Great Plains Natural Science Society
The Prairie Naturalist
The Prairie Naturalist fills an important role as the avenue of communication of research on the North American grasslands and their biota. Articles include research topics such as investigating Great Plains community and landscape ecologies, species-specific population dynamics, mammalogy, ornithology, invertebrate zoology, herpetology, ichthyology, botany, animal behavior, infectious diseases, and biostatistics. The Prairie Naturalist offers timely technical information for researchers, educators, students, and the interested public. Published biannually, the journal reaches subscribers throughout the United States and Canada, as well as libraries in Europe and Asia. About 10% of each volume is devoted to shorter and less comprehensive communications (i.e., notes) and book reviews. Manuscripts containing original material not submitted elsewhere are considered for publication; all manuscripts are reviewed by specialists in relevant fields. The Prairie Naturalist publishes reviews of scholarly books from multiple disciplines that focus on the natural history and ecology of the Great Plains.
Indexes to the contents are available for 1st 25 years -- 1968-1993 and
2nd 25 years -- 1994-2018.
2022
Second Twenty-five Year Index: Volumes 26–50, 1994–2018, Jane E. Austin
Review of Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver, by James D. Paruk, Kristin Bianchini
Review of Spiders of North America, by Sarah Rose, Michael L. Draney
Review of The Duck Factory: A History of Waterfowl in North Dakota, by Mike Jacobs and Erik Fritzell, Douglas Johnson
Review of Methods for Ecological Research on Terrestrial Small Mammals, by Robert McCleery, Lynda R. LaFond
2020
The Prairie Naturalist, Vol. 52, Issue 1, June 2020
The Prairie Naturalist, Vol. 52, Issue 2, December 2020
Trends in a Greater Prairie Chicken Population Established by Translocation in North Dakota, Gary Huschle and John E. Toepfer
Small mammal communities in grasslands at the Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, USA, Lynda R. LaFond, Elizabeth H. Rave, and Kathryn A. Yurkonis
Comparing Native Bee Communities on Reconstructed and Remnant Prairie in Missouri, Joseph LaRose, Elisabeth B. Webb, and Deborah Finke
Evaluation of Four Larval Fish Sampling Methods in a Large Midwestern River, Nathan J. Lederman, Anthony R. Sindt, Douglas J. Dieterman, John D. Krenz, and Shannon J. Fisher
Factors Associated with Larval Freshwater Drum Annual Peak Density in a Nebraska Irrigation Reservoir, Brett T. Miller, Brian C. Peterson, Keith D. Koupal, and Casey W. Schoenebeck
Greater prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse have similarly high nest survival in the Nebraska Sandhills, Larkin Powell, Walter Schacht, Julia P. Ewald, and Kathryn R. McCollum
Captive Ring-necked Pheasant Response to Very High Experimental Doses of Lead, Travis J. Runia and Alex J. Solem
Wood Frogs (Rana sylvatica) in Southwestern Roberts County and Western Grant County, South Dakota, Dennis R. Skadsen and Drew R. Davis
Patterns and Potential Causes of Changing Winter Bird Distributions in South Dakota, David L. Swanson, Reza Goljani Amirkhiz, and Mark D. Dixon
2019
The Prairie Naturalist, Vol. 51, Issue 2, December 2019
The Prairie Naturalist, Volume 51, No. 1
Review of Sky Dance of the Woodcock: The Habits and Habitats of a Strange Little Bird, by Greg Hoch, David E. Andersen
Quantifying Signpost Usage by Captive Male White-Tailed Deer, Cassie L. Auxt, Eric S. Michel, and Jonathan A. Jenks
Review of Carnivores of the World, Second Edition, by Luke Hunter, Shannon M. Barber-Meyer
Bats of the Loess Hills Ecoregion of Southeast Nebraska, Virgil Brack Jr, Dale W. Sparks, and Darwin C. Brack
Review of Birds of Prey of the West: A Field Guide, by Brian K. Wheeler, Daniel Casey
Incidental Captures of Plains Spotted Skunks in Central South Dakota, Samantha Fino, Joshua D. Stafford, Aaron T. Pearse, and Jonathan A. Jenks
Final Thoughts as Editor-in-Chief, Christopher N. Jacques
Review of Great Plains Birds, by Larkin Powell, William E. Jensen
Review of A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities by John J. Moriarty, photography by Siah L. St. Clair, Douglas H. Johnson and Bonnie Sample
Suitability of single-pass backpack electrofishing to estimate fish abundance and describe assemblage structure in prairie streams, Morgan J. Kauth, David A. Schumann, Katie N.B. Graeb, and William Wyatt Hoback
