Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies
The Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies (TNAS) (ISSN 2379-8688) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. The objectives of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences are to further the work of scientists and to facilitate cooperation among them; to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare and environmental quality; to provide the opportunity for scientific research related to the problems of the ever-changing environment of the Great Plains; to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of science in human progress; to stimulate science education, and to encourage young people to become involved in science, and to foster the interaction of business, industry, government, education, and the academic scientific community.
The TNAS was established in 1969 by the State Legislature of Nebraska during its eightieth session. In that session, Legislative Bill 776 provided funds to aid the Nebraska Academy of Sciences in the publication of scientific works submitted by Nebraska scientists. Volumes 1 and 2 of the Transactions were published under this arrangement, but Volume 3 was privately funded. Volumes 4-27 were published under the auspices of the Nebraska Department of Education with funds authorized by the State Legislature, except Volume 11, a special issue supported by a grant from the Peter Kiewit Charitable Trust. Beginning with Volume 28, support was from funds bequeathed to the Nebraska Academy of Sciences by C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz.
The TNAS is indexed in Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Fish and Fisheries Worldwide, and EBSCO. It is freely accessible through Digital Commons at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas/ hosted by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Starting with Volume 33, the TNAS will no longer be published in print form, and only be published on-line at this site. This will allow for online publication of accepted manuscripts in advance of the assembly of an entire volume.
The editor of the TNAS is selected by the Executive Committee of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences. The current editors are Karen Murch-Shafer and Mark Schoenbeck, Department of Biology, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 6001 West Dodge Street., Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0040 United Staates; kmurchshafer@unomaha.edu; mschoenbeck@unomaha.edu
Aims and Scope
The TNAS publishes peer-reviewed results of original research by members of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences in good standing, either as full-length Research Articles or Short Communications, Letters to the Editor commenting on material previously published in the TNAS, and Novel Hypotheses, Reviews, and Perspectives on topics relevant to the objectives of the Academy. The TNAS especially welcomes submissions of manuscripts from members of the Academy that reflect original, previously unpublished research. These can be on any aspect of the basic or applied sciences or science education, or be related to the broader objectives of the mission of the Academy. Manuscripts should be written in a manner accessible to investigators representing diverse backgrounds in science, science education, and science policy.
2024
Records of the Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) in Central and Northeastern Nebraska, Taylor Lowe, Sarah M. Bailey, Dan D. Fogell, and Keith Geluso
Molecular Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria in American Dog Ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) in Brown County, Nebraska, Nicole Messbarger, Darby Carlson, Keith Geluso, and Julie Shaffer
First Record of the Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer) in Nebraska, Joseph W. Paysen, Keith Geluso, and Daniel D. Fogell
2023
Westward expansion of the Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) into Dawson and Lincoln counties of central Nebraska, Jamila Bajelan and Keith Geluso
Pleistocene Bats (Late Irvingtonian and Late Rancholabrean) from Nuckolls and Sherman Counties, Nebraska, Nicholas J. Czaplewski and Richard George Corner
Two New Absolute Gravity Base Stations Established in Lincoln, NE, Kris Guthrie and Irina Filina
Potential Hybridization Among Two Species of California Salvia, Ellie Morrison and Bryan Drew
2022
Using satellite imagery to compare land cover and water resources in two counties of the Nebraska Sandhills, Gabrielle Baker and Mary Ann Vinton
Genetic protocols for DNA extraction from white-tailed deer cast antlers to confirm individuality, Zach Carter, Brian C. Peterson, Casey W. Schoenebeck, and Kimberly A. Carlson
