Some effects of thermal history on the largemouth black bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede), of two central Texas reservoirs receiving power plant effluents.

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Venables, Barney James
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Mean annual growth of the first three age classes of
largemouth black bass from Tradinghouse Reservoir was near
the average growth reported in the literature for southern
waters. Largemouth black bass collected from the discharge
canals of Tradinghouse Reservoir (which has received power
plant effluent for only 2 years) and Lake Creek Reservoir
(which has received power plant effluent for 20 years) showed
no difference in male or female gonadal development, condition factor, or thyroid activity; however, the largemouth
black bass collected from the Tradinghouse Reservoir discharge canal showed signs of decreased physiological activity
with respect to the Lake Creek sample. No significant detrimental effects of the power plant effluents were detected.