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Reported Animal Rabies In Arkansas: 1982-1990, Gary A. Heidt, David A. Saugey, Laura Chandler, Karen D. Stone Jan 1991

Reported Animal Rabies In Arkansas: 1982-1990, Gary A. Heidt, David A. Saugey, Laura Chandler, Karen D. Stone

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Reported animal rabies in Arkansas is reviewed for the years 1982-1990; providing an update from 1950-1981 (Heidt, 1982). Total cases ranged from 39 in 1990 to 168 in 1986, with a mean of 123.1. Wildlife accounted for 93.4% of the total cases. A total of 16 kinds of mammals has been implicated in reported rabies (individual species of foxes and skunks have been combined). The four taxa accounting for the highest incidence are: skunks (82.6%); bats (10.1%, all seven species combined); cattle (2.8%); and dogs (1.5%). Skunks, the most prominent species, ranged from 71.8% in 1990 to 90.2% in 1987. …


Range Extension Of The Endangered Gray Bat, Myotis Grisescens, Into The Arkansas River Valley, Thomas A. Nelson, David A. Saugey, Lee E. Carolan Jan 1991

Range Extension Of The Endangered Gray Bat, Myotis Grisescens, Into The Arkansas River Valley, Thomas A. Nelson, David A. Saugey, Lee E. Carolan

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Bacteremia Associated With Mortality In An Arkansas Alligator, James J. Daly, Sam W. Barkley, Peggy Benton Jan 1991

Bacteremia Associated With Mortality In An Arkansas Alligator, James J. Daly, Sam W. Barkley, Peggy Benton

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Landowner Reports Of Deer Hunter Damage In Arkansas, Richard A. Kluender, T. Bentley Wigley Jr. Jan 1991

Landowner Reports Of Deer Hunter Damage In Arkansas, Richard A. Kluender, T. Bentley Wigley Jr.

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Damage to property from deer hunters, though usually not discovered immediately, is a problem for many Arkansans. A questionnaire survey was mailed to 3,773 rural landowners in Arkansas to determine the type and cost of damage suffered from hunters. Thirty-five percent reported minor problems, and 15% reported severe damage from hunters. The most common problems caused by hunters were fence cutting (33%), severe littering (16%), road damage (13%), crop damage (10%), cattle shot (8%), gates left open (6%), and trespassing (6%). Eighty-three (5%) of the landowners reported damage costs of $500 or more; one sustained a $15,000 loss. Total state-wide …


Hyperinfestation Of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieui) By The Trematode Clinostomum Marginatum, James J. Daly, Bruce Deyoung, Terryl L. Hostetler Jan 1991

Hyperinfestation Of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus Dolomieui) By The Trematode Clinostomum Marginatum, James J. Daly, Bruce Deyoung, Terryl L. Hostetler

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Observations On A Resident Population Of Myotis Lucifugus, In Jackson County, Arkansas, M. Doug Fletcher, J. D. Wilhide, R. B. Mcallister Jan 1991

Observations On A Resident Population Of Myotis Lucifugus, In Jackson County, Arkansas, M. Doug Fletcher, J. D. Wilhide, R. B. Mcallister

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Identifying Colibri Hummingbirds Occurring In Arkansas Using Indirect Measurements, Douglas A. James Jan 1991

Identifying Colibri Hummingbirds Occurring In Arkansas Using Indirect Measurements, Douglas A. James

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.


Posterior Maxillary Fangs Of The Flathead Snake, Tantilla Gracillis (Serpentes: Colubridae), Using Scanning Electron Microscopy, Stanley E. Trauth Jan 1991

Posterior Maxillary Fangs Of The Flathead Snake, Tantilla Gracillis (Serpentes: Colubridae), Using Scanning Electron Microscopy, Stanley E. Trauth

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

No abstract provided.