in Arbacia. Pp. 283-284.

Boyer, Barbara C., Mark Q. Martindale, and Jonathan Q. Henry. Modified spiral cleavage: the duet cleavage pattern and early blastomere fates in the acoel turbellarian Neochildia fusca. Pp. 285-286.

Henry, Jonathan Q., and Mark Q. Martindale. The origins of mesoderm in the equal-cleaving nemertean worm Cerebratulus lacteus. Pp. 286-288.

Venuti, Judith M. Myogenic differentiation of sea urchin secondary mesenchyme cells is dependent on an intact extracellular matrix. Pp. 288-290.

Martindale, Mark Q., and Jonathan Q. Henry. Development and regeneration of comb plates in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi. Pp. 290-292.

Mizell, Merle, Eric Romig, John Stegeman, Roxanna Smolowitz, and Rajesh Katayani. Zebrafish embryo monitoring of the aquatic environment: dose-response synergism revealed in combinations of pollutant chemical mixtures. Pp. 292-294.

Mizell, Merle, John Stegeman, Eric Romig, Roxanna Smolowitz, Jennifer Schlezinger, Rajesh Katayani, Bruce Woodin, and Melissa Mortensen. Chemically induced cardiovascular defects in developmental stages of vertebrates: dose-response and phenotypic comparisons in medaka and zebrafish exposed to aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists. Pp. 294-295.

Kaltenbach, Jane C., Kristin M. Hudock, Max Burger, Gradimir Misevic, and William J. Kuhns. Masking effects of sulfate upon Microciona sponge cell carbohydrates: a lectin histochemical study. Pp. 296-297.

Swarnakar, Snehasikta, James P. Quigley, and Peter B. Armstrong. The plasma-based cytolytic system of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus,: cooperative interaction of the sialic acid-binding lectin, limulin, and the thiol ester-activated alpha₂-macroglobulin. Pp. 298.

Swarnakar, Snehasikta , James P. Quigley, and Peter B.Armstrong. Potentiation of limulin-mediated cytolysis by Limulus a2-macroglobulin: identification of functionally important domains. Pp. 299-300.

Srimal, S., J. Kreiling, J.P. Quigley, P. B. Armstrong, and N. Wainwright. Antimicrobial activity of Limulus blood: role of C-reactive protein and anti-lipopolysaccharide factor(LALF). Pp. 300-301.

Schrank, J. Donald, Robert A. Bullis, Bonnie J. Smith, and Dominique Pennick. The major arteries of the foreflipper of the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina, as revealed by contrast arteriography. Pp. 301-302.

Bumann, Dirk. Direct observation of contact digestion in inside-out oriented Aurelia aurita polyps. Pp. 302-303.

Claerhout, Todd, William Bendena, Stephen S. Tobe, and David Borst. Characterization of methyl transferase activity in the mandibular organ of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. P. 304.

Zigman, Seymour, and Nancy S. Rafferty. Oxygen production by dogfish (Mustelus canis) cornea and lens catalase in situ. P. 305.

Kerr, Lisa. Developmental defects in damselfish (Abudefduf sordidus: Pomacentridae) embryos from metal artificial reefs. Pp. 306-307.

Lobel, Phillip. Spawning sound of the trunkfish, Ostracion meleagris (Ostraciidae). Pp. 308-309.

Hanlon, Roger T. Evolutionary games that squids play: fighting, courting, sneaking, and mating behaviors used for sexual selection in Loligo pealei. Pp. 309-310.

Guenther, Carla, Heather Miller, Jennifer Basil, and Jelle Atema. Orientation behavior of the lobster: responses to directional chemical and hydrodynamic stimulation of the antennules. Pp. 310-311.

Grasso, Frank, Jonathan Dale, Thomas Consi, David Mountain, and Jelle Atema. Purely chemotactic robot lobster reveals different odor dispersal patterns in the jet region and the patch field of a turbulent plume. Pp. 312-313.

Dittmer, Kevin, Frank Grasso, and Jelle Atema. Obstacles to flow produce distinctive patterns of odor dispersal on a scale that can be detected by marine animals. Pp. 313-314

Oliver, Steven, Frank Grasso, and Jelle Atema. Filament tracking in American elvers (Anguilla rostrata). Pp. 314-315.

Barbieri, Elena, Jay Gulledge, Duane Moser, and Chih-Ching Chien. New evidence for bacterial diversity in the accessory nidamental gland of the squid (Loligo pealei). Pp. 416-317.

Barry, Kevin, and Norman R. Wainwright. Surface dwelling bacteria on the eggs of Crangon septemspinosa restrict infection by the fungus, Lagenidium myophilum in vitro. Pp. 317-318.

LaBrecque, Erin, Cara Fritz, Joanna Tober, Peter Behr, and Ivan Valiela. Abundance and age-specific growth rates in relation to population densities of Fundulus heteroclitus in Waquoit Bay estuaries subject to different nitrogen loads. Pp. 319-320.

Chun, Kehaulani, Melissa Weaver, and Linda Deegan. Assessing fish communities of New England embayments using the estuarine biotic integrity index. Pp. 320-321.

Tober, Joanna, Cara Fritz, Erin LaBrecque, Peter Behr, and Ivan Valiela. Abundance, biomass, and species richness of fish communities in relation to nitrogen- loading rates of Waquoit Bay estuaries. Pp. 321-322.

Galan Jimenez, Eris, Jennifer Hauxwell, and Ivan Valiela. Selection of nitrogen-enriched macroalgae (Cladophora vagabunda and Glacilaria tikvahiae) by the herbivorous amphipod Microdeutopus gryllotalpa. Pp. 323-324.

Heckscher, Elizabeth, Jennifer Hauxwell, Eris Galan Jimenez, Carol Rietsma, and Ivan Valiela. Selectivity by herbivorous amphipod, Microdeutopus gryllotalpa, among five species of macroalgae. Pp. 324-326.

Fritz, Cara, Erin LaBrecque, Joanna Tober, Peter Behr, and Ivan Valiela. Shrimp in Waquoit Bay: effect of nitrogen loadingon size and abundance. Pp. 326-327.

Feinstein, Noah, Stephanie Yelenik, James McClelland, and Ivan Valiela. Growth rates of ribbed mussels in six estuaries subject to different nutrient loads. Pp. 327-328.

Yelenik, Stephanie, James McClelland, Noah Feinstein, and Ivan Valiela. Changes in N and C stable isotope signatures of particulate organic matter and ribbed mussels in estuaries subject to different nitrogen loading. Pp. 329-330.

Buffam, Ishi, Stephan Kohler, Anders Jonsson, Mats Jansson, and Kevin Bishop. Microbial and photochemical processing of dissolved organic matter in stream and soilwater. Pp. 330-331.

Dickens, Angela F., Lori A. Soucy, and Ivan Valiela. Particulate and dissolved nitrogen: a laboratory study of transformations in groundwater and estuarine samples on the Waquiot Bay estuarine system. Pp. 331-332.

Carini, Stephen, Nathanial Weston, and Charles Hopkinson, Jane Tucker, Anne Giblin, and Joseph Vallino. Gas exchange in the Parker River estuary, Massachusetts. Pp. 333-334.

Weston, Nathaniel, Stephen Carini, Anne Giblin, Gary Banta, Charles Hopkinson, and Jane Tucker. Estimating denitrification in sediments of the Parker River estuary, Massachussetss. Pp. 334-335.

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