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Aeration, Phosphorous, And Lime Affect Nitrogen Mineralization In Imperfectly Drained Forest Soils, M. S. Bhangoo, D. J. Albritton, Eugene Shoulders Jan 1976

Aeration, Phosphorous, And Lime Affect Nitrogen Mineralization In Imperfectly Drained Forest Soils, M. S. Bhangoo, D. J. Albritton, Eugene Shoulders

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Unamended, limed, and phosphorus-enriched Caddo, Beauregard, and Wrightsville silt loams (A1 horizon) were incubated for six months at room temperature under two moisture regimes. At field capacity, unamended soils lost 0.7% of organic matter and converted 166 ppm of organic nitrogen to inorganic forms. Ninety-five percent of the converted nitrogen was present as N₄-H or NO₃-N. Limed and phosphorus-treated soils at field capacity lost about 1.0% of organic matter and accumulated 191 to 201 ppm of inorganic nitrogen. Submerged soils lost very little organic matter and accumulated only 24 to 28 ppm of inorganic nitrogen. There was a loss of …


Machismo Syndrome: A Residential Correlate Of Its Expression In A Mexican Peasant Community, J. M. Brueske Jan 1976

Machismo Syndrome: A Residential Correlate Of Its Expression In A Mexican Peasant Community, J. M. Brueske

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Michaelson Goldschmidt hypothesis states that in peasant societies wherein male dominance is an ideal, matrilocal residence tends to encourage the expression of the machismo syndrome of behaviors. Recent ethnographic research in a Mexican peasant community supports the hypothesis by the finding that interpersonal violence (one measure of machismo) during a fiesta was perpetrated in every extreme instance by men who were residing matrilocally. The hypothesis thus effectively predicts, in this case, matrilocality as the variable most closely associated with the violent dimension of machismo.


Dietary Fat-Carbohydrate Combinations: Their Effects On Lipid Metabolism In Estrogen-Treated Rats, Beverly A. Clevidence Jan 1976

Dietary Fat-Carbohydrate Combinations: Their Effects On Lipid Metabolism In Estrogen-Treated Rats, Beverly A. Clevidence

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Female rats 4 weeks old were fed diets including beef tallow or safflower oil in combination with sucrose or rice starch. At 8 weeks of age, half the rats were orally administered 2 of estrogen (mestranol) in 5 μl of safflower oil and half were fed the vehicle only. After 10 to 14 days of estrogen treatment, rats were fasted and exsanguinated. Alterations were found in weight gain, liver weights, and levels of various lipids in plasma and liver. Most lipid levels were influenced by an interaction of mestranol with one of the dietary factors. No changes were observed in …


Characteristics And Behavior Of Guineafowl And Domesticated Chicken Hybrids, Earl L. Hanebrink Jan 1976

Characteristics And Behavior Of Guineafowl And Domesticated Chicken Hybrids, Earl L. Hanebrink

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The description, behavior, and morphologic measurements are presented for two hybrid crosses of domesticated chicken and guineafowl. The ease at which gallinaceous birds hybridize might warrant a closer look at the classification system. Possibly the number of families in the superfamily Phasianoidea should be reduced as some other researchers suggest.


Food Sharing Behavior In Primates: Another Species Added, Charles G. Wilson Jan 1976

Food Sharing Behavior In Primates: Another Species Added, Charles G. Wilson

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Observations of food sharing behavior in golden lion marmosets are reported and three categories of food sharing behavior are proposed for primates: passive, active, and overt.


60th Annual Meeting, 1976. Secretary's Report And Financial Statement, Academy Editors Jan 1976

60th Annual Meeting, 1976. Secretary's Report And Financial Statement, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Sixty Years Of The Academy, Dwight M. Moore Jan 1976

Sixty Years Of The Academy, Dwight M. Moore

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Estrogen And/Or Supplemental Substrates On Uterine Utilization Of Pyruvate For Lipid Synthesis, Julie W. Harris Jan 1976

Effect Of Estrogen And/Or Supplemental Substrates On Uterine Utilization Of Pyruvate For Lipid Synthesis, Julie W. Harris

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Precursor incorporation into uterine lipids was examined in vitro after estradiol-17ß administration in immature female rats. The effect of adding supplemental substrates, glucose or gluconate, to the incubation medium on the labeling pattern of pyruvate-3-¹⁴C into uterine lipids was studied. Presence of supplemental substrate in the medium enhanced the incorporation of pyruvate into uterine lipids after two hours of in vivo estrogen treatment. It is suggested that estrogen's acceleration of pyruvate incorporation into lipid may be due to a concomitant effect on glucose metabolism.


