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First Record Of The Channel Shiner, Notropis Wickliffi Trautman, In Arkansas And Comments On The Current River Populations Of Notropis Volucellus (Cope), Henry W. Robison, Thomas M. Buchanan
First Record Of The Channel Shiner, Notropis Wickliffi Trautman, In Arkansas And Comments On The Current River Populations Of Notropis Volucellus (Cope), Henry W. Robison, Thomas M. Buchanan
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Spatial Distributions Of Three Species Of Desmognathus In A North Carolina Stream, James J. English, Alvan A. Karlin, Laurie D. Lacer
Spatial Distributions Of Three Species Of Desmognathus In A North Carolina Stream, James J. English, Alvan A. Karlin, Laurie D. Lacer
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Salamanders of the family Plethodontidae comprise the most common salamanders in eastern North America. It is not uncommon for more than 10 plethodontid species to occur syntopically in one creek. The purpose of this research was to determine whether the spatial distribution of one species affected the spatial distribution of other species. Geographic Information System technology and nearest-neighbor analyses were used to determine the spatial distributions of three species of the salamander genus Desmognathus. The analysis demonstrates that D. ochrophaeus and D. monticola change their spatial use from a random distribution during the day to a clumped distribution during evening …
Genetic Variability In Developing Periodical Cicadas, Alvan A. Karlin, Eric C. Stout, Lance T. Adams, Lisa R. Duke, James J. English
Genetic Variability In Developing Periodical Cicadas, Alvan A. Karlin, Eric C. Stout, Lance T. Adams, Lisa R. Duke, James J. English
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
There are few events in nature that are more predictable than the emergence of periodical cicadas. The insects emerge from the ground after 13 or 17 years (depending on brood and species) of development. Karlin et al., (1991) biochemically examined over 750 Magicicada tredecassini belonging to Brood XIX which emerged during the spring of 1985. In this study they found evidence for rapid deterioration of heterozygosity for two esterase loci,Gi-3-pdh and Gpi, and suggested that this deterioration may be related to differential mating classes. To test this hypothesis, we re-sampled from this same brood at the same location during fall …
Distance Of Interference Of Red Rice (Orya Sativa) In Rice (O. Sativa), Sam L. Kwon, Roy J. Smith Jr., Ronald E. Talbert
Distance Of Interference Of Red Rice (Orya Sativa) In Rice (O. Sativa), Sam L. Kwon, Roy J. Smith Jr., Ronald E. Talbert
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Three rice cultivars were grown to determine the distance at which red rice affects growth and grain yield. Red rice reduced grain yield of Lemont when rice plants grew within 71 and 53 cm of red rice in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Grain yield of Newbonnet was reduced when grown within 53 cm of red rice in both years. Grain yield of Tebonnet was reduced when grown within 53 and 36 cm of red rice in 1986 and 1988, respectively. Grain yield reduction in influenced areas averaged 35, 26 and 21% for Lemont, Newbonnet, and Tebonnet, respectively. As the distance …
Pleistocene And Halocene Remains From The Red River, Southwest Arkansas, Terry A. Sanders
Pleistocene And Halocene Remains From The Red River, Southwest Arkansas, Terry A. Sanders
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Vertebrate remains have been found on gravel bars of the Red River in southwest Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and east Texas. The majority of these specimens were recovered by amateur archaeologists and Dr. Frank Schambach of the Arkansas Archaeology Survey. Extinct species of bison (Bison sp.), mastodon (Mammut americanum), pampathere (Holmesina septentrionalis), llama (Palaeolama mirifica), tortoises (Geochelone sp.), and (Terrapene sp.) indicate a Pleistocene component in the region's alluvium. The giant tortoise, pampathere, and llama represent first known occurrences of these species for the state of Arkansas. Search times between finds were recorded for seven localities. The richest gravel bar averaged …
Liver Lipids Profiles In Nude Mice Implanted Subcutaneously With Cells Of Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma Grade Iv, Lawrence M. Mwasi
Liver Lipids Profiles In Nude Mice Implanted Subcutaneously With Cells Of Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma Grade Iv, Lawrence M. Mwasi
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Liver lipid changes in male BALB-c nude mice due to subcutaneously implanted human prostate metastatic grade IV adenocarcinoma was studied. The prostate cancer cells were cultured in F12 plus 7.5% horse serum and 25% fetal calf serum medium. When they reached confluence, some of these cells were fixed with glutaraldehyde and thoroughly washed with buffer then 4 x107 cells were implanted into four mice. Four more mice were implanted with 4 x 106 viable, unfixed cells. Four uninjected mice served as controls. All the mice were sacrificed 18 days later. The total liver lipids (TLL) from each liver were extracted …
