WILLIAMSBURG, Va., June 15 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:
The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's Batten School & VIMS. - Ed.
The large passenger van took the winding turns carefully as its occupants, worn out from a long day of specimen collection, quietly took in the majestic views just outside their windows. Above them, rolling Appalachian mountain peaks, replete with fresh spring foliage. Below, the rapidly flowing currents of the New River, where moments ago they had stood in frumpy-but-functional waders that kept the brisk waters at bay.
The van occupants were graduate students at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS who dedicated a long weekend to researching freshwater fishes. Beh...