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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Distal Urogenital Anatomy Of Male Southern Coal Skinks, Plestiodon Anthracinus Pluvialis (Reptilia: Scincidae), Stanley E. Trauth

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

I investigated the morphology and histology of the distal urogenital anatomy of male southern coal skinks (Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis) from reproductively active individuals collected in Arkansas in order to provide comparative information with recent studies on squamate urogenital anatomy. Specifically, I focused on the basic anatomy and positioning of posterior ducts in this skink, which included portions of the ductus deferens, the ampulla ductus deferentis, the sexual segment of the kidney, the ureter and collecting ducts, as well as aspects of the urodaeal chamber and urogenital papillae. I found a much reduced ampulla ductus deferentis comprising only 0.7 …

Aquatic Invertebrate Community Structure, Biological Condition, Habitat, And Water Quality At Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, 2005-2014, David E. Bowles, L. W. Morrison, J. T. Cribbs

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Ozark National Scenic Riverways (OZAR) was established to protect the corridor of the Current River and its major tributary, the Jacks Fork. The Current River is one of the few remaining free-flowing rivers in the U.S., with much of its base flow coming from several large springs. To assess the biological condition of these rivers, aquatic invertebrate community structure was monitored from 2005 to 2014. Benthic invertebrate samples and associated habitat and water quality data were collected from each of nine sampling sites using a Slack-Surber sampler. The Stream Condition Index (SCI), a multimetric index that incorporates taxa richness, EPT …

Organochloride Pesticides Present In Animal Fur, Soil, And Streambed In An Agricultural Region Of Southeastern Arkansas, Matthew E. Grilliot, John L. Hunt, Christopher G. Sims

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Animals in agricultural settings may be subject to bioaccumulation of toxins. For the last several years, we collected hair samples from bats and rodents in an agricultural area near Bayou Bartholomew in Drew County, Arkansas. Samples were submitted to the Center of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut for wide-screen toxin analysis. Several of these samples contained measurable amounts of organochloride pesticides or their metabolites, including some that have been banned for decades, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and chlordane. In addition, we collected several samples of soil from within an agricultural field, from adjacent edge habitat, from …

New Records Of The American Badger (Taxidea Taxus) In Arkansas, With An Updated Distribution Map, Renn Tumlison, D. Blake Sasse

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Concert Recording 2018-04-23, Siyu Lou, Ann Rye, Ammi Lopez, Rosabelle Zhou

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Cantata. Solitudine avvenne / Alessandro Scarlatti -- [13:22]. Airs chantes. I. Air romantique ; II. Air champetre ; III. Air grave ; IV. Air vif / Francis Poulenc -- [20:08]. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, op.129 / Franz Schubert -- [31:20]. Natural Selection. I. Creation ; II. Animal passion / Jake Heggie -- [37:35]. Vado rna dove? Oh Dei! KV583 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [21:19]. Linda di Chamounix. Ah! Tardai troppo...O luci di quest'anima / Gaetano Donizetti.

Contents, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Soil Organic Carbon And Mineralization Rates At The Woolsey Wet Prairie Mitigation Site In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Zachary Tipton, Lisa S. Wood, Mary Savin, Benjamin R. Runkle

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels are rapidly increasing, surpassing 400 ppm in 2013 from a pre-industrial revolution level of around 280 ppm. Researchers have been looking at methods to reduce CO₂ levels in the atmosphere, including promoting carbon sequestration in soils. Carbon sequestration is the process where CO₂ is naturally or artificially transferred out of the atmosphere and stored in the ocean, plant biomass, soils, and geologic formations. Seemingly contradictory to the notion of carbon sequestration is the use of fire as a management treatment for the restoration of native prairie grass ecosystems. Fire combusts plant …

Predicting Kidding Date Using Prepartum Milk Calcium Concentrations And Comparing Kid Growth To Colostrum Quality In Goats, Justin M. Hamm

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

Goats have an ancient history with humankind and are used as a red meat source around the world. This provides an opportunity in Arkansas agriculture. There is a gap in goat research which facilitated the conception of the study’s objectives to determine whether prepartum milk in goats showed a rise in calcium levels within 24 to 48 hours of kidding and to ascertain whether an increased colostrum density is indicative of increased weight gain in kids. Eleven does were bred out of season and monitored for mammary development. Then, 5 to 15 mL of prepartum milk were collected, and the …

Agricultural Information Needs And Food Access In The Stann Creek District Of Belize, Sam E. Harris, Donna L. Graham

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

The purpose of this study was to describe agricultural information sources available to farmers and to describe food access and availability for the people of Dangriga, Stann Creek, Belize. This study used descriptive survey research methods with convenience sampling of the general public (n=22) and of farmers (n = 38) in the summer of 2017. Farmers use a variety of agricultural information sources with the extension service cited most often, followed by friends and fellow farmers. Weather, lack of information, pests, and inadequate access to capital were of primary concern for farmers. Face-to-face meetings were used most often by extension …

Impact Of Teat Order On Feed Consumption In Swine From Birth To Nursery, Callan A. Lichtenwalter, Jason K. Apple, Beth Kegley, Tsung C. Tsai

