Recently added articles from Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science:
Dental microwear analysis of extinct Flat-headed Peccary (Platygonus compressus) from Southern Indiana.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Dental microwear analysis (DMA) is a valuable means of dietary reconstruction for extant and extinct animals because it provides insight independent of dental morphology. It was employed to elucidate the diet of the extinct Late Pleistocene Flat-headed Peccary, Platygonus ...
Seasonal changes in stream water quality along an agricultural/urban land-use gradient.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. We investigated downstream changes in dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, nitrate, total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), Atrazine[R], E. coli, and total suspended sediments (TSS) levels in two second-order watersheds with various amounts of riparian buffer coverage, and with more ...
Water quality assessment of Prairie Creek Reservoir in Delaware County, Indiana.(Report)
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Prairie Creek Reservoir, located in an agricultural watershed in east-central Indiana, serves as a secondary drinking water supply through water releases to the White River and offers various recreational activities including fisheries. Monitoring of the reservoir and knowledge ...
Point-centered quarter analysis of four forest types at Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Analysis of four different woodland types occurring at Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana was performed using the point-centered-quarter (PCQ) technique to sample stems [greater than or equal to] 10 cm dbh. Based on PCQ analysis, each woodland type was identified using the ...
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland complex on the IMI property in Henry County, near Luray, Indiana.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. An inventory of the vascular flora occurring in the IMI wetland complex near Luray, Indiana, reveals 287 species and varieties representing 180 genera in 79 families. The 12 families containing 58% of the species are Asteraceae, Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Rosaceae, Apiaceae, Fabaceae, ...
The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in Indiana: a review.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. In 1987, the first recently confirmed specimens of Ixodes scapularis Say (the blacklegged tick) were collected from hunter-harvested deer in four Indiana counties. These specimens provided the first evidence that blacklegged ticks had become re-established in Indiana after many ...
Current status and distribution of Indiana's seven endangered darter species (Percidae).
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. At the beginning of this study seven darter species (Bluebreast, Harlequin, Spotted, Spottail, Tippecanoe, Variegate, and Gilt) were on Indiana's list of endangered fish species; and up-to-date, statewide distributional information was lacking. All known historical and recent ...
Roosts of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) near the Indianapolis International Airport (1997-2001).
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Long-term roosting ecology of the federally-endangered Indiana myotis (Myotis sodalis), in a rapidly-developing area immediately southwest of the Indianapolis International Airport was examined. A dead shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, in a woodlot 1 km S of Interstate Highway 70 ...
Escape behavior of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) following diurnal disturbance.
Dec 31, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Field observations of newly-banded bats led to the hypothesis that co-roosting northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) fled to a single roost following diurnal disturbance. Five groups of co-roosting bats were used to test this hypothesis. Bats from each group were ...
Strain-dependent relationship between growth rate and hyphal branching in Neurospora crassa.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. In a previous study of branch frequency in Neurospora crassa focused on the wild-type, no relationship between growth rate and the frequency of hyphal branching was observed. In subsequent experiments, it became clear that while this independence is valid for the wild-type and ...
Soil bacterial community structure under exotic versus native understory forbs in a woodland remnant in Indiana.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Invasions of exotic plants have strong effects on aboveground plant community structure, competitively excluding native plant species and driving down community diversity. Using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP) analysis of PCR-amplified 16S-rDNA ...
Monitoring tallgrass prairie restoration performance using floristic quality assessment.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA), a tool that allows botanists to quickly and effectively determine a site's natural quality, has primarily been used to identify and rank areas of remnant natural quality. In this study FQA was employed for long-term monitoring of the Upland ...
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve in Wayne County, Indiana.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. An inventory of the vascular flora occurring at Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve (LCSNP) revealed 387 species and varieties representing 243 genera and 90 families. The 12 families containing ~57% of the documented species (in order by number of species) were Asteraceae, ...
Road mortality of terrestrial vertebrates in Indiana.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. The State of Indiana has over 150,000 km of roads. Although the biological effects of Indiana's road network are not well-understood, the combination of intense habitat fragmentation within the state and substantial road density may have detrimental effects on many wildlife ...
Distribution of fishes of the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. The fish fauna of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in Jennings and Jackson counties, Indiana was studied from 15 sites consisting of lentic and lotic waters. Fifty-one species from 14 families were collected. In the four lentic sites dominant species included Lepomis ...
Characterizing Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) winter habitats in south-central Indiana.
Aug 28, 2008; ... ABSTRACT. Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) winter habitat in south-central Indiana was assessed during two winters (2003/2004 & 2004/2005). Differences between locally occupied and unoccupied habitat were examined, and occupied habitat in Indiana was compared to occupied habitat ...
Damian Vincent Schmelz: distinguished educator, scientist, and theologian.
Aug 28, 2008; ... It is indeed an honor to be asked to write in behalf of Dr. Damian V. Schmelz, OSB, for the Indiana Academy of Science's Biography Series. It is doubtful that any present member of the Academy enjoys greater respect, admiration, and affection than does Dr. Schmelz, or is more deserving of ...
Minutes of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science 2007.
Aug 28, 2008 ... MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE University of Indianapolis 13 April 2007 Those attending were: John Schutt, President; Clare Chatot, Past-President; Edward Frazier, Treasurer; Nils I. Johansen, President-Elect; Nelson Shaffer, Executive Director; Marcia ...
Indiana Academy of Science: 2007 year end financial report.
Aug 28, 2008; ... <Pre> INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 2007 Year End Financial Report Balance Revenues 1-Jan-07 OPERATING FUND Dues19,935.00 Interest ...
People, pots, and prosperity: the ceramic value index and an assumption of economic class.(Report)
Dec 31, 2007; ... ABSTRACT. The ceramic value index is a powerful empirical tool used in historical archaeology to assess the required economic access necessary for a family or individual to accumulate specific household goods. The focus of this method is primarily on the status of the artifact assemblage ...