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.

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2011

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Crustaceous Zooplankton Transfer between a Floodplain Wetland and the Missouri River, Shannon J. Fisher

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Book Review of Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions, Edited by Daniel Simberloff and Marcel Rejmanek, Qinfeng Guo

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DISTRIBUTION OF CRAYFISH SPECIES IN SELECT NORTH DAKOTA STREAMS, Cari-Ann Hayer, Terrance L. Velazquez, McLain S. Johnson, and Brian Graeb

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Manuscript Content: Where Does it Belong?, Christopher N. Jacques

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Phragmites australis in South Dakota: Historical Distribution and Environment, Carol A. Johnston and Kayla L. Miller

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Modeling Parental Provisioning by Red-Winged Blackbirds in North Dakota, George M. Linz, Richard S. Sawin, Mark W. Lutman, and William J. Bleier

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FIRST RECORD OF THE LEAST WEASEL IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA, Tim R. Mullican

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Book Review: Effects of Climate Change on Birds, Edited by Anders Pape Meller, Wolfgang Fiedler, and Peter Berthold, Brian J. Olsen

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Late Seasonal Captures of the Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens) in Iowa, Hans W. Otto and Jeremy A. White

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MULTIPLE BATS ENTANGLED ON CACTUS, Jon C. Pigage and Richard L. Bunn

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Resource Selection by Elk at Two Spatial Scales in the Black Hills, South Dakota, Mark A. Rumble and R. Scott Gamo

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Habitat Selection by Female Swift Foxes (Vulpes velox) During the Pup- Rearing Season, Indrani Sasmal, Jonathan A. Jenks, Troy W. Grovenburg, Shubham Datta, Greg. M. Schroeder, Robert W. Klaver, and Kevin M. Honness

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CALODIUM HEPATICUM IN WHITE-TAILED JACKRABBITS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, Dustin J. Schaible, Charles D. Dieter, Regg D. Neiger, and Michael B. Hildreth

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Northern Harrier Hatches Mallard Nest, Jeffery W. Stackhouse and Benjamin A. Geaumont

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Patterns of Age-0 Gizzard Shad Abundance and Food Habits in a Nebraska Irrigation Reservoir, Christopher L. Sullivan, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Keith D. Koupal, W. Wyatt Hoback, and Brian C. Peterson

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NOTES: RIVER OTTERS USE AGRICULTURAL FIELD ALONG THE TURTLE RIVER IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AS CROSSOVER AND LATRINE AREA, Maggie D. Triska, Steven C. Loughry, and Thomas L. Sergass

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Assessing the Role of Conspecific Attraction in Habitat Restoration for Henslow’s Sparrows in Iowa, Jennifer A. Vogel, Rolf R. Koford, and David L. Otis

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Effects of Species, Water, and Nitrogen on Competition Among Three Prairie Grasses, Jerry L. Weatherford and Randall W. Myster

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Comparison of Fish Communities in Recently Constructed Side-Channel Chutes with the Main Stem Missouri River, Kasey Whiteman, Vincent H. Travnichek, Darrick L. Garner, Brandon Eder, and Kirk Steffensen

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Notes on the Distribution of Eastern Woodrats and Hispid Cotton Rats in South-Central Nebraska, Heather D. Wills, Keith Geluso, Eric J. Smits, Joseph T. Springer, and Wesley E. Newton

2010

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Population and Diet Assessment of White Bass in Lake Sharpe, South Dakota, Andrew E. Ahrens, Travis W. Schaeffer, Melissa R. Wuellner, and David W. Willis

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Cattle Grazing Reduces Survival and Reproduction of the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid, Bonnie Warner Alexander, Donald Kirby, Mario Biondini, and Edward Dekeyser

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In Situ Development of Western Prairie Fringed Orchid Seeds, Protocorms, and Seedlings in Grazed and Non-Grazed Prairie Habitat, Bonnie Warner Alexander, Donald Kirby, Mario Biondini, and Edward Dekeyser

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Seed Production and Maturation of the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid, Bonnie Warner Alexander, Donald Kirby, Mario Biondini, and Edward Dekeyser

