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.
2004
A SURVEY OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AMONG COLIFORM BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER, Sara E. McDonnell and Amy M. Treonis
NODULAR MASSES IN THE SWIMBLADDER AND VISCERAL FAT OF THE WALLEYE, STIZOSTEDION VITREUM, Andrew J. Mitchell and David W. Oates
2002
TRANSACTIONS OFTHE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Volume 28, 2002 Table of Contents
ADDITIONS TO THE LICHEN FLORA OF NEBRASKA, Robert S. Egan, Sara Morgan, Clifford M. Wetmore, and Douglas Ladd
FISH SPECIES-RICHNESS TRENDS IN THE NIOBRARA RIVER, NEBRASKA, BELOW THE SPENCER DAM, Michael P. Gutzmer, Justin W. King, David P. Overhue, and Ed Y. Chrisp
INSECTS AND THE NATIVE VEGETATION OF NEBRASKA, Brett C. Ratcliffe and Paul C. Hammond
GERMINATION OF THREADLEAF SEDGE (CYPERACEAE: CAREX FILIFOLIA), Gina R. Tichota and James L. Stubbendieck
FOOD HABITS OF YELLOW PERCH, PERCA FLAVESCENS, IN WEST LONG LAKE, NEBRASKA, Justin L. Wilkens, Timothy J. DeBates, and David W. Willis
2001
TRANSACTIONS OFTHE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: Volume 27, 2001 Table of Contents
PHYSICS SCORES AS PREDICTORS OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST, Isabelle D. Cherney and Michael G. Cherney
PUMPKINSEED POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS IN NEBRASKA SANDHILLS LAKES (PISCES, CENTRARCHIDAE: LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS), Jennifer C. Harrington, Craig P. Paukert, and David W. Willis
COMPARATIVE FLORISTIC DIVERSITY OF SPRING CREEK AND NINE-MILE PRAIRIES, NEBRASKA, Kay Lynn Kottas
RESULTS OF THE FIRST ANURAN CALLING SURVEY IN NEBRASKA, David S. McLeod, John T. Vaughan, Kevin E. Church, and Daylan Figgs
THE TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS OF NEBRASKA (CRUSTACEA: ISOPODA), William F. Rapp
INFLUENCE OF ANDROSTENEDIONE ON SEDENTARY FEMALE RATS, Janet E. Steele
2000
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 26 (2000)
A Checklist and Distribution Maps of the Amphibians and Reptiles of South Dakota, Royce E. Ballinger, Justin W. Meeker, and Marcus Thies
Shifting Distributional Patterns of Mammals in Nebraska, Russell A. Benedict, Hugh H. Genoways, and Patricia W. Freeman
Mitochondrial-DNA Variation in Pallid and Shovelnose Sturgeons, Scaphirhynchus (Pisces: Acipenseridae), Richard Bischof and Allen L. Szalanski
Extralimital Records of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat (Tadarida Brasiliensis Mexicana) in the Central United States and their Biological Significance, Hugh H. Genoways, Patricia W. Freeman, and Carey Grell
Effects of Age and Group Size on Habitat Selection and Activity Level in Xenopus Laevis Tadpoles, Danielle R. Golden, Geoffrey R. Smith, and Jessica E. Rettig
Population Trends in Furbearers in Nebraska, L. M. Landholt and Hugh H. Genoways
First Record from Nebraska of the Clam Shrimp Eulimnadia diversa (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Conchostraca), David S. McLeod
A Floristic Study and Species Checklist for the Republican River Valley in Nebraska, with Emphasis on Plants of Concern for Conservation, Steven J. Rothenberger
Mitochondrial-DNA Variation Within and Among Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Subspecies, Allen L. Szalanski, Kevin E. Church, David W. Oates, Richard Bischof, and Thomas O. Powers
1999
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 25 (1999)
Using Omissive Faults to Obtain Local Convergence in Partially Connected Networks, M. H. Azadmanesh and A. W. Krings
The Behavior of Preweanling Pups Exposed to Valproate In-Utero, Wayne Briner
Tertiary Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Northern Nebraska, Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Bruce E. Bailey, and Richard G. Corner
The Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of Nebraska, Michael A. Goodrich and Charles A. Springer
A Key to Dicotyledonous Rosettes of Eastern Nebraska, Phillip D. Moore