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

A relationship between teat order and feed consumption has been assumed in pigs, but no study has looked at this exact relationship. Pigs were observed shortly after birth to be in either a cranial, middle, or caudal teat positon. Growth performance data and active and total plasma ghrelin concentrations were analyzed at birth, weaning, and at the end of the nursery stage of production to see if a relationship with teat order was present. Overall, no effect of teat order was found on average daily gain, average daily feed intake, gain-to-feed ratio, or body weight among pigs from each section …

Concert Recording 2018-04-16, Anna Wood, Lisa Auten, Max Hinojosa, Ashley Trotter, Hannah Mindeman Shuman, Garrett Vogel, Emily Auten, Hannah Rodriguez, Ann Rye, Ismaelena Serrano, Dennese Adkins, Lisa Kulczak, Cheri Headrick, Siyu Lou

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Music for a while / Henry Purcell -- [03:53]. Lachen und Weinen / Franz Schubert -- [05:44]. Sebben crudele / Antonio Caldara -- [09:13]. Money, o! / Michael Head -- [11:15]. Les Berceaux / Gabriel Fauré -- [13:55]. Music I heard with you / Richard Hageman -- [16:52]. Die Forelle / Schubert -- [19:03]. Take, o take those lips away / Roger Quilter -- [20:19]. La pastorella delle Alpi / Gioachino Rossini -- [23:03]. Pastorale / Georges Bizet -- [26:32]. Laudamus te from Mass in C minor, K. 427 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- [31:47]. Winter / Dominick Argento …

Concert Recording 2018-03-03, Dominic K. Na, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:01]. Sonata for cello and piano in D major. Op. 102, no. 2. I. Allegro con brio ; II. Adagio con molto sentiment d'affetto (attaca) ; III. Allegro, Allegro fugato / L.V. Beethoven -- [19:15]. Sonata for cello and piano. I. Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto ; II. Sérénaged: Modérément animé ; III. Finale, Animé, léger et nerveux.

Concert Recording 2018-02-04, Er-Gene Kahng, Dominic K. Na, Tomoko Kashiwagi, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Fulbright Trio

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Piano trio, op. 97, "Archduke". I. Allegro moderato ; II. Scherzo (allegro) ; III. Andante cantabile ma peró con moto. Poco piu adagio, D major ; IV. Allegro moderato, Presto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [24:10]. Piano trio, op. 1, no. 1. I. Allegro ; II. Adagio cantabile ; III. Scherzo. Allegro assai ; IV. Finale. Presto / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [59:39]. Piano trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8. I. Allegro con moto ; II. Scherzo: allegro molto ; III. Adagio non troppo ; IV. Finale: allegro molto agitato / Johannes Brahms.

Letter From The Dean, Deacue Fields

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Concert Recording 2018-04-21d, Morgen Cavanah, Annie Balabanian

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Drei Gesänge von Goethe, op. 83. Wonne der Wehmut ; Sehnsucht ; Mit einem gemalten Band / Ludwig van Beethoven -- [06:32]. Sei Romanze. Non t'accostare all'urna ; More, Elisa, lo stanco poeta ; In solitaria stanza ; Perduta ho la pace / Giuseppi Verdi -- [20:59]. Sex digte af Henrik Ibsen, op. 25. En Svane ; Stambogsrim ; Med en vandlilje / Edvard Grieg -- [26:53] . Poéme d'un Jour, op. 21. Rencontre ; Toujours ; Adieu / Gabriel Fauré -- [33:28] Natural selection. Creation ; Animal passion ; Alas! alack ; Indian summer - blue ; Connection …

Table Of Contents, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Germinal Epithelium Cytology During Spermatogenesis In The Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys Temminckii (Reptilia: Chelydridae), Stanley E. Trauth, Kevin M. Gribbins

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We investigated the cytology of the seminiferous epithelia of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). Spermatogenic and regressed testes were assessed from 2 adult individuals collected in Arkansas in May and September of 1993. Specifically, we focused on the cellular phases of germ cell development and maturation. The germ cell morphology and developmental strategy within the germinal epithelium of M. temminckii appear similar to that of other genera of turtles previously studied. Interestingly, mitotic, meiotic, and spermiogeneic cells are nearly identical to that of other turtles studied based on light microscopy. There are also 6 recognizable steps to …

Journal Of The Arkansas Academy Of Science- Volume 72 2018, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Small Mammal Abundances In A Grassland And Forest Area At The Lake Fayetteville Environmental Center, Arkansas, Douglas A. James, S. A. Bartholomew, A. Deshwal, P. Panwar

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

We examined changes in abundance of small mammals in forest and prairie-grassland habitat at Lake Fayetteville, Arkansas over a period of 32 years. We estimated the population size of small mammals using a mark-recapture method by capturing small mammals employing rat-sized Sherman live traps laid out in a grid with 8 rows of traps, 15 traps per row, 9.14 m (30 feet) between traps and rows covering an area of 1.01 ha (2.5 acres) in size. Six species of mammals were trapped in the prairie-grassland and three species were captured in the forest habitat. In the forest, the white-footed deermouse …

