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Pheasants In Asia 1989, David A. Hill, Peter J. Garson, David Jenkins

Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Section 1: Studies of Pheasants in China

Distribution and Status

An overview of research on pheasants in China, 1978-88, Cheng Tso-Hsin

Pheasant conservation in Asia:Ssome introductory remarks, Keith Howman and Lew Young

The distribution of pheasants and partridges in China, Tang Chan-Zhu

The ecological and geographical distribution of pheasants in Wolong Nature Reserve, Deng Wei Jie

The gamebirds of Boaxing, Sichuan, China, He Fen-Qi and Cui Xie-Zhen

Galliformes of Yunnan Province in China, Yang Lan

Pheasant and partridge species of the Nu River Autonomous Region, Northwestern Yunnan, China, He Fen-Qi, Gao Ying-Xing and Zheng Yang-Zhi

Pheasants on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 17, September 14, 1990

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

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Alternative Usages Of Wetlands Other Than Conventional Farming In Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, And Nebraska, Ellen Leventhal, Hubert H. Humphrey

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Conversion of wetlands in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska into agricultural dry lands in the past several decades has occurred as a means to obtain profit from what landowners would otherwise consider unprofitable land. This activity has resulted in substantial losses of wetlands valued for their unique ability to mitigate flood and storm damage, control erosion, discharge and recharge groundwater, improve water quality, and support a wide diversity of fish, wildlife, and vegetation.

Utilizing fish, wildlife, and vegetation from wetlands for profit is a way for wetland owners to recognize the value their wetlands add to their property. Landowners then …

Nebline, September 1990

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Agricultural Experiment Station News September 1990

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

CONTENTS:
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE
ARD ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION AND MARKETING AT 1990 IANR EXPO
COMPARING FEDERAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS
FY 1991 CSRS BUDGET• HOUSE VERSION
FY 1989 ARD EXPENDITURES BY SOURCE
ANNE VIDA VER APPOINTED TO APUA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
FY 1989 ARD EFFORTS CLASSIFIED BY RESEARCH PROGRAM
HARDIN DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP 1990 - 1991
WIDAMAN TRUST DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE ASSISTANT AWARD
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARDS 1990
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION GRANT AWARD 1990
SAMPSON RANGE & PASTURE MANAGEMENT ENDOWMENT 1990
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAM 1990
NEW OR REVISED PROJECTS
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED …

First Nebraska Kittiwake Specimen, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

FIRST NEBRASKA KITTIWAKE SPECIMEN

The Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) has previously been known from Nebraska only from a few sight records. Dr. George Hudson observed one at Oak Creek Park, Lincoln, in March, 1939 (NBR 5:57). Another individual was seen at Branched Oak Lake, Lancaster County, during April of 1976. Thirdly, an immature was seen and photographed at Oak LakePark, Lincoln, on April 20-21, 1981 (NBR 49:41). Lastly, during the fall occurrence report for 1988 (NBR 57: 16, 53) Kittiwakes were reported from Cedar and Douglas-northern Sarpy counties, the Cedar County sightings involving up to …

Nou Participation In Academy Of Science Meeting

Nebraska Bird Review

NOU PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE MEETING

In 1990, NOU resumed active participation in the Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. Mr. Thomas E. Labedz, President of NOU, was chairman of the session, which was held in the afternoon of 20 April. The following papers were presented:

SOLlTARY VS. GREGARIOUS NESTING IN BURROWING OWLS. Martha Desmond and Julie Savidge, Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, IANR, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0819.

In the Great Plains region, Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) will nest as isolated pairs in abandoned badger burrows, but are most commonly …

Survey For Least Terns And Other Birds On The North And South Platte Rivers, Eastern Keith County

Nebraska Bird Review

SURVEY FOR LEAST TERNS ANO OTHER BIROS ON THE NORTH ANO SOUTH PLATTE RIVERS, EASTERN KEITH COUNTY

The Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos) is considered a nationally endangered subspecies, and except for a sighting of this form on Lake McConaughy during the summer of 1977 by Fretwell (Rosche and Johnsgard, 1984) and a more recent sighting of a pair with an unfledged chick between Arthur and Martin bays of Lake McConaughy in 1989 (Czaplewski, 1989), there have been no other published records of this species in Keith County.

