NSIS Volume 44, Part 1
Recent Submissions
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President's Report
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Peter John Wangersky; Harry Cleveland Freeman [obituaries]
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Rhodotorula Glutinis: Strain Enrichment and Evaluation of Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)The enrichment of a Rhodotorula glufinis strain and the determination of its phenylalanine ammonia lyase (E.C.4.3.1.5 - PAL) activity and attempts to measure peroxidase (E.C.1.11.1. 7) activity included conventional ... -
Nova Scotian Institute of Science Student Science Awards 2006
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Additional Records of a Non-Native Fish, The Snowy Grouper (Epinephelus Niveatus), in Nova Scotian Waters
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)At Clam Harbour, Nova Scotia in September 2005, two juvenile Snowy Groupers, Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828), were captured. Subsequently, in October 2006 during the regular census of six artificial reefs in Sambro ... -
Woodville Ice Cave (Hants County, Nova Scotia) and Notes on the 'Ice Caves' of the Maritime Provinces
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)Several caves and sinkholes where snow and ice persist well into the summer exist in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In the past they were sometimes used as a source of ice or for cold storage, and are known locally as ‘ice ... -
Biological and Environmental Requisites for a Successful Trap Fishery of the Northern Shrimp Pandalus Borealis
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)A permanent trap fishery for northern pink shrimp (Pandalus borealis) was established in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia in 1996 after several years of experimental trapping by one fisherman. Despite extensive experimental ... -
Deep-Water Corals in Atlantic-Canada: A Review of DFO Research (2001–2003)
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)Deep-water corals occur in Atlantic Canada at water depths in the general range of 200-1500 m. Prior to 2000, most knowledge of deep-water corals was anecdotal and based primarily on fishing bycatch information. During ... -
The Life and Work of Donald Olding Hebb, Canada's Greatest Psychologist
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)Donald Olding Hebb’s lasting influence in psychology and neuroscience stems largely from his influential book, The Organization of Behavior (Hebb 1949a) in which he introduced the concepts of synaptic change and cell ... -
Front Matter
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2007)