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid Management, Ecology, and Decline at Mormon Island, Andrew J. Caven
First reproductive evidence for the Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) in Nebraska, Keith Geluso
The Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) in Lincoln, Nebraska, Melissa J. Panella, Shaun M. Dunn, Thomas E. Labedz, and Hugh H. Genoways
2021
Importance of woodland patches as hibernacula for gartersnakes in a prairie river floodplain of central Nebraska, Tony Bridger and Keith Geluso
Small mammals killed in discarded bottles along roadsides in central Nebraska, Owen J. Johnson and Keith Geluso
Habitat associations and activity patterns of herpetofauna in the Central Platte River Valley, Nebraska, with notes on morphometric characteristics, Jenna M. Malzahn, Andrew J. Caven, Sean Warren, Bethany L. Ostrom, and Dennis M. Ferraro
Phenology of Antler Casting and Occurrence of Late-Breeding in Nebraska White-Tailed Deer, Brian C. Peterson, Patrick D. Farrell, Dave Fehlhafer, Miranda C. Reinson, and Dustin H. Ranglack
Exploring Community Initiatives that Produce High Quality Volunteers: Citizen Science and Master Naturalist Programs in the United States, Travis Robbins, Alie Mayes, and Julie Thomas
Observations on the Distribution and Status of Selected Nebraska Mammals, Zachary P. Roehrs, Russell A. Benedict, Thomas E. Labedz, and Hugh H. Genoways
Use of Soapweed Yucca (Yucca glauca) by rodents and other vertebrates in western Nebraska, Michael L. Rohde, Keith Geluso, Carter Kruse, and Mary J. Harner
Lined Snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum) Prescribed Fire Mortality, Carson Schultz and Andrew J. Caven
2020
Sandhill Crane abundance in Nebraska during spring migration: making sense of multiple data points, Andrew J. Caven, Dana M. Varner, and Jeff Drahota
Range extension for DeKay’s Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) in south-central Nebraska, Macy K. Cool and Keith Geluso
Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) copulating in water: an incidental observation or ancestral behavior, Ashley Forrester, Michael Rohde, Mary Harner, Carter Kruse, and Keith Geluso
Wetland edge trampled by American Bison (Bos bison) used as basking site for Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), Keith Geluso, Carter Kruse, and Mary Harner
Characteristics of a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) Maternal Den in the Central Platte River Valley, NE, Jenna M. Malzahn, Andrew J. Caven, and Joshua D. Wiese
Snowy Plover Activity in the Central Platte River Valley in May 2019, Bethany L. Ostrom, Andrew J. Caven, Jenna M. Malzahn, and Alyx Vogel
2019
Status of the Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus griseus) in eastern Nebraska, Keith Geluso and Greg D. Wright
Molecular and Morphological Variation among Populations of Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Pursh) A.N. Egan (Fabaceae) in Nebraska, USA, Chauncey L. Kellar Jr. and Roxi Kellar
Population Characteristics of Co-Managed White Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass in Lake McConaughy, Nebraska, Benjamin J. Schall, Casey W. Schoenebeck, and Keith D. Koupal
2018
Spatial analysis of borrow pits along the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, USA, in 1957 and 2016, Nicole M. Pauley, Mary J. Harner, Emma M. Brinley Buckley, Paul R. Burger, and Keith Geluso
Morphological traits as indicators of sexual dimorphism in Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), Colleen Rothe-Groleau, Claudia M. Rauter, and James D. Fawcett
Can Lactate Dehydrogenase be used to Index Anaerobic Activity in Fishes?, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Erik Prenosil, Brianna Pallas, Aspen Abrams, and Kimberly Carlson
Small mammals in cornfields and associated peripheral habitats in central Nebraska, Tyson J. Spanel and Keith Geluso
Potential Minimum Threshold for Pallid Sturgeon Relative Condition in the Lower Missouri River, Kirk D. Steffensen
Food habits of imperiled Plains Topminnow and diet overlap with invasive Western Mosquitofish in the Central Great Plains, Joseph Thiessen, Keith D. Koupal, Casey W. Schoenebeck, and Julie J. Shaffer
2017
Blue Sucker Summer Utilization Distributions and Inter-annual Fidelity to Summering Habitats, J. David Adams, Casey L. Bergthold, Justin D. Haas, Mark A. Pegg, and Gerald E. Mestl
Hitching a ride: First record of a Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus) in eastern Nebraska, Keith Geluso and Michael L. Forsberg
Linking Taxonomic Diversity and Trophic Function: A Graph-Based Theoretical Approach, Marcella M. Jurotich, Kaitlyn Dougherty, Barbara Hayford, and Sally Clark
Distribution and Conservation Status of the freshwater gastropods of Nebraska, Bruce J. Stephen