New Floristic Records for Nebraska-5, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Robert F. Steinauer, and David M. Sutherland
Microhabitat Preferences of Bullfrog Tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana) of Different Ages, Geoffrey R. Smith
The Brine Shrimp Artemia franciscana in Closed Microalgal-Based Microcosms (Biospheres), Rachel L. Yung, Mark A. Gouthro, and James R. Rosowski
1997
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 24 (1997)
Creativity in Science: Historical Illustrations and the Academic Paradigm, Laddie J. Bicak
Vegetation Dynamics at the Gerald Gentleman Station Mitigation Site, Lincoln County, Nebraska, Michael P. Gutzmer
The Unionid Mollusks of the Upper Kansas Basin of Northwestern Kansas and Southwestern Nebraska, Ellet Hoke
Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius) Disturbance on a Tallgrass Prairie in Central Nebraska, Gregory D. Klein
The Sphinx Moths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Nebraska, Charlie Messenger
Keys and Distributional Maps for Nebraska Cyperaceae, Part 2: Carex and Scleria, Steven B. Rolfsmeier and Barbara Wilson
The Effects of Aeration on Amphibian Larval Growth: An Experiment with Bullfrog Tadpoles, Geoffrey R. Smith
Retention of Relative Grip Effort for At-Home Isometric Exercise, Janet E. Steele
Spontaneous Pressure Diuresis in Conscious Rats, Janet E. Steele, Paul H. Brand, Patricia J. Metting, and Steven Loyal Britton
1996
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 23 (1996)
Xylem Pressure Potential of Two Perennial Grasses, Bromus inermis and Andropogon scoparius, on the Oldfather Prairie in Central Nebraska, Charles J. Bicak and Troy M. Walz
Birds of the Cedar Point Biological Station Area, Keith and Garden Counties, Nebraska: Seasonal Occurrence and Breeding Data, Charles R. Brown, Mary Bomberger Brown, Paul A. Johnsgard, Josef Kren, and William C. Scharf
Environmental Impacts in the Vicinity of Spencer Hydropower Dam During Sluicing Activities in the Niobrara River, Nebraska, Michael P. Gutzmer, Justin W. King, and David P. Overhue
Chemical Residues in Representative Fish Species Surveyed from the North and South Platte River Systems in Keith and Lincoln Counties, Nebraska, Michael P. Gutzmer and Dale G. Luce
Macrophyte Production, Fish Herbivory, and Water Quality in a Tailwater Reservoir- Lake Ogallala, Nebraska, Douglas D. Harris and Michael P. Gutzmer
Innovative Teaching Strategies in a Large, Introductory Level Geology Class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Sanford S. Kaplan
An Ichthyological Survey of the Forks of the Platte River in Western Nebraska, John D. Lynch and Brian R. Roh
Intraspecific Life History Variation in Sceloporus undulatus: A Factor Analysis, Geoffrey R. Smith, John W. Rowe, and Royce E. Ballinger
Inventory and Floristics of Sandhills Fens in Cherry County, Nebraska, Gerry Steinauer, Steven Rolfsmeier, and Joyce Phillips Hardy
1995
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 22 (1995)
A Preliminary Catalog of the Lichen-Forming Fungi of Nebraska, Robert S. Egan, Richard C. Witt, Yolanda E. Peck, John P. Goeden, and Teresa L. Cherney
Velocity Microhabitats in the Edges of the Channelized Missouri River, Larry W. Hesse
A Survey and Analysis of the Unionid Mollusks of the Platte Rivers of Nebraska and their Minor Tributaries, Ellet Hoke
Rodents from the Late Hemphillian (Latest Miocene), Sioux County, Nebraska, William W. Korth
Ecology of Growth of the High Altitude Lizard Sceloporus grammicus on the Eastern Slope of Iztaccihuatl Volcano, Puebla, México, Julio A. Lemos-Espinal and Royce E. Ballinger
A Project-Motivated Approach to an Electronics Curriculum, T. S. McShane, M. G. Cherney, R. E. Kennedy, and J. E. Seger
A Survey of Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Platte River System and Associated Irrigation and Hydropower Canal and Lake systems West of Overton, Nebraska, Mark M. Peyton and Jeremiah L. Maher
Keys and Distributional Maps for Nebraska Cyperaceae, Part 1: Bulbostylis, Cyperus, Dulichium, Eleocharis, Eriophorum, Fimbristylis, Fuirena, Lipocarpha, and Scirpus, Steven B. Rolfsmeier