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Current Distribution of Rare Fishes in Eastern Wyoming Prairie Streams, Christina E. Barrineau, Elizabeth A. Bear, and Anna C. Senecal

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OBSERVATIONS OF LITTLE BLUE HERONS NESTING IN NORTH DAKOTA, AND AN INSTANCE OF PROBABLE NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN A LITTLE BLUE HERON AND A CATTLE EGRET, Alisa J. Bartos, Lawrence Igl, and Marsha A. Sovada

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Population Characteristics of Central Stonerollers in Iowa Streams, Scott M. Bisping, Jesse R. Fischer, Michael C. Quist, and Andrew J. Schaefer

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EXAMINATION OF OWL PELLETS FOR NORTHERN POCKET GOPHERS AT CRESCENT LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEBRASKA, Stacey L. Bonner and Keith Geluso

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Channel Catfish Diets Include Substantial Vegetation in a Missouri River Reservoir, Jonah D. Dagel, Melissa R. Wuellner, and David W. Willis

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Cropland Nesting by Long-billed Curlews in Southern Alberta, James H. DeVries, Steven O. Rimer, and Elizabeth M. Walsh

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RING-NECKED PHEASANT NEST PARASITISM OF SHARP-TAILED GROUSE NESTS IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA, Benjamin A. Geaumont, Kevin K. Sedivec, and Christopher S. Schauer

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Use of Late Season Standing Corn by Female White-tailed Deer in the Northern Great Plains During a Mild Winter, Troy W. Grovenburg, Christopher N. Jacques, Christopher C. Swanson, Robert W. Klaver, and Jonathan Jenks

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REPORTING RESULTS OF DATA ANALYSIS, PREPARING SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS, AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, Christopher N. Jacques

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Review of Grouse of the Plains and Mountains - The South Dakota Story, by Lester D. Flake, John W. Connelly, Thomas R. Kirschenmann, and Andrew J. Lindbloom., Brent E. Jamison

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CORRELATION OF MATURE WALLEYE RELATIVE ABUNDANCE TO EGG DENSITY, Jordan D. Katt, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Keith D. Koupal, Brian C. Peterson, and W. Wyatt Hoback

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BAT SURVEY ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, Alyssa M. Kiesow and Joshua A. Kiesow

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Vegetation Trends on a Waste Rock Repository Cap in the Northern Black Hills, Andrew C. Korth, Gary E. Larson, Lan Xu, and Thomas E. Schumacher

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EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS ON VEGETATION IN TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL HABITATS, Erin M. Lehmer, Laurel Hartley, Jesse Lanci, and Charlie Kolb

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Comparison of Two Zooplankton Sampling Gears in Shallow, Homogeneous Lakes, Maude E. Livings, Casey W. Schoenebeck, and Michael L. Brown

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Climatological Factors Influencing Yellow Perch Production in Semi-Permanent Wetlands, Christopher M. Longhenry, Michael L. Brown, and Todd R. St. Sauver

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EARLY WINTER FEEDING ON ELM BARK BY EASTERN FOX SQUIRRELS NEAR THE WESTERN RANGE TERMINUS, Dessa K. Montgomery and Raymond S. Matlack

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Diets of Nesting Swainson's Hawks in Relation to Land Cover in Northwestern North Dakota, Robert K. Murphy

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Resource Selection of Greater Prairie-Chicken and Sharp-Tailed Grouse Broods in Central South Dakota, Mark A. Norton, Kent C. Jensen, Anthony P. Leif, Thomas R. Kirschenmann, and Gregaory A. Wolbrink

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SUMMER ACTIVITY PATTERN AND HOME RANGE OF NORTHERN POCKET GOPHERS IN AN ALFALFA FIELD, Jon C. Pigage and Helen K. Pigage

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Potential Importance of Competition, Predation, and Prey on Yellow Perch Growth from Two Dissimilar Population Types, Casey W. Schoenebeck and Michael L. Brown

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Seasonal Yellow Perch Harvest in Two Dissimilar South Dakota Fisheries, Casey W. Schoenebeck, Michael L. Brown, and David O. Lucchesi

