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The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 4. December 1996

The Prairie Naturalist

IMPLANTED MICROCHIPS USED TO INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFY BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS IN MONTANA ▪ R. Stoneberg

GRAY WOLF STATUS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ D. S Licht and L. E. Huffman

VARIATION IN SELECTION OF MICROHABITATS BY MERRIAM'S TURKEY BROOD HENS ▪ M. A. Rumble and S. H. Anderson

SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTIVE CHRONOLOGY OF FEMALE RING-NECKED PHEASANTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ A. P. Leif

EFFECTS OF LOGGING SLASH ON ASPEN REGENERATION IN GRAZED CLEARCUTS ▪ M. A. Rumble, T. Pella, J. C. Sharps. A. V. Carter, and J. B. Parrish

BOOK REVIEWS

The Poetry of Ecoregions ▪ J. Pastor

Saving Texas' Rare Ones ▪ …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 3. September 1996

The Prairie Naturalist

REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS IN RELATION TO EDGE ▪ J. M Delisle, and J. A. Savidge

OBSERVATIONS ON BATS AT BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ M A. Bogan, J. G. Osborne, and J. A. Clarke

DIETS OF FEMALE WHITE-TAILED DEER IN THE CROSS-TIMBERS REGION ▪ F. C. Bryant, G. Van Vreede, T. J. Deliberto, and K. L. Gee

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Second Record of White Ibis in North Dakota ▪ J. W. Marlow, L. D. Igl, and M. R. Hartman

A Recent Record of Mountain Lion in Nebraska ▪ H. H. Genoways and P. W. Freeman

Prairie Falcon Predation on …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 2. June 1996

The Prairie Naturalist

RAPTOR NESTING CHRONOLOGY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. K. Murphy, and J. T. Ensign

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA -1995 ▪ R. N. Randall

YELLOW PERCH SPAWNING HABITATS IN PICKEREL LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA ▪ S. J. Fisher, K. L Pope, L. J. Templeton, and D. W. Willis

ECOLOGY OF BOTRYCHIUM CAMPESTRE ON NORTHEASTERN lOWA GLADES ▪ J. C. Nekola, and D. W. Schlicht

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF PURPLE CONEFLOWER IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ H. K. Leuszler, V J. Tepedino, and D. G. Alston

BOOK REVIEWS

A Unique Group of Birds ▪ J. H. Schulz

Forest Ecology ▪ S. …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 28, No. 1. March 1996

The Prairie Naturalist

SUMMER AVIAN ABUNDANCE, INVERTEBRATE BIOMASS, AND FORBS IN KANSAS CRP ▪ S. D. Hull, R.J. Robel, and K. E. Kemp

SUPPRESSION OF SMOOTH BROME BY ATRAZINE, MOWING, AND FIRE ▪ G. D. Willson, and J. Stubbendieck

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Continued Westward Dispersal of the Woodchuck in Kansas ▪ G. M. Wilson and J. R. Choate

Intraspecific Aggression Between GadwalIs Results in Mortality ▪ D. E. Naugle, K. F. Higgins and M. S. Wilsdon

Western Meadowlark Impaled on Barbed-wire Fence ▪ L. D. Igl

Cyperaceae in Dodge County Nebraska: New Records ▪ S. J. Rothenberger

BOOK REVIEWS

Native Habitats of the Twin Cities …

Habitat And Courtship Behavior Of The Wolf Spider Schizocosa Retrorsa (Banks) (Araneae, Lycosidae), Eileen Hebets, Gail E. Stratton, Gary Miller

Eileen Hebets Publications

The habitat and courtship behavior of the wolf spider Schizocosa retrorsa (Banks 1911) were studied and are described here for the first time. The range of S. retrorsa was extended to include the lower peninsula of Michigan. This species is locally abundant in highly exposed habitats of sand or pine litter. Male courtship consists of chemoexploration, palpal drumming, an extended leg tap, and a "push-up" display. Female displays include a double leg arch, approaches, and orientations toward the male.

Review Of Linda W. Davis, Weed Seeds Of The Great Plains, Svata M. Louda

Svata M. Louda Publications

The purpose of this useful 145-page book is to provide both a source of comparative information on seeds of 280 weedy plant species in the Great Plains and a means of identifying them. ... The 286 color photographs are the most valuable part of the book. ... Overall, I am delighted to have this book and recommend it to anyone who needs to identify weed seeds and, in fact, to anyone fascinated by the beauty and variation among plants displayed in nature.