Aquatic Macrophytes Of Two Small Northwest Arkansas Reservoirs, John J. Sullivan, Arthur V. Brown
Aquatic Macrophytes Of Two Small Northwest Arkansas Reservoirs, John J. Sullivan, Arthur V. Brown
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Lake Fayetteville and Lake Wedington are small reservoirs of about the same size and age that are located in northwestern Arkansas. We collected macrophytes from eleven transects around each reservoir in the autumn of 1993. Justicia (waterwillow), Typha (cat-tail), Scirpus (bulrush), Potamogeton (pondweed), and Zannichellia (horned pondweed) occur in both reservoirs. Justicia occurs most commonly in both reservoirs. The macrophytes of Lake Wedington are organized in a characteristic zonation pattern with bands from shore toward open water of emergent, floating-leaved, then submersed macrophytes. Macrophyte zonation was not as evident in Lake Fayetteville because of the low occurrence of floating leaved …
Renewal And Recovery: Shortleaf Pine /Bluestem Grass Ecosystem And Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers, George A. Bukenhofer, Joseph C. Neal, Warren G. Montague
Renewal And Recovery: Shortleaf Pine /Bluestem Grass Ecosystem And Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers, George A. Bukenhofer, Joseph C. Neal, Warren G. Montague
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Distributional Records Of The Badger (Taxidea Taxus) In Arkansas, Michael E. Cartwright, Gary A. Heidt
Distributional Records Of The Badger (Taxidea Taxus) In Arkansas, Michael E. Cartwright, Gary A. Heidt
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Correlation Between Chromatid Deletion Production And Progression Of The Dna Replication Fork In Uv-Irradiated S Phase Xenopus Cells, Daniel M. Yoder, Jason M. Hiles, H. Gaston Griggs
Correlation Between Chromatid Deletion Production And Progression Of The Dna Replication Fork In Uv-Irradiated S Phase Xenopus Cells, Daniel M. Yoder, Jason M. Hiles, H. Gaston Griggs
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Experimentation was performed primarily to determine whether progression of the DNA replication fork along segments of S phase Xenopus chromosomes, which contain UV-induced pre-aberrational lesions, plays a significant role in conversion of these lesions into chromatid deletions. Specifically, a Xenopus chromosome that was both easy to identify and that possessed a single DNA replication fork in one arm was found and used to conduct the experimentation. This chromosome was exposed to UV in early S phase and a Bromodeoxyuridine/Giemsa differential staining technique was applied in conjunction with conventional aberrational techniques to correlate progression of the DNA replication fork through segments …
First Record Of Leptodora Kindti In Dardanelle Reservoir And Status Of Other Recent Additions To Dardanelle Fauna, John D. Rickett, Robert L. Watson
First Record Of Leptodora Kindti In Dardanelle Reservoir And Status Of Other Recent Additions To Dardanelle Fauna, John D. Rickett, Robert L. Watson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Long-Range Dispersal Of A Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Warren G. Montague, George A. Bukenhofer
Long-Range Dispersal Of A Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, Warren G. Montague, George A. Bukenhofer
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Classification System For The Natural Vegetation Of Arkansas, Thomas L. Foti, Martin Blaney, Xiaojun Li, Kimberly G. Smith
Classification System For The Natural Vegetation Of Arkansas, Thomas L. Foti, Martin Blaney, Xiaojun Li, Kimberly G. Smith
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
We present a hierarchical classification system for existing natural vegetation of Arkansas based on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) system. It incorporates aspects of systems in use by the Nature Conservancy, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Society of American Foresters, and United States Forest Service, as well as data on potential vegetation from maps by E.E. Dale and A.W. Kuchler. A total of 18 physiognomic cover types are recognized for natural terrestrial cover, 6 for palustrine cover, and 4 each for lacustrine cover and riverine cover. Over 200 community types are recognized, …
Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) Food Habits In West-Central Arkansas, R. M. Huston, Thomas A. Nelson
Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) Food Habits In West-Central Arkansas, R. M. Huston, Thomas A. Nelson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
This study was conducted on Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge in west-central Arkansas to investigate the food habits of the common barn owl (Tyto alba). Three hundred thirty-eight pellets were collected from four barn owl nest boxes yielding the remains of 1003 individual prey items. Hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) were eaten most frequently, comprising 46.8% of the diet by frequency. Results of this study are compared with those from other Arkansas ecoregions to assess regional variation in the diet of this endangered species.