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Review of Weeds of the Midwestern United States & Central Canada, edited by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice, James Stubbendieck

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The Prairie Naturalist, Vol. 42, Issue 3/4, December 2010, The Great Plains Natural Science Society

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The Prairie Naturalist, Volume 42, No. 1/2 June 2010, The Great Plains Natural Science Society

2009

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LONG DISTANCE MOLT MIGRATION BY A GIANT CANADA GOOSE FROM EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA, Bobby J. Anderson and Charles D. Dieter

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Factors Associated with Duck Use of Impounded and Natural Wetlands in Western South Dakota, Jane E. Austin and Deborah A. Buhl

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BROOD PARASITISM IN A NORTH AMERICAN POPULATION OF WHITE-FACED IBIS, Mark E. Clark

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Patterns of Bison Hair Use in Nests of Tallgrass Prairie Birds, Bryan R. Coppedge

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The Prairie Naturalist Manuscript Submission Guidelines, Christopher N. Jacques, Troy W. Grovenburg, and Jonathan Jenks

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Bed Site Selection of Fawn Pronghorn in Custer State Park, South Dakota, Chad P. Lehman, Jamin D. Hartland, Barbara J. Keller, Joshua J. Millspaugh, and Gary C. Brundige

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OBSERVATIONS OF BADGERS PREYING ON BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS, Daniel S. Licht

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COMMON RAVEN NESTS IN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER 100-YEAR HIATUS, Melvin P. Nenneman, Todd A. Grant, and Ron E. Martin

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EFFECT OF DROUGHT AND AGRICULTURE ON RING-NECKED PHEASANT ABUNDANCE, NEBRASKA PANHANDLE, Charles J. Randel III

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Third Report of the North Dakota Bird Records Committee: 2004-2005, Dan Svingen and Ron E. Martin

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A Partial Inventory of Islands in North Dakota: Potential for Breeding Waterfowl Management, Michael L. Szymanski

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THE PRAIRIE NATURALIST, Volume 41, No. 1/2 March/June 2009, The Great Plains Natural Science Society

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The Prairie Naturalist. Volume 41, No. 3/4, September/December 2009, THE GREAT PLAINS NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY

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Monitoring Meadows with a Modified Robel Pole in the Northern Black Hills, South Dakota, Daniel W, Uresk; Daryl E. Mergen; and Ted A. Benzon

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NOTEWORTHY WINTER PREY OF SHORT-EARED OWLS IN SOUTHERN TEXAS: A CASE STUDY, Damon Williford, Marc C. Woodin, and Mary Kay Skoruppa

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Mortality of Cranes (Gruidae) Associated with Powerlines over a Major Roost on the Platte River, Nebraska, Gregory D. Wright, Timothy J. Smith, Robert K. Murphy, Jeffery T. Runge, and Robert R. Harms

2008

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The Prairie Naturalist 2008, Volume 40: Reviewers, Author Index, & Subject Index

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BREEDING BY THE SNOWY PLOVER IN NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA, Carol Aron, Paul Van Ningten, Michael Rabenberg, Cheryl Jacobs, Greg Pavelka, and Ricky D. Olson

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Review of Roger Tory Peterson: A Biography by Douglas Carlson, Laura Erickson

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SEX-SPECIFIC FEEDING RATES AND PROVISIONING OF FRUIT TO NESTLING BELL'S VIREO, Greg H. Farley

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Use of Passive Integrated Transponders in Hatchling Texas Horned Lizards, Scott E. Henke

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Using Local Knowledge and Remote Sensing to Map Known and Potential Prairie-chicken Distribution in Kansas, Michael E. Houts, Randy D. Rodgers, Roger D. Applegate, and William H. Busby

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SEMI-MELANISTIC WHITE-TAILED DEER IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN, Christopher N. Jacques, Keith R. McCaffery, Jonathan Jenks, and John T. Baccus

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Review of Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs by Carrol L. Henderson, Kristin R. Johnson

