Dave
David L. McNeely, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
Langston, OK 73050; email: dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
telephone: (405) 466-6025; fax: 405) 466-3307
home page http://www.lunet.edu/mcneely/index.htm
"Where are we going?" "I don't know, are we there yet?"
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From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil>
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 12:39 pm
Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- Suckermouth Catfish & Manatees
> For those interested in the impacts of exotic fishes:
>
> http://www.news-
>
journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Enviro/03EnviroWEST01ENV122505.
htm
>
> Suckermouth catfishes now appear to be degrading habitat of the
> endangeredmanatee (via shoreline burrows and fecal production) and
> directly harassing
> the "gentle giants."
>
> This is the first circumstance with which I am familiar of an
> exotic fish
> potentially impacting marine mammals.
>
> - Jan
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