Effect Of Product Price, Interest Rates And Forestry Incentives On Financial Returns From Arkansas' Nonindustrial Private Forests, James R. Jolley, Richard A. Kluender
Effect Of Product Price, Interest Rates And Forestry Incentives On Financial Returns From Arkansas' Nonindustrial Private Forests, James R. Jolley, Richard A. Kluender
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
As the U.S. population increases, demand for Arkansas' forest production will continue to increase. Nonindustrial private forests (NIPF) will be increasingly relied upon to meet future demand. Restocking following harvest and good forest management techniques have not always been practiced on NIPF lands. Federal cost sharing programs exist which encourage investment in forestry; federal programs may pay up to half of establishment and management costs. Special federal capital gains treatment and other tax incentives also exist for nonindustrial landowners; however, nonindustrial use of incentives is not great. Models were developed to determine whether actual stumpage prices and existing economic incentives …
Comparative Gas-Exchange In Leaves Of Intact And Clipped, Natural And Planted Cherrybark Oak (Quercus Pagoda Raf.) Seedlings, Brian Roy Lockhart, John D. Hodges
Comparative Gas-Exchange In Leaves Of Intact And Clipped, Natural And Planted Cherrybark Oak (Quercus Pagoda Raf.) Seedlings, Brian Roy Lockhart, John D. Hodges
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Gas-exchange measurements, including CO2 -exchange rate (net photosynthesis), stomatal conductance, and transpiration, were conducted on intact and clipped cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda Raf.) seedlings growing in the field and in a nursery bed. Seedlings in the field, released from midstory and understory woody competition, showed significant increases in gas-exchange compared to non-released seedlings due to increases in light levels reaching seedlings. Concurrently, little difference occurred in the CO2 -exchange rate between intact and clipped seedlings in the released treatment although clipped seedlings maintained a consistently greater rate of stomatal conductance. In order to reduce the high variability of light levels …
Burying Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae, Nicrophorus) Surveys On Poteau Ranger District, Ouachita National Forest, Joseph C. Neal, M. Earl Stewart, Warren G. Montague
Burying Beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae, Nicrophorus) Surveys On Poteau Ranger District, Ouachita National Forest, Joseph C. Neal, M. Earl Stewart, Warren G. Montague
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Surveys for American burying beetles {Nicrophorus americanus Oliver) were conducted in west-central Arkansas on Poteau Ranger District of the Ouachita National Forest in1992 and 1993. A total of 2450 Nicrophorus specimens were captured in1098 trap nights. The most frequently captured specimens were N. orbicollis, N. tomentosus, and N. pustulatus. One specimen of N. americanus was also captures. Other species of beetles were also trapped and identified in this survey. Habitats sampled were primarily well-drained uplands with proposed or recent harvests of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata). It appears that these habitats may not harbor extensive populations of N. americanus onPoteau RD.
Long-Term Study Of Benthos In Dardanelle Reservoir, John D. Rickett, Robert L. Watson
Long-Term Study Of Benthos In Dardanelle Reservoir, John D. Rickett, Robert L. Watson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Winter, spring, summer, and autumn samples were collected with a 15.24x15.24-cm Ekman grab from five stations on Dardanelle Reservoir, Pope County, Arkansas during the 24-year period from 1970-1993. Twenty-three taxa representing the eight phyla, Cnidaria, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Entoprocta, Ectoprocta, Mollusca, Annelida, and Arthropoda, were collected. Numerically, oligochaetes comprised 36%, whereas chironomid larvae, Chaoborus larvae, and Hexagenia naiads mad up 29.7, 17, and 12%, respectively, of the samples. Asiatic clams, fingernail clams, amphipods, and Urnatella were collected frequently during the last 10 years but were not abundant. Other taxa were taken infrequently but consistently during the study period. Densities of all …
Thermal Decomposition Studies Of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes. Ii. Effect Of Atmosphere On Decomposition, Benjamin Rougeau, Mark Draganjac
Thermal Decomposition Studies Of Selected Transition Metal Polysulfide Complexes. Ii. Effect Of Atmosphere On Decomposition, Benjamin Rougeau, Mark Draganjac
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Initial studies involved the thermal decomposition profile of five polysulfide complexes in air up to 550 °C. Since our first report to the Academy in 1990, we have obtained the capability to run samples up to 1500°C under various gases. Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)of a series of transition metal polysulfide complexes are presented. Compounds analyzed included Cp2TiS5 ,MoS9 2",MoOS8 2", Zn(S x ) 2", Cd(S x ) 2-, Fe2S122 - and NiS82.