Freshwater Mussel Shells As Indicators Of Seasonal Occupation Of Archaeological Sites: Review Of The Method, Robert H. Ray Jan 1976

Freshwater Mussel Shells As Indicators Of Seasonal Occupation Of Archaeological Sites: Review Of The Method, Robert H. Ray

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Seasonal occupation of sites and utilization of resources by aborigines is a subject of growing importance to prehistoric archeologists; however, relatively few satisfactory techniques are available for making the necessary determinations. Recent research in New Zealand has indicated the potential value of bivalve mollusks in subsistence-settlement pattern studies. A method for seasonal dating of prehistoric sites involving growth ring analysis of freshwater mussel shells and the potential application of this method in Ozark archeology are discussed.


Update Of Arkansas Odonata (Anisoptera), John D. Rickett Jan 1976

Update Of Arkansas Odonata (Anisoptera), John D. Rickett

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Seventy-five species of dragonflies have been reported in Arkansas. The present study provides 43 species; records of the other 32 are drawn from the literature and personal communication with individuals. A new species, Gomphus ozarkensis, described from western Arkansas in 1975 on the basis of minimal data emphasizes the need for extensive work in this area. Opportunities to collect and identify additional species are discussed.


Preliminary Checklist Of Arkansas Acrasieae, Ron Rosen Jan 1976

Preliminary Checklist Of Arkansas Acrasieae, Ron Rosen

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Lower Mississippian Lithostratigraphy, Northern Arkansas, Walter L. Manger, Jack L. Shanks Jan 1976

Lower Mississippian Lithostratigraphy, Northern Arkansas, Walter L. Manger, Jack L. Shanks

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Lower Mississippian lithostratigraphic units in northern Arkansas are (ascending order) the Bachelor, St. Joe, and Boone Formations. These formations disconformably overlie Middle Ordovician to Upper Devonian strata and are overlain disconformably by Meramecan or Chesterian strata. The Bachelor Formation is generally a thin (less than 0.3 m), persistent, orthoquartzitic sandstone with common to abundant phosphatic pebbles overlain by a green silty shale. In northwestern Arkansas, the Bachelor Formation commonly lacks sandstone. The Bachelor Formation has been confused previously with the Sylamore (Upper Devonian) and older sandstone units. Although commonly regarded as a member of the Boone Formation, the St. Joe …


Regional Carbonate Deposition Of The Pitkin Limestone (Chesterian): Washington And Crawford Counties, Arkansas, Robert E. Tehan Jan 1976

Regional Carbonate Deposition Of The Pitkin Limestone (Chesterian): Washington And Crawford Counties, Arkansas, Robert E. Tehan

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Pitkin Limestone overlies black shale of the Fayetteville Formation and is the youngest Mississippian unit in the Paleozoic succession of northwest Arkansas. Five major fades have been delineated within the formation by apetrographic examination of samples collected from 17 measured sections: (1) oolith facies, (2) bioclast facies, (3) nodular limestone-shale facies, (4) mudstone facies, and (5) lime mud mound facies. The distribution of these facies in the Pitkin Formation suggests that Fayetteville terrigenous sedimentation was succeeded by the deposition of widespread oolith shoals and skeletal blanket sand bodies across the northern Arkansas structural platform. Sparse accumulations of lime mud …


Fishes Of The Cane Creek Watershed In Southeast Missouri And Northeast Arkansas, Bruce E. Yeager, John K. Beadles Jan 1976

Fishes Of The Cane Creek Watershed In Southeast Missouri And Northeast Arkansas, Bruce E. Yeager, John K. Beadles

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

A survey of the fishes of Cane Creek in southeast Missouri and northeast Arkansas was made between 25 August 1974 and 16 July 1975. Field collections, literature records, fisherman reports, and museum specimens showed the fishes of Cane Creek to be composed of 90 species distributed among 20 families. Records of Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott), Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque), Etheostoma histrio Jordan and Gilbert, and Percina uranidea (Jordan and Gilbert) were either the first records of these species in this stream or reaffirmed their presence. The fish collected were common to the Ozark, Ozark lowland, lowland, and wide-ranging faunal groups of Pflieger …


Guidelines For Authors, Academy Editors Jan 1976

Guidelines For Authors, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Distributional Records Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Edmond J. Bacon Jr., Zane M. Anderson Jan 1976

Distributional Records Of Amphibians And Reptiles From Coastal Plain Of Arkansas, Edmond J. Bacon Jr., Zane M. Anderson

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Distribution of amphibians and reptiles in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Mississippi Alluvial Plain is not well known because extensive collecting has not been done in these areas and data in museums have not been published. New distributional records for three salamanders (Desmognathus fuscus brimleyorum, Manculus quadridigitarus, Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus) , two anurans (Rana areolata circulosa, Scaphiopus holbrooki holbrooki), and one snake (Lampropeltis doliata amaura) are presented. Additional collecting will be necessary to determine the exact range and status of the secretive species.