Growth Rate as a Function of Food Consumption in Hatchling Sceloporus virgatus (Sauria: Iguanidae), Geoffrey R. Smith
1994
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume 21 (1994)
Nectar-Seeking Visits by Butterflies in a Tallgrass Prairie Remnant in Eastern Nebraska, Tanya Bray
The Status of Nebraska fishes in the Missouri river, 3. Channel Catfish (Ictaluridae: Ictalurus punctatus), Larry W. Hesse
The Status of Nebraska Fishes in the Missouri River. 6. Sauger (Percidae: Stizostedion canadense), Larry W. Hesse
A Survey and Analysis of the Unionid Mollusks of the Elkhorn River Basin, Nebraska, Ellet Hoke
An Ordination of Niobrara Valley Plant Communities, Gail E. Kantak
Diversity of Vascular Plants and Intensity of Plant Collecting in Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul and Steven B. Rolfsmeier
The Limnology of Three Limestone Rock Quarries in East-Central Nebraska and Western Iowa, Christopher D. Mayne
Genetic Variation and Differentiation of North American Waterfowl (Anatidae), David W. Oates and Joann D. Principato
Floristic Analysis of the C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Prairie, A Mixed-Grass Prairie in South-Central Nebraska, Steven J. Rothenberger
Notes on the Biology and a Description of the Egg, Third Instar Larva and Pupa of Neobisnius sobrinus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Daniel A. Schmidt
Morphometry of Growth in Hatchling Striped Plateau Lizards (Iguanidae: Sceloporus virgatus), Geoffrey R. Smith
First Record of Pipestoneomys (Mammalia: Rodentia) from the Orellan (Oligocene), Christopher M. West and William W. Korth
1993
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Index to Volumes I-XX (1972-1993)
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume XX (1993)
Woody Vegetation of a Disjunct Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Forest in East-Central Nebraska, Debra Ann Beightol and Thomas B. Bragg
Evidence for Mate Choice by Male Guppies (Poecilia reticulata), Joseph J. Benz and Daniel W. Leger
Floristic Diversity in Ten Tallgrass Prairie Remnants of Eastern Nebraska, Judith F. Boettcher, Thomas B. Bragg, and David M. Sutherland
Histamine-Immunoreactive Fibers in the Brain of Rana pipiens, Wayne Briner, Paul Guth, and Charles Norris
Role of Macroinvertebrates in Spring Diet and Habitat Use of Sandhill Cranes, Craig A. Davis and Paul A. Vohs
The Status of Nebraska Fishes in the Missouri River. 2. Burbot (Gadidae: Lota Lota), Larry W. Hesse
The Status of Nebraska Fishes in the Missouri River. 1. Paddlefish (Polyodontidae: Polyodon spathula), Larry W. Hesse and Gerald E. Mestl
The Niobrara Valley Preserve: An Inventory of a Biogeographical Crossroads, Gail E. Kantak and Steven P. Churchill
Miosicista angulus, a New Sicistine Rodent (Zapodidae, Rodentia) from the Barstovian (Miocene) of Nebraska, William W. Korth
Seasonal Trends in Forage Quality of Plants in Subirrigated Meadows of the Nebraska Sandhills, James T. Nichols, Paul A. Duncan, and Don C. Clanton
The Saline Wetland-Meadow Vegetation and Flora of the North Platte River Valley in the Nebraska Panhandle, Steven B. Rolfsmeier
Cephalopod Diversity within a Concretionary Inverval of the Pierre Shale (Upper Cretaceous) in Dawes County, Northwestern Nebraska, Darryl Tharalson
1992
Transactions from the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Table of Contents: Volume XIX (1992)
Strike-Induced Chemosensory Searching: Variation Among Lizards, Royce E. Ballinger, Nathaniel R. Coady, Joseph M. Prokop, and Julio A. Lemos-Espinal
Status of Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & Bowles (Western Prairie Fringed Orchid) in the Platte River Valley in Nebraska from Hamilton to Garden Counties, Tanya E. Bray and Barbara L. Wilson
Fossil Birds of the Nebraska Region, James E. Ducey
Pollination Characteristics of Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenii S. Watson), Theresa R. Flessner and James L. Stubbendieck