Vol. 47 (2012–2013): Recent submissions
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End Matter
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Editorial Board listing
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Voyage of Discovery: Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Announcement of the forthcoming publication of Voyage of Discovery Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography, edited by D.N. Nettleship, D.C. Gordon, C.F.M. Lewis and M.P. Latremouille. -
Changes to the Publication of the PNSIS October 2013
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Council Reports NSIS AGM
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Age-Related Changes in Motor Ability and Motor Learning in Triple Transgenic (3×TG-AD) and Control (B6129SF1/J) Mice on the Accelerating Rotarod
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show both cognitive and neuromotor impairments. We measured motor ability and motor learning of male and female triple transgenic (3×Tg-AD) and control (B6129SF1/J) mice on the ... -
First Verified Record for Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum LeSueur, 1818, in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)A shortnose sturgeon was caught in fisherman Wayne Linkletter’s intertidal fish weir in Minas Basin near Economy, Nova Scotia, on June 29, 2013. It was an adult, 73.7 cm fork length and weighed ~4.5 kg. Fishers in Minas ... -
The Fishery for Speckled Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, Over a 28-Year Period in the Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)The Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area (16,000 ha) is located about 100km east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and supports a popular fishery for speckled trout. The purpose of this study was to assess the status of the trout ... -
A Scanning Electron Microscope Analysis of Morphogenesis and Embryos and Juveniles of the Direct Developing Isopod, Cyathura polita (Stimpson, 1855)
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Isopods are a species rich, morphologically diverse group characterised by direct development of young within a marsupium. Collectively, these traits make isopods excellent models for understanding the changes to morphogenesis ... -
Coronilla varia L. (Fabaceae): An Invader of a Coastal Barrier Beach in Nova Scotia, Canada
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Coronilla varia L. (crown vetch) is described as an invasive plant on a coastal sand dune system (Mahoneys Beach) in Nova Scotia facing the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. This is the first time that C. varia has been shown ... -
Early Spring Flowering in Nova Scotia: An Extreme Spring is Reflected in Advanced Flowering
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2013)Twenty species of herbaceous plants and four non-amentiferous shrubs were found in flower in March-April in Nova Scotia during the spring of 2012. Plants were observed primarily in Kings and Antigonish Counties, with several ... -
Editorial: Supporting Science in Canada
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Voyage of Discovery: Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Announcement of a forthcoming survey of BIO research results on the oceanography of Arctic and Eastern Canada. It will be the most extensive survey of the history and scientific accomplishments of the Bedford Institute of ... -
Inductees into the NSIS Hall of Fame: William S. Boyle and Kenneth Henry Mann
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Reports from the Nova Scotian Institute of Science Council
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The Use and Influence of Scientific Information in Environmental Policy Making: Lessons Learned from Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Governmental organisations produce vast quantities of scientific information on the state of the marine and coastal environment which is often intended to guide policy-making to mitigate or reverse the declining trends in ... -
Turbidity Currents: A Unique Part of Nova Scotia's African Geological Heritage
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Four hundred million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangea was torn apart, a piece of the continental crust from material that is now part of Africa broke off on the North American side. That piece of Africa became ... -
Student Science Writing Competitions Award-Winning Papers 2011 and 2102
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Growth and Overpopulation of Yellow Perch and the Apparent Effect of Increased Competition on Brook Trout in Long Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)A fish survey was conducted on Long Lake, Woodens River, Halifax County, Nova Scotia during May 2005. A total of 2711 yellow perch were captured over a twelve day period and were the most abundant fish. Fifty-eight yellow ... -
Beached Bird Surveys on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, 1993–2009, Show a Decline in the Incidence of Oiling
(Nova Scotian Institute of Science, 2012)Sable Island, located about 160 km southeast of the landmass of Nova Scotia, Canada, is far offshore and provides a platform for beach surveys to monitor oil pollution in Scotian Shelf waters. Sporadic beach surveys conducted ...