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.
1992
Pollination Characteristics of Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenii S. Watson), Theresa R. Flessner and James L. Stubbendieck
New Distributional Records for Three Fishes in Lincoln County, Nebraska, Jody L. Haynes and J. Mathew Weekly
Age and Growth of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska, Richard S. Holland and Edward J. Peters
Distribution, Habitats, and Taxonomy of Ruppia maritima L. and R. occidentalis S. Watson in Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul
Cylindrodonts (Cylindrodontidae, Rodentia) and a New Genus of Eomyid, Paranamatomys, (Eomyidae, Rodentia) from the Chadronian of Sioux County, Nebraska, William W. Korth
The Impacts of Environmental Legislation and Vehicle Emissions on the Future of Alternative Fuels in the Transportation Industry, Massom Moussavi and Kevin Hughes
A Preliminary Study of Antibiotic Sensitivity of Planktonic Bacteria from Cultures of the Brine Shrimp Artemia franciscana Kellogg, James R. Rosowski, Eugene D. Ayotte, Julie A. Peterson, and Eugene L. Martin
Growth of the Brine Shrimp Aremia franciscana Kellogg (Anostracoda) in the Materials Dispersion Apparatus as a Sealed Microcosm, James R. Rosowski and Aris A. Efting
First Evidence of Plague (Yersinia pestis) in Nebraska is Found in Panhandle Predators, Dallas Virchow, Wayne L. Kramer, Charles S. Brown, Scott E. Hygnstrom, and Alan M. Barnes
1991
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XVIII (1990-91): Table of Contents
History of ISCO (Instrumentation Specialties Company) of Lincoln, Nebraska, R. W. Allington
Contamination of the Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) by Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Missouri River, Curtis C. Christiansen, Larry W. Hesse, and Bruce Littell
A Review of the Scaritinid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Scaritini) of Nebraska, Richard E. Clopton
The Challenge of Parasitic Worms, D. W. T. Crompton
Ditching of Wetlands in the Nebraska Sandhills: A Case Study of Grant County, James E. Ducey
Body-Size and Wing-Length Variation Among Selected Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from Nebraska's Sandhills Grasslands, Sarah B. Gaines
A Biological Inventory and General Assessment of Eastern Nebraska Saline Wetlands in Lancaster and Southern Saunders Counties, Richard A. Gersib and Gerald A. Steinauer
The Vascular Flora of Banner County, Nebraska, Joyce Phillips Hardy
Cross-Sectional Analysis of Sediment and Organic Matter from Transects Across the Lower Unchannelized Missouri River, Larry W. Hesse and Gerald E. Mestl
Fossil Herpetofauna of the Lisco C Quarries (Pliocene: Early Blancan) of Nebraska, J. Alan Holman and M. Elise Schloeder
Pectoral-Spine Embedding to Facilitate Scetioning for Age Analysis of Young Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Michael T. Kaminski, Edward J. Peters, and Richard S. Holland
The Distribution and Reproductive Phenology of the Milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias and Cynanchum) in Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, and Jeffrey J. Esch
The Fecundity and Reproductive Season of Fundulus sciadicus in Nebraska (Actinopterygii: Fundulidae), Todd A. Kinney and John D. Lynch
Fission-Track Ages of Zircons from Lonergan Creek (Shoreline Fossil Locality, Ash Hollow Formation, Upper Miocene) in Western Nebraska, Michael B. Leite
Leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) in Central and Western Nebraska, William A. Moser
The Use of Whole Animals Versus Isolated Organs or Cell Culture in Research, H. Claire Murphy
New and Corrected Floristic Records for Nebraska, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Robert B. Kaul, and David M. Sutherland
A Survey of the Bryophyte Flora of Six South-Central Counties of Nebraska, Linda L. Spessard-Schueth
The Natural-Areas Inventory of Pawnee County, Nebraska, Gerald A. Steinauer
