Illinois Biological Monographs, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Illinois Biological Monographs, Vol. 4 During a two years' residence at Missoula, Montana, from 1914 to 1916 the writer became acquainted with the biology of the inter-mountain region of the Bitter Root valley. The heavy trematode infection of the animals in this locality has led to an investigation of the life history of the trematodes of the region. An opportunity is taken at this place to express appreciation to all who have aided in this study, but especially to Professor Henry B. Ward whose kindness and sincere interest have made the work possible. Methods Of Investigation This study is confined to the trematodes infecting mollusks. The majority of the collections were made by Mr. Norbert Sager of Missoula. A sketch map (text-fig. 1)indicates the location of each collection. The snails were shipped in damp green moss and arrived in excellent condition. These observations on living material gave data on the stages of development within the mollusk, on the methods of locomotion, on encystment, and on the excretory system. The worms were removed from the infected tissue and placed in a watch glass in 0.3 per cent saline solution. The change from the host tissue to the saline medium usually caused rapid movement. It is essential that the excretory system be studied in the living material as, aside from the vesicle and the main trunks of this system, very little can be made out in the preserved material. The delicate structure of the flame cells and the finer capillaries makes it necessary that these organs be examined in living specimens, for in fixation they are likely to collapse, even with the most careful technic. The organs of the digestive system come out equally well in living and preserved mounts. Some systems, as a rule, can be made out only from preserved and stained material. The most important of these is the genital complex. For all ordinary purposes the material was fixed in Gilson's reagent, altho equally good results were obtained from a corrosive-acetic fixing agent. From the preserved material to to mounts and sections were made, using Delafield's hematoxylin and Ehrlich's acid hematoxylin as stains. A strong counter-stain of eosin in the sections brought out remarkably well the nerve fibers of the worms. Wax models were made of the mature and immature stages of the nervous system of cercariae and parthenitae. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.