7012

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7012
• Author: Cross, J. N.
• Title: Ecological Distribution of the Fishes of the Virgin River ‎(Utah, Arizona, Nevada)‎.
• USFW Year: 1975.
• USFW - Doc Type: University of Nevada,
• Copyright Material: NO

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A special acknowledgment goes to Dr. James E. Deacon, my major
professor, for providing, among other things, a constant flow of
ideas and encouragement, a suitable atmosphere in which to work and
access to funds and equipment without which the study would never
have succeeded.
Monies were provided by the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries
and wildlife, the 4lestern Interstate Commission on Higher Education
and the American Museum of Natural History,
The following people and their respective museums are acknow-
ledged for access to museum collections: Dr. R. R. Miller [University
of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ)], Or, W. Tanner [Brigham Young
University (BYU)], Dr. E, A. Lachner [U,S. National Museum (USNM)],
and Dr. w. L, Hinckley [Arizona~State University (ASU)],
The following people participated in~various aspects of the
fieldwork and their assistance is gratefully acknowledged: H. A. Berry,
P, J. Calos, C. D, Deacon, J. E. Deacon, G. C. Faber, J, Lockhart, and
L, Loetterle. Mr, 6. Johnson provided laboratory data on woundfin
bioassays.
The figures were prepared by Jaq Shines; the typing was done by
Deborah hlcClelian. Both are commended for their fine work,