Visual Search For Natural Grains In Pigeons (Columba Livia) : Search Images And Selective Attention, Cynthia M. Langley, Donald A. Riley, Alan B. Bond, Namni Goel

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

The experiments reported here were designed to test the suggestion of many researchers that selective attention to visual features of a prey can account for search-image effects. In 3 experiments pigeons ate wheat and vetch grains presented on multicolored and gray gravel trays. In Experiment 1 search-image effects were evident when grains were cryptic but not when they were conspicuous. Experiment 2 demonstrated that search images can be activated when the grains encountered are either cryptic or conspicuous but that search images affect search performance only when the grains are cryptic. Experiment 3 demonstrated that search images are short-term in …

Pattern And Duration Of Copulation In Wolf Spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae), Gail E. Stratton, Eileen Hebets, Patricia R. Miller, Gary L. Miller

Eileen Hebets Publications

The temporal patterns of insertion of male palps, expansion of the hematodocha and duration of copulation are reported for 10 species of Schizocosa Chamberlin 1904, three species of Rabidosa Roewer 1955, one species of Gladicosa Brady 1986, one species of Hogna Simon 1885, two species of Isohogna Roewer 1960, one species of Trochosa C.L. Koch 1848, one species of Geolycosa Montgomery 1904, two species of Arctosn C.L. Koch 1848, three species of Alopecosa Simon 1885 and six species of Pardosa C.L. Koch 1847. In all species of Schizocosa examined so far, males showed a pattern composed of a series of …

Predicting Cognitive Capacity From Natural History: Examples From Four Species Of Corvids, Russell P. Balda, Alan Kamil, Peter A. Bednekoff

Papers in Behavior in Biological Sciences

Birds have been studied for centuries because they are numerous, conspicuous, and aesthetically pleasing to humans. Despite their overall regard for birds, historically, many ornithologists have considered birds as instinct-driven organisms of little intellectual capacity. For example, the ornithological textbook of choice from the 1960s states the following view of avian intelligence:

Flight has proven to be an enormously successful evolutionary venture, but one that has cost birds dearly in mental development. In effect, problems merely by flying away from them. … As a consequence, much [avian] behavior is, by mammalian standards, fragmentary, stereotyped, and at times amazingly stupid. (Welty, …

A New Species Of The Genus Rhogeessa, With Comments On Geographic Distribution And Speciation In The Genus, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

A new species of Rhogeessa is described from southern Suriname. The new species is characterized by a karyotype that possesses a diploid number of 52 and a fundamental number of 52 and by its relatively large overall size compared to other South American Rhogeessa. Tenspecies are now recognized within the genus. Seven of these species, including the one described herein, are members of R. tumida complex. Two of these species--R. io and R. minutilla--also occur in South America and the remaining four species are confined to Mexico and Central America.

Faunal Diversity Among Avian Parasite Assemblages: The Interaction Of History, Ecology, And Biogeography In Marine Systems, Eric P. Hoberg

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

Systematics and parasite biodiversity provide power and predictability in broad studies of history, ecology and biogeography in marine systems. Parasitic helminths are elegant markers of contemporary and historical ecological relationships, geographic distribution and host-phylogeny. Complex life cycles of helminths are strongly correlated with intricate food-webs. Dependence on a series of intermediate, paratenic, and definitive hosts indicates that each parasite species represents an array of organisms within a community and tracks broadly and predictably across many trophic levels. Host and geographic ranges of parasites are historically constrained by genealogical and ecological associations, and these determinents interact resulting in characteristic parasite community …

Csrees Department Of Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife Comprehensive Review, University Of Nebraska - Lincoln

School of Natural Resources: Documents and Reviews

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Microevolutionary Patterns And Molecular Markers: The Genetics Of Geographic Variation In Ascaris Suum, Steven A. Nadler

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty and Staff Publications

Molecular markers have been used only rarely to characterize the population genetic structure of nematodes. Published studies have suggested that different taxa may show distinct genetic architectures. Isoenzyme and RAPD markers have been used to investigate geographic variation of Ascaris suum at the level of infrapopulations (nematodes within individual hosts), within localities, and among geographic regions. Independent estimates of genetic differentiation among population samples based on isoenzyme and RAPD data showed similar patterns and substantial correlation. Heterozygote deficiencies within infrapopulations and large values for inbreeding coefficients among infrapopulations suggested that the composition of these populations was not consistent with a …

Analytical Perspectives On A Protohistoric Cache Of Ceramic Jars From The Lower Colorado Desert, James M. Bayman, Richard H. Hevly, Boma Johnson, Karl J. Reinhard, Richard Ryan

Karl Reinhard Publications

A cache of hermetically sealed ceramic jars found in the Lower Colorado Desert was examined using chronometric dating, pollen and macrofossil extraction, design analysis, and water retention experimentation. The cache apparently dates to the protohistoricfifteenth through seventeenth centuries. Findings from these studies contribute to knowledge in four problem areas: (1) ceramic jar function and use-history; (2) storage technology and caching behavior; (3) ceramic dating and chronology; and (4) symbolic iconography. Biotic remains from inside the jars document their use for transporting a variety of riverine and desert plants, before they were finally filled with flowers and seeds, and placed in …