Early emergence and seasonality of the Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) along the Platte River in south-central Nebraska, USA, Simon P. Tye, Keith Geluso, and Mary J. Harner
Habitat selection by the Northern Long-eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in the Midwestern United States: Life in a shredded farmscape, Jeremy A. White, Patricia Freeman, and Cliff A. Lemen
Autumn Migration of Myotis septentrionalis in Nebraska: Documentation of Fall Activity, Migratory Timing, and Distance Using Radio-telemetry, Jeremy A. White, Patricia W. Freeman, Hans W. Otto, Brett R. Andersen, Jonathan Hootman, and Cliff A. Lemen
2016
Winter activity of Myotis septentrionalis: Role of temperature in controlling emergence from a hibernaculum, Cliff A. Lemen, Patricia Freeman, and Jeremy A. White
Acoustic evidence of bats using rock crevices in winter: A call for more research on winter roosts in North America, Cliff A. Lemen, Patricia W. Freeman, and Jeremy A. White
Maternity colony of Northern Long-eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in a human-made structure in Nebraska, Rachel M. Stein and Jeremy A. White
2015
Distributional Expansion of the Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) into Dawson County, Nebraska, Jennifer D. Frisch, Keith Geluso, and Joseph T. Springer
Current status of the Northern Long-eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in northwestern Nebraska, Keith Geluso, Patricia Freeman, and Cliff Lemen
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides), Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis), River Shiner (N. blennius), Sand Shiner N. stramineus), Spotfin Shiner (C. spiloptera), Thad W. Huenemann, Kirk D. Steffensen, Gerald Mestl, Dane A. Shuman, and Sam Stukel
Longevity of Mineral Supplements within the Soil and Associated Use by White-Tailed Deer, Brian C. Peterson, Keith D. Koupal, Andrew K. Schissel, and Cody M. Siegel
Light suppression of nitrate reductase activity in seedling and young plant tissues, Mark A. Schoenbeck, Bikash Shrestha, Melanie F. McCormick, Timothy D. Kellner, and Claudia M. Rauter
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Selected Ancient Fishes, Kirk D. Steffensen
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus, Kirk D. Steffensen, Sam Stukel, and Dane A. Shuman
2014
Fifth specimen of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Nebraska, Keith Geluso, Greg D. Wright, and Angelina E. Wright
Documentation of the Black-Footed Ferret, Mustela nigripes on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Mobridge, South Dakota, Michael P. Gutzmer and Jeffrey C. Kelly
Zooplankton Density Increases in an Irrigation Reservoir During Drought Conditions, Brett P. Olds, Brian C. Peterson, Keith D. Koupal, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Kerri M. Farnsworth-Hoback, and W. Wyatt Hoback
South Loup River Valley Floristics: A Survey of Selected Sites in Buffalo County, Nebraska, Steven J. Rothenberger, April M. Christman, Kevin Turek, and Emmylou A. O'Brien
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), Kirk D. Steffensen, Dane A. Shuman, Robert A. Klumb, and Sam Stukel
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Shoal Chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma), Sturgeon Chub (M. gelida), Sicklefin Chub (M. meeki), Silver Chub (M. storeriana), Flathead Chub (Platygobio gracilis), Plains Minnow (Hybognathus placitus), Western Silvery Minnow (H. argyritis), and Brassy Minnow (H. hankinsoni), Kirk D. Steffensen, Dane A. Shuman, and Sam Stukel
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Sauger (Sander canadensis), Kirk D. Steffensen, Sam Stukel, and Dane A. Shuman
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus), Kirk D. Steffensen, Sam Stukel, and Dane A. Shuman
The Status of Fishes in the Missouri River, Nebraska: Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), Kirk D. Steffensen, Sam Stukel, and Dane A. Shuman
Winter Activity of Bats in Southeastern Nebraska: An Acoustic Study, Jeremy A. White, Brett R. Andersen, Hans W. Otto, Cliff A. Lemen, and Patricia W. Freeman
2013
Ectoparasites of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), and Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) from Keith County, Nebraska, Lance A. Durden and Dennis J. Richardson
Reexamination of Herpetofauna on Mormon Island, Hall County, Nebraska, with Notes on Natural History, Keith Geluso and Mary J. Harner
A Floristic Analysis and Comparison of Plant Communities in Harlan County, Nebraska, Naomi D. Hastings and Steven J. Rothenberger
Assessment of a rotenone application event at Mormon Island West lake in Central Nebraska, Keith D. Koupal, Brian C. Peterson, and Casey W. Schoenebeck
Helminth Parasites of the Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), and striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) from Keith County, Nebraska, Dennis J. Richardson