A Taxonomic Study of Variation in Leptochloa fascicularis (LAM.) Gray in the Central Great Plains, Todd A. Templeton
Franklin, Malthus, and Darwin: The Push that Became A Shove, Carl R. Throckmorton
1989
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XVII (1989): Table of Contents
Woody-Plant Succession in an Eastern Nebraska Bluff Forest, Douglas E. Borland, Thomas B. Bragg, and David M. Sutherland
The Biology and Ecology of the Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Nebraska, Mark R. Carter
Effects of Substrate on Density of Aquatic Insects in a Southeast Nebraska Stream, Patrick O. Darrow and Kenneth P. Pruess
Birds of the Niobrara River Valley, Nebraska, James E. Ducey
Propagation of Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenii S. Watson): Germination-enhancing Treatments, Theresa R. Flessner and James L. Stubbendieck
Distribution of Amoebidium and Smittium Species (Trichomycetes) in Mosquito Larvae on the Platte River Floodplain of Central Nebraska, Roger D. Grigg and Marvin C. Williams
Chemical and Physical Characteristics of the Missouri River, Nebraska, Larry W. Hesse, Gerald E. Mestl, and Marla J. Rohrke
Persistence of a Chemical Gradient in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska, Richard S. Holland and Edward J. Peters
Diversity of Coprophagous Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) in Grazed Versus Ungrazed Sandhills Prairie in Western Nebraska, Mary Liz Jameson
The Status of Erythronium albidum and E. mesochoreum (Liliaceae) in Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul
The Quest of Dr. Ernest F. Bashford for Knowledge About Cancer Etiology in Man and Mouse, Anne J. Krush
Range Extensions for Some Nebraska Bryopbytes, Linda L. Spessard
An Annotated List of the Vascular Plants of Keith County, Nebraska, David M. Sutherland and Steven B. Rolfsmeier
1988
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XVI (1988): Table of Contents
Late Pleistocene Pronghorn, Antilocapra Americana, from Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming, John Chorn, Barbara A. Frase, and Carl D. Frailey
The Vascular Flora of the Niobrara Valley Preserve and Adjacent Areas in Nebraska, Steven P. Churchill, Craig C. Feeman, and Gail E. Kantak
Butterflies of the Niobrara Valley Preserve, Nebraska, Neil E. Dankert and Harold G. Nagel
An Annotated List of the Vascular Plants of Fontenelle Forest and Neale Woods in Eastern Nebraska, Marjorie Mueller Garabrandt
Roscoe Pound and the Seminarium Botanicum at the University of Nebraska, 1888-1889, Michael R. Hill
Lagomorphs (Mammalia) from the Oligocene (Orellan and Whitneyan) Brule Formation, Nebraska, William W. Korth and Jeffrey Hageman
Interpreting Modern and Paleo-Environments by Analysis of Water-Stress in Xylem: Examples from Nebraska and Arkansas, James Landon
Habitat Utilization by an Introduced Fish, Gambusia Affinis, In Nebraska (Actinopterygii: Poeciliidae), John D. Lynch
A Water-Quality Assessment Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates from Streams of the Long Pine Creek Watershed in Brown County, Nebraska, Terry R. Maret
Saber-Toothed Cats from the Plio-Pleistocene of Nebraska, Larry D. Martin, C. B. Schultz, and M. R. Schultz
New Distributional Records of Lizards in Wyoming, Randall Morrison and Lawrence Powell
A New Species of Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Nebraska, Brett C. Ratcliffe
The Vascular Flora and Plant Communities of Seward County, Nebraska, Steven B. Rolfsmeier
New and Corrected Floristic Records for Nebraska, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Robert B. Kaul, Marjorie M. Garabrandt, and David M. Sutherland
Seed-Germination Studies of Psoralea esculenta Pursh (Indian Turnip) and Psoralea argophylla Pursh (Silver Scurfpea), Linda L. Spessard
Historical Notes on Collections and Taxonomy of Penstemon Haydenii S. Wats. (Blowout Penstemon), Nebraska's Only Endemic Plant Species, David M. Sutherland
The Giant Marmot Paenemarmota sawrockensis (New Combination) in Hemphillian Deposits of Northeastern Nebraska, M. R. Voorhies
