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109. Legner, E. F. & R. A. Medved. 1973. Influence of Tilapia mossambica (Peters), T. zillii (Gervais) (Cichlidae) and Mollienesia latipinna LeSueur (Poeciliidae) on pond populations of Culex mosquitoes and chironomid midges. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 33(3): 354-364.

110. Legner, E. F., T. W. Fisher & R. A. Medved. 1973. Biological control of aquatic weeds in the lower Colorado River basin. Proc. Calif. Mosq. Contr. Assoc., Inc. 41: 115-117.

112. Legner, E. F., R. D. Sjogren & I. M. Hall. 1974. The biological control of medically important arthropods. Critical Reviews in Environmental Control 4(1): 85-113.

158. Hauser, W. J., E. F. Legner, R. A. Medved & S. Platt. 1976. Tilapia-- a management tool for biological control of aquatic weeds and insects. Bull. Amer. Fisheries Soc. 1(2): 15-16.

168. Hauser, W. J., E. F. Legner & F. E. Robinson. 1977. Biological control of aquatic weeds by fish in irrigation channels. Proc. Water Management For Irrigation & Drainage. ASCE/Reno, Nevada, Jul. 20-22. pp. 139-145.

179. Legner, E. F. 1978. Efforts to control Hydrilla verticillata Royle with herbivorous Tilapia zillii (Gervais) in Imperial County irrigation canals. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 46: 103-104.

180. Legner, E. F. 1978. Mass culture of Tilapia zillii [Cichlidae] in pond ecosystems. Entomophaga 23(1): 51-56.

187. Legner, E. F. 1979. Considerations in the management of Tilapia for biological aquatic weed control. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 47: 44-45.

191. Legner, E. F. & T. W. Fisher. 1980. Impact of Tilapia zillii (Gervais) on Potamogeton pectinatus L., Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens Jepson, and mosquito reproduction in lower Colorado Desert irrigation canals. Acta Oecologica, Oecol. Applic. 1(1): 3-14.

195. Legner, E. F. 1980. Myriophyllum growth in irrigation canals following reductions of competitive Potamogeton by Tilapia zillii. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 48: 117.

196. Legner, E. F. & F. W. Pelsue, Jr. 1980. Bioconversion: Tilapia fish turn insects and weeds into edible protein. Calif. Agric. 34(11-12): 13-14.

199. Legner, E. F. & C. A. Murray. 1981. Feeding rates and growth of the fish Tilapia zillii [Cichlidae] on Hydrilla verticillata, Potamogeton pectinatus and Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens and interactions in irrigation canals in southeastern California. J. Amer. Mosq. Contr. Assoc. 41(2): 241-250.

212. Legner, E. F. & F. W. Pelsue, Jr. 1983. Contemporary appraisal of the population dynamics of introduced cichlid fish in south California. Proc. Calif. Mosq. & Vector Contr. Assoc., Inc. 51: 38-39.

216. Legner, E. F. 1983. Imported cichlid behaviour in California. Proc. Intern. Symp. on Tilapia in aquaculture, Nazareth, Israel, 8-13 May, 1983. Tel Aviv Univ. Publ. 59-63.