Breeding Bird Communities Associated with Tallgrass Prairies in Southeast Nebraska, Stephen L. Winter, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, and Britt L. Smith
2011
TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES : Volume 32 November 2011 : EDITORIAL CONTENTS
A Comparison of the Clarendonian Equid Assemblages from the Mission Pit, South Dakota and Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, Nicholas A. Famoso and Darrin Pagnac
The Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida) of Nebraska, Ellet Hoke
The Vascular Flora of Brown County, Nebraska, Megan K. Killion and Steven J. Rothenberger
Seed Production With Insect Herbivory and Fungal Occurrence for the Rare Penstemon haydenii, Kay L Kottas, James Stubbendieck, Erin E. Blankenship, and Jay B. Fitzgerald
Distribution of Zooplankton in Harlan County Reservoir, Nebraska, Kathy M. Maline, Keith D. Koupal, Brian C. Peterson, and W. Wyatt Hoback
A Report of Freshwater Sponge (Porifera: Spongillidae) in Central Nebraska, Todd S. Paulsen and W. Wyatt Hoback
Assessment of Water Quality and Response Rate of Zooplankton in a Nebraska “Barrow Pit” After Rotenone Application, Brian C. Peterson, Byron W. Sellers, Nicolas J. Fryda, and Keith D. Koupal
The Ringed Crayfish, Orconectes neglectus neglectus, in Nebraska with a Revision of Its Distributional Range, Steven C. Schainost
2008
TRANSACTIONS OFTHE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Volume 31, 2008 Table of Contents
COMMON CARP (CYPRINUS CARPIO) POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND RECRUITMENT IN TWO NEBRASKA SANDHILL LAKES, David P. Coulter, Jeffrey C. Jolley, Kris R. Edwards, and David W. Willis
EFFECTS OF BLUEBERRIES ON MORTALITY RATES AND INDY GENE EXPRESSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, Jenna N. Derr, Tamara L. Smith, and Kimberly A. Carlson
Floristic Records in the Platte and Loup River Bottomlands of Platte County, Nebraska, Michael P. Gutzmer and Robert B. Kaul
MULTIPLE PATHS TO CRITICAL REFLECTION: A FLEXIBLE MODEL OF TEACHER LEARNING AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Susan B. Koba and Carol T. Mitchell
FIRST RECORD OF PLAGIORCHUS MICRACANTHOS (TREMATODA:PLAGIORCHIIDAE) FROM THE WESTERN SMALL-FOOTED MYOTIS, MYOTIS CILIOLABRUM (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE), Chris T. McAllister and Charles R. Bursey
INTELLIGENT MODULAR TOOL FOR EMERGENCY SURGICAL TREATMENT DURING PAYLOADCRITICAL MISSIONS, David J. Miller, Evan Luxon, and Carl A. Nelson
HANNIBAL WOODS: AN EASTERN DECIDUOUS FOREST REMNANT IN HOWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA, Steven J. Rothenberger
NORTHERN PIKE (ESOX LUCIUS) POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATIONS TO RECRUITMENT IN HACKBERRY LAKE, NEBRASKA, Joseph J. Rydell, Jeffrey C. Jolley, Quinton E. Phelps, and David W. Willis
EXERCISE AND DIABETES INFLUENCE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND GENE EXPRESSION IN FEMALE RATS, Janet E. Steele, Karynn E. Kucera, Cory A. Ciccone, and Mary E. Connealy
2005
TRANSACTIONS OFTHE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Volume 30, 2005 Table of Contents
PREDICTING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN A STATISTICS COURSE USING THE MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS PERCEPTION SCALE (MPSP), Isabelle D. Cherney and Ramie R. Cooney
NUCLEAR PHYSICS PROBLEM SOLVING: A CASE STUDY OF EXPERT-NOVICE DIFFERENCES, Isabelle D. Cherney, Jordan Winter, and Michael G. Cherney
PLANT COMPOSITION OF MIXED-GRASS PRAIRIE OF CEDAR POINT BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION, KEITH COUNTY, NEBRASKA, David A. McKenzie
A SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITES IN WILD TURKEYS FROM NEBRASKA, David W. Oates, Eva A. Wallner-Pendleton, Ivan Kanev, Mauritz C. Sterner, Henry E. Cerny, Megan Collins, Richard Bischof, and Ed D. Boyd
THE DEGREE OF CIllMPANZEE THEORY OF MIND AND THE EVOLUTION OF MODULARITY, Benjamin Grant Purzycki
DRUG USE AND LIFESTYLE AT A NEBRASKA TWO-YEAR COLLEGE, Bruce J. Stephen, Sarah M. Linsenmeyer, and Steven M. McGuire
2004
TRANSACTIONS OFTHE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Volume 29, 2004 Table of Contents
LEAST SHREW (CRYPTOTIS PARVA) IN EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL NEBRASKA, Keith Geluso, Jeremy A. White, and Michael A. Bogan
SEASONAL ACTIVITY AND REPRODUCTION IN BATS OF EAST-CENTRAL NEBRASKA, Kenneth N. Geluso, Russell A. Benedict, and Francis L. Kock
GEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF POCKET GOPHERS IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO, David C. Lovell, William R. Whitworth, Jerry R. Choate, Steven J. Bissell, Michael P. Moulton, and Justin D. Hoffman