Review of Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification by Pete Dunne and Kevin T. Karlson, Garrett J. MacDonald
Serological Survey and Pathogen Exposure of Adult Female White-tailed Deer in the Western Dakotas, Katherine L. Moratz, Bailey S. Gullikson, Eric S. Michel, Daniel M. Grove, Jonathan A. Jenks, and William Jensen
Review of Birds of prey of the East: A Field Guide by Brian K. Wheeler, Janet W. Ng
Review of Grasslands and Climate Change by David J. Gibson and Jonathan A. Newman, Neal D. Noemuth
Factors Affecting White Bass Abundance in Two Missouri River Reservoirs, William J. Radigan and Mark J. Fincel
Recent Observations of Water Shrews in Northeastern South Dakota, Dennis Skadsen and Robert M. Timm
Factors Limiting Reintroduced Plains Topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus, Populations in Central Great Plains Streams, Joseph Thiessen, Keith D. Koupal, and Casey W. Schoenebeck
Channel Catfish Reproductive Traits in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska, USA, Mackenzie Zwiener, Jonathan J. Spurgeon, and Mark Pegg
2018
The Prairie Naturalist: The Journal of the Great Plains Natural Science Society Volume 50 No. 1
The Prairie Naturalist: The Journal of the Great Plains Natural Science Society Volume 50 No. 2
Spatiotemporal Distribution of Waterfowl Disease Outbreaks in Kansas, USA, Thomas A. Becker, Adam A. Ahlers, Shane Hesting, and David A. Haukos
Wild Turkey Occupancy in a Prairie Landscape, Joshua C. Courlas and R. Scott Lutz
RED-BELLIED SNAKE (STORERIA OCCIPITOMACULATA) COPULATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Drew R. Davis
EDGES AND RUSHES OF MINNESOTA: THE COMPLETEGUIDETOSPECIESIDENTIFICATION. Welby R. Smith; photography by Richard Haug., Edward S. DeKeyser
Age and Growth of Cottonwood Trees along the Missouri River, North Dakota, Jonathan M. Friedman, Fisher R. Ankney, and J. Marshall Wolf
Review: BEHAVIOR OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE: AN ILLUSTRATED ETHOGRAM. David H. Ellis (illustrated by N. John Schmitt)., Jeremy E. Guinn
BOOK REVIEWS: FORCE OF NATURE: GEORGE FELL, FOUNDER OF THE NATURAL AREAS MOVEMENT. Arthur Melville Pearson., James R. Herkert
A Short Narrative for Writing for The Prairie Naturalist, Christopher N. Jacques
Preparing an Effective Poster Presentation, Christopher N. Jacques
NOTES: TWO-HEADED WHITE-TAILED DEER FETUS, William F. Jensen, Daniel M. Grove, Ryan J. Herigstad, and William J. Haase
Comparison of northern flying and red squirrel phylogenies with focus on the insular United States, Alyssa M. Kiesow and Hugh B. Britten
LEKKING BEHAVIOR OF A SHARP-TAILED GROUSE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA, Kelsey C. King, Andrew J. Caven, and Keith Geluso
Metabolic Gas Emissions from Prairie Soil Containing Foraging Termites, Charles E. Konemann, B.M. Kard, Tom A. Royer, and Mark E. Payton
Review: NORTH AMERICAN DUCKS, GEESE & SWANS: IDENTIFICATION GUIDE. Frank S. Todd., Kevin M. Ringelman
NEW BREEDING RECORD AND LOCATION FOR WILSON’S PHALAROPE (PHALAROPUS TRICOLOR) IN THE NEBRASKA GREAT PLAINS, USA, Madison O. Sutton and Nico Arcilla
Review: CANIDS OF THE WORLD: WOLVES, WILD DOGS, FOXES, JACKALS, COYOTES, AND THEIR RELATIVES. José R. Castelló., Jonathan (Jon) Way
2017
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Field Discrimination of Prairie Deer Mice and White-Footed Mice Using Morphological Characteristics, Jacob L. Berl, Kelton M. Verble, Elizabeth A. Flaherty, and Robert K.S. Swihart
Prairie Falcon Depredation Attempts on a Greater Prairie-Chicken Lek in South-Central Nebraska, Andrew J. Caven, Joshua D. Wiese, and William R. Wallauer
BOOK REVIEWS: RAPTORS OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA. William S. Clark and N. John Schmitt., Jack Jack Eitniear
ONE MORE WARBLER: A LIFE WITH BIRDS., Laura Erickson
BREEDING TRUMPETER SWANS IN NORTHEAST- ERN NORTH DAKOTA, Mark R. Fisher, Matthew D. Sprenger, Chris R. Roed, and David O. Lambeth
The Considerations Given to Determining Authorship, Christopher N. Jacques
The Pitfalls of Data Analysis, Christopher N. Jacques
UNIQUE NESTING BEHAVIOR BY TRUMPETER SWANS (CYGNUS BUCCINATOR), Heather M. Johnson, Michael Forsberg, Letitia Reichart, and Mark P. Vrtiska