Because of a chance sighting on 20 May 1990, …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 22, No. 3. September 1990

The Prairie Naturalist

Paul B. Kannowski, Editor

Nikki R. Seabloom, Assistant Editor

Douglas H. Johnson, Book Review Editor

CONTENTS

ASSEMBLAGES OF SMALL FISH IN THREE HABITAT TYPES ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA ▪ D. T. O'Shea, W. A. Hubert, and S. H. Anderson

SPAWNING HABITAT OF CHANNEL CATFISH IN THE POWDER RIVER SYSTEM, WYOMING-MONTANA D. R. Gerhardt and W. A. Hubert

OCCURRENCE OF AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS ALONG THE PLATTE RIVER, NEBRASKA ▪ J. G. Sidle, C. A. Faanes, and W. G. Jobman

DIET OF CANVASBACKS DURING BREEDING ▪ J. E. Austin, J. R. Serie, and J. H. Noyes

BROOD HABITAT USE OF RIO …

The Probe, Issue 104 - September/October 1990

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE National Animal Damage Control Association
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1990
Pride and Professionalism In ADC
Hawthorne Wraps Up ADC Four Corners Rendezvous
Prevention and Control Tips
White-footed and Deer Mice
Pesticide Updates
Wildlife Damage in the News
Animal Damage Control

Water Current, Volume 22, September 1990

Water Current Newsletter

NATO Workshop Explores World-Wide Nitrate Problems
From the Director: Priorities Set for Future Research
Water Conservation Theme of Tour to Texas
Ag Production Could Be Revolutionized with System
Environmental Education Directory Now Available
NWCC Holds Fall Annual Meeting
Pesticide Regulation Issues Facing Nebraska
Two Conferences Set for Groundwater Enthusiasts

Ermelo Weeping Lovegrass Response To Clipping, Fertilization, And Watering, Robert A. Masters, Carlton Britton

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

A management strategy using short-duration grazing and fertilization was simulated in a study with individual 'Ermelo' weeping lovegrass [Eragrostis curvula (Shrad.)Nees] plants. Influence of 2 levels of clipping [unclipped during the growing season and clipped (C) to 10-cm stubble height each time regrowth reached 40 cm]; fertilizer [unfertilized and 70-34-44 kg N-P-K/ha (F)]; and watering frequency [irrigated to field capacity at 7- (WET) and 14- (DRY) day intervals] on cumulative herbage dry matter yield, crude protein yield, and water-use efficiency, and root mass of individual weeping lovegrass plants grown in soil contained in polyethylene tubes was determined. Clipping combined …

Insect, Plant Disease, And Weed Science News, No. 90-22, August 31, 1990, Alex Martin, Bob N. Stougarrd, Lisa Brown Jasa

Insect, Plant Disease, and Weed Science News (1987-1992)

In This Issue

IPW Survey

We Want to Know Your Opinion.................131

Insect Science

Consider Early Harvest to Limit Com Borer Damage.......................... 131

Watch for Late Season Soybean Insects.......................... 132

Biological Systems Engineering

Clean, Prepare Bins for Harvest.......................... 132

Plant Disease

Stalk Rot Can be Serious; Scout Fields Now.......................... 132

Sorghum Leaf Spots Now Prevalent.......................... 133

Powdery Mildew Common; Treat with Fungicides.......................... 133

Irrigate Young Trees to Avoid Losses.......................... 134

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 16, August 31, 1990

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

Miscellaneous

ESA Newsletter

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Nebline, August 1990

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Ag Update: Agricultural News & Events

Home Extension News

On-the-Grow: Horticulture News & Recommendations

The Cloverline: 4-H News and Events

Extension Calendar

and other extension news

Special Lancaster County Fair Insert

The Probe, Issue 103 - August 1990

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE National Animal Damage Control Association
JULY 1990
APHIS Activity Report
DWRC in Trouble
Bear
Blackbirds
Cats
Cormorants
DRC-1339
Mountain Beaver
Pigeons
Yellow-Bellied Marmots
Animal Rights
Public Lands Improved, Not Harmed by Ranching
Fur
Prairie Dogs
“Telling Rat From Wrong Takes Time”
By-Products
Endangered Species

Life History Differences Between Two Species Of Gregarina In Tenebrio Molitor Larva, Tim R. Ruhnke, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