Systematics and Population Ecology of Late Pleistocene Bighorn Sheep (Ovis Canadensis) of Natural Trap Cave, Wyoming, Xiaoming Wang
1987
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XV (1987): Table of Contents
Anatomical Variations in the Articular Disc of the Human Tempromandibular Joint, John M. Barton and Margaret A. Ellenbecker
Biological Features of Saline Wetlands in Lancaster County, Nebraska, James E. Ducey
An Ichthyological Survey of Weeping Water Creek, Nebraska, David R. Golden
The Characteristics and Phytogeographic Affinities of the Flora of Nine-Mile Prairie, a Western Tall-Grass Prairie in Nebraska, Robert B. Kaul and Steven B. Rolfsmeier
Contributions of Moriz Kaposi to Knowledge of Cancer and Precancerous Conditions: Sarcoma and Xeroderma Pigmentosum, Anne J. Krush
Comparison of Plant Species Composition of Mormon Island Crane Meadows and Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary in Central Nebraska, Harold G. Nagel and Ole A. Kolstad
New and Corrected Records of the Flora of Nebraska, Steven B. Rolfsmeier, Robert B. Kaul, and David M. Sutherland
Woody Plants of the Lower Platte Valley: An Annotated Checklist, Steven J. Rothenberger
Underground Water Problem at Chadron, Nebraska: Causes and Solution, Arthur W. Struempler
Radon and Radon Daughters: Characteristics, Health Effects and Occurrences in Dwellings in Chadron, Nebraska, Arthur W. Struempler and Steven E. Johnson
Calippus regulus (Mammalia: Equidae) in the Penny Creek Local Fauna (Clarendonian), Webster County, Nebraska, Michael R. Voorhies, Richard G. Corner, and James L. Fitzgibbon
1986
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XIV (1986): Index
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XIV (1986): Table of Contents
Carnivores of the Railway and Quarries Local Fauna, Robert L. Evander
Preliminary Biostratigraphy of the White River Group (Oligocene, Chadron and Brule Formations) in the Vicinity of Chadron, Nebraska, Eric Paul Gustafson
A Bibliography of the Ecological and Taxonomic Literature of the Nebraska Vascular Plants, Gail E. Kantak and Steven P. Churchill
Red Oak Germination and Seedling Survival in Prairie Habitats, Robert C. Lommasson
Pleistocene Phenacomys from Kansas with Remarks on Other Fossil Records, Larry D. Martin, Wighart von Koenigswald, and J. D. Stewart
Possible Evidence for a Pre-Clovis Bone-Tool Industry from the Central Plains, Thomas P. Myers and Richard G. Corner
Insectivora (Mammilia) from the Miocene (Hemingfordian) of Western Nebraska, Gregg E. Ostrander
Founders and Presidents of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 1880-1986, C. Bertrand Schultz
Nebraska Plant Distribution, David M. Sutherland and Robert B. Kaul
Three New Species of North American Polyphylla Harris (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), Ronald M. Young
1985
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Volume XIII (1985): Table of Contents
Overview of Nitrate in Nebraska's Ground Water, Donald D. Adelman, Wanda J. Schroeder, Ronald J. Smaus, and Gerald P. Wallin
Mosses of the Great Plains X. The Niobrara Valley Preserve and Adjacent Area in Nebraska, Steven P. Churchill
Reminiscences: My Forty-Year Romance with Malaria, G. Robert Coatney
Antlers of Bretzia and Odocoileus (Mammalia, Cervidae) and the Evolution of New World Deer, Eric Paul Gustafson
Grasshopper Dietary (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from a Nebraska Sand Hills Prairie, Anthony Joern
Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska, John D. Lynch
The Paul Sears I Know, Rufus H. Moore
Meet Dr. Bob!, Mary Hanson Pritchard
A Pleistocene Jaguar from North-Central Nebraska, C. B. Schultz, Larry D. Martin, and M. R. Schultz
Chemical and Radiological composition of Air and Ground Water Near the Mineralized Uranium Ore Deposit at Crawford, Nebraska, Arthur W. Struempler
Chemical and Radiological Composition of Air and Ground Water Near the Mineralized Uranium Ore Deposit at Crawford, Nebraska, Arthur W. Struempler