Fishes Of The Fourche River In Northcentral Arkansas, Steve M. Bounds, John K. Beadles Jan 1976

Fishes Of The Fourche River In Northcentral Arkansas, Steve M. Bounds, John K. Beadles

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

A survey of the fishes of Fourche River in northcentral Arkansas was made between June 1974 and March 1976. Field collections and literature records revealed that the river system was inhabited by 94 species of fish representing 21 families. The collected fishes represent both the Ozark and the lowland faunal groups. Fourteen species of Etheostoma and four species of Percina were collected. The records of Etheostoma asprigene and Elassoma zonatum represent extensions of the previously known ranges of these species within the state. Noturus gyrinus and Etheostoma histrio were recorded from the Black River system in Arkansas for the first …


Metaphase Configurations In Drosophila: A Comparison Of Endemic Hawaiian Species And Non-Endemic Species, Frances E. Clayton Jan 1976

Metaphase Configurations In Drosophila: A Comparison Of Endemic Hawaiian Species And Non-Endemic Species, Frances E. Clayton

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The metaphase configurations of 400 strains from 63 species of Hawaiian Drosophila were determined from squash preparations of larval brain tissue or spermatogenic cells from adult testes. These karyotypes include configurations from seven species not previously described. Metaphases of 148 Hawaiian species have been recorded, including species of the "picture-wing" group, the "modified mouthpart" group, and the "bristle-foot" group. A comparison between Hawaiian species and non-endemic species was made on the basis of chromosome numbers and configurations. Among the Hawaiian species, 85.8% have retained the primitive haploid configuration of five rods and one dot compared with only 34.8% of species …


Electrophoretic Patterns Of Serum Proteins In Two Subspecies Of Odocoileus Virginianus, Greg S. Jackman, Phyllis J. Garnett Jan 1976

Electrophoretic Patterns Of Serum Proteins In Two Subspecies Of Odocoileus Virginianus, Greg S. Jackman, Phyllis J. Garnett

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Cellulose acetate electrophoresis revealed six monomorphic forms of serum protein in natural populations of two subspecies of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus virginianus from Tennessee and Odocoileus virginianus macroura from Arkansas. The fixed pattern of serum proteins in the two populations indicates a lack of genetic variation in the loci controlling these proteins. However, electrophoresis revealed different hemoglobin phenotypes in the two subspecies. This finding indicates that further study is needed to determine whether or not there are genetic differences in the hemoglobin forms


Experimental Testing Program In Elementary Chemistry: A Preliminary Report, Billie G. Broach, Howard L. Hodges Jan 1976

Experimental Testing Program In Elementary Chemistry: A Preliminary Report, Billie G. Broach, Howard L. Hodges

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

An experimental testing program is described which utilizes questions that are partly computer composed, in addition to a section composed by the instructor, and a retesting option to the student. Results from a trial of the program for one term indicate that (1) course grades were improved, (2) the student withdrawal failure rate was unaffected, and (3) the employed students took greater advantage of the retest than did the unemployed students.


Scanning Electron Microscopy Of The Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri Richardson) Spermatozoon, James H. Fribourgh, Bernard L. Soloff Jan 1976

Scanning Electron Microscopy Of The Rainbow Trout (Salmo Gairdneri Richardson) Spermatozoon, James H. Fribourgh, Bernard L. Soloff

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The scanning electron microscope was used to determine the morphology of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) spermatozoon. The spermatozoon is approximately 32 μm long and consists of a head, mitochondrial collar, and flagellum. The head is elongated and somewhat flattened. It has an antero posterior length of 3.1 μm and a maximum diameter of 1.6 to 2.2 μm. Mean antero-posterior length of the mitochondrial collar is 0.8 μm The collar encircles the flagellum but is separated from it. The flagellum ranges in length from 26 to31 μm and is divided into a principal piece and end piece. Cytoplasmic vesicles …


60th Annual Meeting, 1976. Program, Academy Editors Jan 1976

60th Annual Meeting, 1976. Program, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Enzymes In Heloderma Horridum Venom, S. A. Murphy, Bob D. Johnson, D. H. Sifford Jan 1976