The life histories of two species of Gregarina, protozoans parasitizing Tenebrio molitor, were compared. Gregarina cuneata occurred primarily in larger larvae, whereas Gregarina steini was distributed evenly throughout all sizes of larvae. As larval size increased, an increase in prevalence of G. cuneata preceded a more substantial increase in parasite relative density. Sample variance/relative density ratios of the two parasite species also differed. When host larvae were isolated in a sterile bran medium, the prevalence of G. cuneata decreased, whereas that of G. steini remained relatively high. Trophozoites of G. cuneata were found predominantly in a paired condition, …

Cysticerci (Cestoda: Taeniidae) From White-Tailed Deer, Odocoileus Virginianus, In Southern Florida [Research Notes], Donald J. Forrester, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Metacestodes (cysticerci) of Taenia omissa Liihe, 1910, and Taenia hydatigena Pallas, 1776, were found in 9 and one of 124 white-tailed deer, respectively, in southern Florida in 1984-1986. Intensities of T. omissa varied from 1 to 15 (x[bar] = 4.6); only one cysticercus of T. hydatigena was collected. No significant difference in the prevalences of T. omissa according to sex, age, or locality was observed.

Water Current, Volume 22, July 1990

Water Current Newsletter

Water Sciences Research Facility Open Here Soon
Water Center Director Comes Here From CSRS in Washington, D.C.
Water Sciences Laboratory
Drip Irrigation and Weather Modification Explained on Water Tour

Towards An Improved Taxonomy Of Xanthomonas, L. Vauterin, J. Swings, K. Kersters, M. Gillis, T. W. Mew, M. N. Schroth, N. J. Palleroni, D. C. Hildebrand, D. E. Stead, E. L. Civerolo, A. C. Hayward, H. Maraîte, R. E. Stall, A. K. Vidaver, J. F. Bradbury

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

Improvement of the taxonomy of the genus Xanthomonas and especially of Xanthomonas campestris, which is subdivided into more than 125 pathovars, is discussed. Recent contributions to the taxonomy of Xanthomonas are reviewed, and on the basis of these data and unpublished data from several laboratories, the usefulness of different phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genotypic techniques is discussed. The heterogeneity of several X. campestris pathovars has been demonstrated by sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins and fatty acid fingerprinting. The host selectivity of the pathovars is not correlated with their relationships as revealed by DNA-DNA hybridization experiments. In order to …

The Sower, Summer 1990

The Sower (CASNR Alumni Newsletter)

Contents:

Project scholar
Campus notes
The Prez Says
Vet Education Center official
Alum Notes
Where credit is due... ... depends on you!
Chance hurls 1930 grad into rice breeding

Agricultural Research Division Annual Report 1990 [104th]

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

It is a pleasure to provide the 104th Annual Report of the UNL Agricultural Research Division (ARD). This report contains lists of current faculty; active research projects; refereed journal articles, books and book chapters, and theses and dissertations published; germplasm/cultivars released; and patents awarded. Also included are brief descriptions of selected research and the financial report for the period July 1, 1989, through June 30, 1990. This report was compiled in compliance with the intent of the law of the State of Nebraska that established the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station on March 31, 1887.

Foreword ... v

Administrative Personnel ... …

Insect, Plant Disease, And Weed Science News, No. 90-13, June 22,1990, Alex Martin, Bob N. Stougarrd, Lisa Brown Jasa

Insect, Plant Disease, and Weed Science News (1987-1992)

In This Issue

Insect Science

Baythroid 2 Gets Special Label for Sorghum........................ 79

Managing First Generation Com Borers ........................ 80

Borer Treatment Worksheet ........................ 80

Replant Options After Herbicide Use ........................ 82

Weed Science

Consider Whole Field When Choosing Herbicide........................ 81

After Applying Insecticides, Wait Before Re-entering ........................ 81

Plant Disease

Dutch Elm Disease Evident Across State ........................ 83

Wheat Rust Becoming Epidemic ........................ 83

Oats Still Show Barley Yellow Dwarf ........................ 83

New Compendium Published for Apple/Pear Diseases ........................ 83

Wheat Dying Prematurely ........................ 84

For Your Information........................ 84

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 1, No. 11, June 4, 1990

Hexapod Herald and Other Entomology Department Newsletters

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Conservation Genetics Of Pacific Salmon, Robin Waples, David Teel