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NEST SITE PREFERENCE AND NESTING SUCCESS OF UPLAND SANDPIPER ON GRAZING SYSTEMS IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA-, Blane A. Klemek

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Review of Basic Texas Birds: A Field Guide by Mark W. Lockwood, Thomas M. Langschied

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Paddlefish Egg Deposition in the Lower Yellowstone River, Montana and North Dakota, Shannon E. Miller, Dennis L. Scarnecchia, and Steven R. Fain

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WEST NILE VIRUS ANTIBODIES IN BREEDING NORTH DAKOTA ICTERIDS, Jennifer L. Newbrey and Wendy L. Reed

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Winterkill and Biomass of the Painted Turtle in a South Dakota Wetland, Steven G. Platt, Zannita Fast Horse, Warren Cross, Sylvio Mannel, and Thomas R. Rainwater

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Influence of Temperature and Discharge on Reproductive Timing of Common Carp in a Northern Great Plains River, Tim Resseguie and Steve Kelsch

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Non-blackbird Avian Occurrence and Abundance in North Dakota Sunflower Fields, Dionn A. Schaaf, George M. Linz, Curt Doetkott, Mark W. Lutman, and William J. Bleier

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MORTALITY OF AN AMERICAN MARTEN FROM AN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE, Joshua B. Smith and Jonathan A. Jenks

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A Case Study of a Successful Lake Rehabilitation Project in South-Central Nebraska, Peter J. Spirk, Brad Newcomb, and Keith D. Koupal

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THE PRAIRIE NATURALIST. Volume 40, No. 112 March/June 2008, THE GREAT PLAINS NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY

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THE PRAIRIE NATURALIST. Volume 40, No. 3/4 September/December 2008, The Great Plains Natural Science Society

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Low Reproductive Success of Mallards in a Grassland-Dominated Landscape in The Sandhills of Nebraska, Johann A. Walker, Zach J. Cunningham, Mark P. Vrtiska, Scott E. Stephens, and Larkin Powell

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RAPTOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL PERCHES AT NATURAL AREAS, CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, G. W. Witmer, Michael Pipas, Patrick Burke, David Rouse, Donna Dees, and Karen Manci

2007

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The Prairie Naturalist, Volume 39, No.1, March 2007

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The Prairie Naturalist, Volume 39, No. 2 June 2007

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Review of Some Scarce Birds of the Upper Midwest by Dana Gardner and Nancy Overcott, Stephen J. Dinsmore

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Editor's Note regarding Christmas Bird Count, Elmer J. Finck

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Silphidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Collected in North Central North Dakota, Including New Occurrences of Thanatophilus sagax (Mannerheim),, Guy A. Hanley

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First Record of Corisella inscripta (Uhler) (Heteroptera: Corixidae) from North Dakota, Bruce A. Hanson, David M. Mushet, Ned A. Euliss Jr., and Stephen Chordas III

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Notes on Black-Footed Ferret Detectability and Behavior, David S. Jachowski

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Vegetative Characteristics of Pronghorn Bed Sites in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Jaret D. Sievers, and Daniel E. Roddy

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Partial Characterization of Two Moderately Halophilic Bacteria from a Kansas Salt Marsh, Aileen M. Johnson, Lance R. Thurlow, Sam R. Zwenger, and Eric T. Gillock

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MARSHES-IN PHOTOS AND WORDS. Review of Marshes: The Disappearing Edens by Bill Burt, Douglas H. Johnson

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Review of Appreciating Your Feathered Neighbors, by Dana Gardner and Nancy Overcott, Melinda G. Knutson

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Using Distance Sampling to Estimate Densities of White-Tailed Deer in South-Central Minnesota, Michelle A. LaRue, Clayton K. Nielsen, and Marrett D. Grund

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Occurrences of Small Mammal Species in a Mixedgrass Prairie in Northwestern North Dakota,, Robert K. Murphy, Richard A. Sweitzer, and John D. Albertson

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Mallard Brood Movements in the Canadian Prairie Parklands, Garnet H. Raven, Todd W. Arnold, DAvid W. Howerter, and Llwellyn M. Armstrong