Enzymes In Heloderma Horridum Venom, S. A. Murphy, Bob D. Johnson, D. H. Sifford

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

A mixture of venom and saliva from the lizard Heloderma horridum was analyzed for esterase, phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, 5'nucleotidase, and protease activities. Hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester occurred at a pH optimum between pH 8.6 and 9.1 with a maximum activity of 452 units per mg per min. Hydrolysis of ptoluenesulfonyl-L-arginine methyl ester occurred at a pH optimum between pH 8.1 and 8.5 with a maximum of only 36 units per mg per min. One mg of the venom mixture liberated 9.3 μM of p nitrophenol from p-nitrophenyl phosphate per minute at an optimum pH between 8.2 and 8.3. Over a …


Table Of Contents, Academy Editors Jan 1976

Table Of Contents, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Influence Of Dietary Fats And Carbohydrates On Lipid Metabolism In Male And Female Rats, Marjorie Ellen Fitch Jan 1976

Influence Of Dietary Fats And Carbohydrates On Lipid Metabolism In Male And Female Rats, Marjorie Ellen Fitch

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Effects of dietary fats and carbohydrates on lipid metabolism in rats were studied. Male and female 4-week-old rats were divided into 8 groups and fed 4 fat-carbohydrate combinations (beef tallow or safflower oil, each with either sucrose or rice starch). After 4 weeks, animals were killed by exsanguination through the abdominal aorta and livers were removed. Plasma and liver cholesterol and phospholipids were determined qualitatively and quantitatively. Liver moisture, protein, and lipid and the fatty acid composition of the total liver lipid were determined quantitatively. Variations in growth, food efficiency, and lipid metabolism, particularly as manifested by the fatty acid …


Ouachita Biological Station, Richard K. Speairs Jr. Jan 1976

Ouachita Biological Station, Richard K. Speairs Jr.

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Scanning Electron Microscope Study Of Brachysclereids Of Pear (Pyrus Communis L.), Clarence B. Sinclair Jan 1976

Scanning Electron Microscope Study Of Brachysclereids Of Pear (Pyrus Communis L.), Clarence B. Sinclair

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The external surfaces of pear sclereids commonly are illustrated as covered with apertures. This SEAA investigation of the surface features has shown the surface to have few or no apertures. When the primary wall layer was removed the typical ramiform canal system was obvious. This observation confirms the often-ignored fact that the pitapertures of the secondary wall are not continuous with the primary wall. Hence, they do not show on the surfaces of the intact cell.


Soil Salinity Measurement By The Four-Electrode Probe Technique, K. Sriotai, John T. Gilmour Jan 1976

Soil Salinity Measurement By The Four-Electrode Probe Technique, K. Sriotai, John T. Gilmour

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The four-electrode probe method was tested on a Crowley silt loam soil in which salt type, salt content, and water content were varied. Theory associated with this technique of assessing soil salinity was verified. Equations were developed which quantified the relationships between soil electrical conductivity obtained by the four-electrode probe technique (EC), saturation extract (EC1), and 1:2 soil to water extract (EC2).


1974 Nonflood-Stage Chemical Loads Of The Buffalo River, Arkansas, Kenneth F. Steele, George H. Wagner Jan 1976

1974 Nonflood-Stage Chemical Loads Of The Buffalo River, Arkansas, Kenneth F. Steele, George H. Wagner

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Dissolved Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, Mn, and Zn loads of the Buffalo River generally show trends along the river attributable to changes in geology and vary with the season because of concentration by evapotranspiration and dilution by rain. Suspended material element loads show neither seasonal trends nor trends along the river. The Fe load for the river is predominantly in the suspended material, the Mn load is divided approximately evenly between dissolved and suspended material, and Ca, Mg, Na, K, and Zn are predominantly in the dissolved load.


Semiquantitative Infrared Analysis Of Diketones And Anhydrides In A Reaction Mixture, Dominic T.C. Yang, F. H. Watson Jr., J. O. Lay, R. Getty Jan 1976

Semiquantitative Infrared Analysis Of Diketones And Anhydrides In A Reaction Mixture, Dominic T.C. Yang, F. H. Watson Jr., J. O. Lay, R. Getty

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The ozonolysis of a hydroxymethylene ketone yields a mixture of diketone and anhydride. Treatment of hydroxymethylene camphor with ozone affords, in addition to the expected camphor quinone, a surprisingly large amount of camphoric anhydride (56%) via Baeyer-Villager reaction. Use of infrared absorption to analyze the relative amounts of camphor quinone and camphoric anhydride in a reaction mixture was studied by comparing peak heights of their carbonyl stretching bands.