Parasites Of The Spotted Sucker, Minytrema Melanops (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae) From Arkansas And Oklahoma, Chris T. Mcallister, Donald G. Cloutman, Anindo Choudhury, Tomas Scholz, Stanley E. Trauth, Thomas J. Fayton, Henry W. Robison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

During October 2015, March and April 2016 and again between March and April 2017, 15 Spotted Sucker (Minytrema melanops) were collected from sites in the Ouachita (n = 5), Red (n = 1), and St. Francis (n = 5) river drainages, Arkansas, and the Arkansas River drainage, Oklahoma (n = 4), and examined for protozoan and metazoan parasites. Found were Calyptospora sp., Myxobolus sp., Pseudomurraytrema alabarrum, Biacetabulum banghami, Penarchigetes oklensis, and Acanthocephalus sp. New host and distributional records are documented for these parasites.

Additional Records Of Acanthocephalan Parasites From Arkansas Fishes, With New Records From Missouri Fishes, Chris T. Mcallister, Michael A. Barger, Henry W. Robison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Over the last decade, our research consortium has provided information on acanthocephalan parasites of Arkansas vertebrates, including records from some of the state’s fishes. Here, we continue to provide data on new geographic and new host records of acanthocephalans from Arkansas fishes. In addition, for the first time, we report records of acanthocephalans for some Missouri fishes. We document 2 new state records as well as 10 new host records for some fish acanthocephalans.

Prevalence Of Cytauxzoon Felis (Protista: Apicomplexa) In Feral Cats In Russellville Arkansas, Cynthia H. Jacobs

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Abstract

Cytauxzoon felis (C. felis) is a protozoan hemoparasite of domestic and wild felids. Transmitted by ixodid ticks, the sylvatic reservoir for this organism in North America is the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in which the infection is apparently self-limiting. In domestic cats (Felis catus), C. felis causes a highly fatal disease with a distribution that covers much of the central, southcentral and southeastern U.S. and parallels that of the primary vector, the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Interestingly, there appears to be an increased survival rate in domestic cats in the geographic …

A Preliminary Checklist Of The Stoneflies (Arthropoda: Insecta: Plecoptera) Of Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, Chris T. Mcallister

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Seventy-seven species of stoneflies representing 8 families and 24 genera are herein reported from Arkansas. The most diverse families of state stoneflies were Perlidae (26 species), Capniidae (14 species), and Perlodidae (12 species) while Pteronarcyidae had only a single representative species. Additional taxa will surely be added to the list with future taxonomic studies incorporating molecular analyses.

Incidental Captures Of Plains Spotted Skunks (Spilogale Putorius Interrupta) By Arkansas Trappers, 2012-2017, D. Blake Sasse

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Arkansas trappers were surveyed following the 2012 and four subsequent trapping seasons regarding accidental captures of spotted skunks while attempting to trap other species. A total of 132 trappers reported capturing spotted skunks although further investigation confirmed the validity of only 42 reports from trappers that caught a total of 60 spotted skunks. Incidental captures were rare; only 0.35-1.29% of trappers each year caught spotted skunks and came primarily from the Ozark and Ouachita regions of the state.

Additional County Records Of Invertebrates From Arkansas, Chris T. Mcallister, Henry W. Robison, Renn Tumlison

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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In Memoriam: Kimberly G. Smith, 1948-2018, Ragupathy Kannan, Jeffrey Short

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Keynote Address And Meeting Program Report, Academy Editors

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Concert Recording 2018-09-18, Ismaelena Serrano, Ann Rye

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Ah! vous dirai-je, maman / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; arranged by A. Adam Schmidt -- [04:55]. Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68. Mein gläubiges Hezre / Johann Sebastian Bach -- [ 07:28]. 0 Nehmt meinen Dank, K. 383 / W.A. Mozart -- [10:40] Vignettes: Letters from George to Evelyn / Alan Louis Smith -- [24:10]. I Puritani . Qui la voce sua soave....Vien diletto / Vincenzo Bellini -- [29:07]. Verborgenheit Nimmersatte liebe Begegnung / Hugo Wolf -- [36:18]. Canciones Clasicas Espaniolas. I. La mi sola, Laureola ; II. Al almor ; III. Corazón, porqué pasáis ; IV. …

Concert Recording 2018-04-21a, Brandon Wade, Tomoko Kashiwagi

Concert Recordings & Programs

[00:00]. Suite no. 3 for unaccompanied cello in C major, BWV 1009. I. Prélude ; II. Allemande ; III. Courante ; IV. Sarabande ; V. Bourrée I & II ; VI. Gigue / J.S. Bach -- [18:36]. Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9, no. 2 / Frédéric Chopin ; transcribed by David Popper -- [23:10]. Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, op. 19. I. Lento Allegro moderato / Sergei Rachmaninoff -- [33:21]. Sonata for cello and piano in D minor. I. Prologue: lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto ; II. Sérénade: Modérément animé ; III. Final: Animé, léger et …