Vegetation Of Maple-Leaved Oak Sites On Sugarloaf And Magazine Mountains, Arkansas, David W. Rouw, George P. Johnson
Vegetation Of Maple-Leaved Oak Sites On Sugarloaf And Magazine Mountains, Arkansas, David W. Rouw, George P. Johnson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
We conducted an analysis of the vegetation of the maple-leaved oak sites on Sugarloaf and Magazine Mountains, Arkansas, during September and October of 1993. The woody vegetation was sampled using the point-quarter method; on Sugarloaf Mountain five transects were sampled (950 m) and on Magazine Mountain four transects were sampled (710 m). Soil samples from each site were collected and analyzed for 15 factors. In total 27 species were recorded and measured for both sites, 18 for Sugarloaf and 19 for Magazine. The Sugarloaf site can be described as a Quercus-Juniperus community and the Magazine site can be described as …
Multisite Microprobes For Electrochemical Recordings In Biological Dynamics, G. Sreenivas, S. S. Ang, R. M. Ranade, A. S. Salian, W. D. Brown
Multisite Microprobes For Electrochemical Recordings In Biological Dynamics, G. Sreenivas, S. S. Ang, R. M. Ranade, A. S. Salian, W. D. Brown
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
For over 30 years, techniques have been developed that allow for the microscale (10-30 /mum) measurement of chemical signals with high temporal resolution (1-200 Hz). Such measurements, called in vivo electrochemical recordings, allow for the direct determination of neurotransmitter molecules and related compounds in biological systems. Multiple recordings, simultaneously performed at different, closely spaced, well defined locations throughout a three-dimensional tissue volume in the brain, are of interest in neuroscience. Developments in microelectronic techniques enable the fabrication of multi-electrode microprobes for recording extracellular action potentials generated by individual neurons simultaneously. A high-yield microfabrication process has been successfully developed for the …
Bryophyte And Pteridophyte Distribution Records Of Southern Arkansas, James R. Bray, Greg A. Whitehead, Daniel L. Marsh, Dennis W. Mcmasters
Bryophyte And Pteridophyte Distribution Records Of Southern Arkansas, James R. Bray, Greg A. Whitehead, Daniel L. Marsh, Dennis W. Mcmasters
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Effective, Reliable, Inexpensive Cryofixation Device, Lawrence A. Mink, Roger A. Buchanan
Effective, Reliable, Inexpensive Cryofixation Device, Lawrence A. Mink, Roger A. Buchanan
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.
Pre-Spawning Migration Of Channel Catfish Into Three Warmwater Tributaries-Effects Of A Cold Tailwater, Gary L. Siegwarth, James E. Johnson
Pre-Spawning Migration Of Channel Catfish Into Three Warmwater Tributaries-Effects Of A Cold Tailwater, Gary L. Siegwarth, James E. Johnson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Spring migrations of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) into the Kings, Mulberry and Buffalo rivers, Arkansas, were compared to determine adult catfish migration into a warm water river that flows into a cold tailwater. The Buffalo River flows into a cold tailwater reach of the White River and supports a sparse channel catfish population compared to similar rivers in the region that do not flow into cold tailwaters. This is an important factor because many recent studies have demonstrated that channel catfish make pre-spawning migrations into tributary streams and may contribute significantly to tributary populations. To assess channel catfish migration, hoop …
Sex Ratio And Success, An Assessment Of Lindera Melissifolia In Arkansas, Robert D. Wright
Sex Ratio And Success, An Assessment Of Lindera Melissifolia In Arkansas, Robert D. Wright
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Lindera melissifolia pondberry, is a federally endangered dioecious shrub found in Arkansas and four other southeastern states. Although by far the greatest area exists in Arkansas, it is broken into numerous small single-sex clones concentrated in two locations. Several stands have been lost during the 1980's according to records of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. Even casual observation reveals that there are more males than females. This suggests dependence on vegetative reproduction, with possible bias against females. This paper reports on work investigating this suggestion. It was found that a 7:1 bias in area covered favors males. Poor survival of …
Status Of The Endangered Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) Hibernating Populations In Arkansas, Michael J. Harvey
Status Of The Endangered Gray Bat (Myotis Grisescens) Hibernating Populations In Arkansas, Michael J. Harvey
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
No abstract provided.