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Recent reductions in the abundance of all Pacific salmon species (Oncorhynchus spp.), coupled with large in- creases in artificial production, demand that careful attention be paid to genetic changes occurring in both wild and cultured populations. Analysis of electrophoretic data for chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) from the Pacific coast of Oregon revealed substantial allele frequency changes over 2-4 years in hatchery, but not wild, populations. Unfortunately, our understanding of the causes of this result is hampered by a lack of theoretical models designed for organisms with life history features like those of Pacific salmon. We used computer …

Additional Observations On The Birds Of The Lake Mcconaughy Region, Paul A. Johnsgard

Nebraska Bird Review

Since the publication more than five years ago (NBR, 52:26-35, 1984) of an earlier list of the birds of the North Platte Valley between Oshkosh and Keystone, many new records have been obtained. Additionally, since 1982 Dr. Charles Brown of Yale University has spent every summer doing ornithological fieldwork in the area, and has kindly contributed many of his observations. This abundance of new information appears to warrant some additions and modifications to the original list, most of which simply involve changes in occurrence or status information for previously recorded species. However, three previously unreported species have also …

Replication And Amplification Of Defective Interfering Particle Rn As Of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus In Cells Expressing Viral Proteins From Vectors Containing Cloned Cdnas, Asit K. Pattnaik, Gail W. Wertz

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Replication and amplification of RNA genomes of defective interfering (DI) particles of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) depend on the expression of viral proteins and have untD now been attained only in ceUs coinfected with helper VSV. In the work described in this report, we used a recombinant vaccinia virus-T7 RNA polymerase expression system to synthesize individual VSV proteins in cells transfected with plasmid DNAs that contain cDNA copies of the VSV genes downstream of the T7 RNA polymerase promoter. In this way, we were able to examine the ability of VSV proteins, individually and in combination, to support DI particle …

Using The Line-Transect Method To Estimate Percent Residue Cover, David P. Shelton, Elbert C. Dickey, Paul J. Jasa, Roger Kanable, Susan Smydra Krotz

Department of Agricultural and Biological Systems Engineering: Faculty Publications

Crop residue left on the soil surface is one of the easiest and most cost-effective methods of reducing soil erosion. ~ Research in Nebraska and other Midwestern states shows ' that leaving as little as 20 percent of the soil surface covered with crop residue can reduce soil erosion by as much as one half of what it would be from residue-free conditions. Greater amounts of residue cover further limit soil erosion, Figure 1.

Residue reduces erosion in two ways. First, the residue dissipates raindrop impact energy, reducing the amount of soil that is detached. Residue also forms a …

Prevalence Of Baculovirus Penaei In Experimentally Infected White Shrimp (Penaeus Vannamei) Relative To Age, Brian D. Leblanc, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Age of Penaeus vannamei influences infections with Baculovirus penaei in different ways. The virus has less effect on host survival in the older of seven tested age-groups of shrimp experimentally administered virus; no virus-induced mortality occurred in postlarvae older than 63 days. Prevalence of newly acquired infections decreases as age increases, sometimes to zero. Prepatency periods appear to increase by a few days in infections in most successively older tested age-groups. Actual and relative numbers of affected hepatopancreatic cells decrease from 75 or 80% typically seen in postlarvae infected when 3 days old to ≤ 5% typically seen in infected …

Coccidia (Apicomplexa) From Heteromyid Rodents In The Southwestern United States, Baja California, And Northern Mexico With Three New Species From Chaetodipus Hispidus, Paulette L. Ford, Donald W. Duszynski, Chris T. Mcallister

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Fecal samples from 223 heteromyid rodents of 4 genera and 13 species were collected from California, New Mexico, and Texas and from Baja California Norte and Sonora, Mexico. Of these, 84 (38%) were infected with coccidian oocysts; 72 of 84 (86%) infected animals had only 1 species of coccidian. Eleven species of coccidia were identified including 1 cyclosporan and 10 eimerians; the cyclosporan and 2 of the eimerians are described as new species. Sporulated oocysts of Cyclospora angimurinensis n. sp. were subspheroidal, 21.9 x 19.3 (19-24 x 16-22) μm, with sporocysts lemon-shaped, 11.9 x 9.5 (9-15 x 8-11) μm; it …