USE OF SATELLITE TRAP TRANSMITTERS IN CAPTURING MOUNTAIN LIONS, Randy D. Johnson, Jonathan A. Jenks, and Stephanie A. Tucker
Diel and Monthly Movement Rates by Migratory and Resident Female Pronghorn, Paul F. Jones, T. Andrew Hurly, Chelsea Jensen, Karl Zimmer, and Andrew Jakes
ENERGY SPRAWL SOLUTIONS, Nicola Koper
Severe Drought Impacts Female Pheasant Physiology in Southwest Nebraska, Jessica A. Laskowski, Gwen C. Bachman, and Joseph J. Fontaine
Avian Diversity, Abundance, and Nest Success among Managed Prairies and Agricultural Plots in Oklahoma and Texas, Phillip J. Leonard, Douglas R. Wood, and Wayne E. Meyer
BOOK REVIEWS: American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains. Dan Flores., Daniel S. Licht
NOTES: EXAMINING THE POTENTIAL COMPETITIVE EFFECTS OF VENTENATA DUBIA ON ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL GRASSES, Shawn McKay, Lesley R. Morris, Christopher E. Morris, and Elizabeth A. Leger
ASSESSING PARTURITION DATE SYNCHRONY FOR NORTH DAKOTA UNGULATES, Eric S. Michel, Jonathan A. Jenks, and William F. Jensen
LONG-TERM CHANGES IN CANADA GOOSE NEST SUCCESS AND NEST DENSITIES AT AN IOWA WETLAND COMPLEX, Brenna N. Ness, Robert W. Klaver, and Guy G. Zenner
Pheasant Response to Lead Ingestion, Travis J. Runia and Alex J. Solem
A SWIFT GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA, SECOND EDITION., Ann B. Swengel
NOTES: RANGE EXTENSION OF THE VIRGINIA OPOSSUM (DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA) IN NORTH DAKOTA, Lisa L. Walsh, Robert Seabloom, and Cody W. Thompson
ADULT RED-HEADED WOODPECKER INTERAC- TION WITH BULLSNAKE AFTER ARBOREAL NEST DEPREDATION, Brittney J. Yohannes and James L. Howitz
2016
Fidelity and Survival of Breeding Mallards in the Nebraska Sandhills, Zachary J. Cunningham, Larkin Powell, and Mark P. Vrtiska
Mink Predation of Brown Trout in a Black Hills Stream, Jake Davis, Jerry W. Wilhite, and Steven R. Chipps
Book Review: Better Birding: Tips, Tools, and Concepts for the Field. George L. Armistead and Brian L. Sullivan., Stephen J. Dinsmore
Isotopes from Fecal Material Provides Evidence of Recent Diet of Prairie Deer Mice, John W. Doudna and Brent J. Danielson
Spatial Variation in Germination of Two Annual Brome Species in the Northern Great Plains, Erin K. Espeland, Jane M. Mangold, and Natalie M. West
The Science of Open Spaces: Theory and Practice for Conserving Large, Complex Systems. Charles G. Curtin., Michelle L. Hellman, Caleb P. Roberts, Hannah Birge, Zachary Warren, and Craig R. Allen
Review of Booming from the Mists of Nowhere: The Story of the Greater Prairie-Chicken by Greg Hoch, Ross H. Hier
Review of Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide by Sébastien Reeber, William L. Hohman
NOTES: COMPARISONS OF CATCH BETWEEN TWO BAIT TYPES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PALLID STUR- GEON, Thad W. Huenemann and Kirk D. Steffensen
Changes in The Prairie Naturalist for 2017: Some Bumps in the Road During Transition, Christopher N. Jacques
Missing the Point, Christopher N. Jacques
Review of Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting by Thomas D. Seeley, Katrina Klett
Finding the Best Remaining Black Hills Montane Grasslands, the First Step in Conservation, Hollis Marriott, Don Faber-Langendoen, and David J. Ode
Varmints and Victims: Predator Control in the Ameri- can West. Frank Van Nuys., Phil Mastrangelo
Resource Selection by Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) and American Three-toed Woodpeckers (P. dorsalis) in South Dakota and Wyoming, Sean R. Mohren, Mark A. Rumble, Chadwick P. Lehman, and Stanley H. Anderson
Review of Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings by Mary Siisip Geniusz (edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz, illustrated by Annmarie Geniusz), Natasha Myhal and Kelly Kindscher
Assessing Genetic Variation of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at Elk Mountain, Brynn L. Parr, Rebeca L. Juarez, and Jonathan A. Jenks
DISTRIBUTION OF SHORT-TAILED SHREWS (MAMMALIA: SORICIDAE: BLARINA) IN MISSOURI, Russell S. Pfau and Aaron P. Figueroa
Review of Estimation of Parameters for Animal Populations: A Primer for the Rest of Us by Larkin A. Powell and George A. Gale, Max Post van der Burg
Assessment of Smallmouth Bass Growth and Mortality in Nebraska Waters, Benjamin J. Schall, Keith D. Koupal, Casey W. Schoenebeck, and Keith L. Hurley