KAS annual meeting program
Kansas Academy of Science
Annual Meeting Program
Emporia State University
TECHNICAL SESSIONS, March 22, 1996
Notes for technical sessions:
- * Indicates the presenter for multiple-author presentations.
- Numbers indicate status of students competing in the Dehner Awards:
- Undergraduate students.
- Graduate students at the master's level.
- Graduate students at the doctoral level.
- Letters (A, B, C) correspond to addresses for authors.
AQUATIC BIOLOGY
Moderator: Carl Prophet, Emporia State Univeristy.
- 8:00-8:20: ASSESSMENT of MACROINVERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY ON THE BENEDICTINE
BOTTOMS MITIGATION SITE. Luke P.Brewster*(1), Rebecca Block, Philip Faulkner, Kimberly
Huss, Mary Schreffler and Martin P. Simon, Biology Department, Benedictine College, Atchison,
KS 66002.
- 8:20-8:40: COMPARISON OF SAMPLING METHODS FOR ASSESSING FRESHWATER MUSSEL BEDS
IN THE NEOSHO RIVER, KANSAS. Brian K. Obermeyer*(2), David R. Edds and Carl W.
Prophet, Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 8:40-9:00: ACTION OF NITRATE ON THE FATHEAD MINNOW (Pimephales promelas) IN STILLWATER.
Chris Owens*(1), Department of Biological Sciences, McPherson College, McPherson, KS 67460.
- 9:00-9:20: THE ARKANSAS RIVER: AN AMERICAN TREASURE. John D. Rickett, Biology Department,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204.
- 9:20-9:40: PERSISTENCE IN THE SPRING RIVER BASIN FISH COMMUNITY. Chris Wilkinson*(2),
Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 9:40-10:00: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAND USE AND AMPHIBIAN BIODIVERSITY IN SOUTHEAST
KANSAS. Lewis Anderson and Joseph A. Arruda*, Department of Biology, Pittsburg State
University, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
- 10:00-10:20: MICROHABITAT SELECTION BY BEAVER (Castor canadensis) IN RIVERINE SYSTEMS OF
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. Chad V. Gatlin*(2) and Elmer J. Finck, Division of Biological
Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
BIOCHEMISTRY and CHEMISTRY
Moderator: Laura Andersson, Kansas State University.
- 8:00-8:20: EXAMINATION OF DIFFERENCES IN Plodia interpunctella GUT PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITY
USING ACTIVITY BLOTS. Brenda Oppert*, Karl J. Kramer and William H. McGaughey, US
Grain Marketing Research, ARS-USDA, Manhattan, KS 66502.
- 8:20-8:40: BLEOMYCIN-MEDIATED DOUBLE STRANDED CLEAVAGE OF A STRUCTURALLY
WELL-DEFINED DODECANUCLEOTIDE. Michael V. Keck(A)*, Richard A. Manderville(B) and
Sidney M. Hecht(C), (A) Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801,
(B) Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109 and (C)
Departments of Chemistry and Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901.
- 8:40-9:00: ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND KINETICS OF MITOCHONDRIAL
F1-ATPASE FROM CRAYFISH GILLS. Zhenqiang Li and Gaylen J. Neufeld*.
Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 9:00-9:20: SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF LACTOPEROXIDASE: EVIDENCE FOR THE IDENTITY OF THE
MAMMALIAN PEROXIDASE HEME. Sheri Bylkas*(2) and Laura Andersson, Department of
Biochemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 9:20-9:40: USING CD SPECTROSCOPY FOR PROTEIN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: A CONSENSUS
APPROACH. Jayme N. Morris*(2) and Laura A. Andersson, Department of Biochemistry, Kansas
State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 9:40-10:00: 3,5-DINITROSALICYLATE OF AMINE SALTS. Susan Hovorka*(1), Linda Steele, and Gregory
Milligan, Department of Chemistry, Washburn University of Topeka, KS 66621.
- 10:00-10:20: SYNTHESIS OF HIGH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY TRITIUM LABELLED
[2-3H] - ADENOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE. Eric L. Trump(A), Devendra K. Jaiswal(B), Hiromi
Morimotok(C), Philip G. Williams(C) and David E. Wemmer(C), (A) Division of Physical Sciences,
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801, (B) Defence Research and Development
Establishment, Gwalior 474002, INDIA, and (C) National Tritium Labelling Facility and Structural
Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA
94720.
- 10:20-10:40: LONG-TERM CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF THE NEOSHO RIVER. Jennifer Weir*(1) and
David Schroeder, Department of Chemistry, Emporia State University, Emporia,
KS 66801.
BIOLOGY I
Moderator: Howard Erickson, Kansas State University.
- 8:00-8:20: DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF ANNUAL BROOMWEED IN RELATION TO RANGE
CONDITION IN THE CENTRAL FLINT HILLS OF KANSAS. Thomas A. Eddy, Division of
Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 8:20-8:40: ABDOMINAL FLUORESCENT PATTERNS IN FEMALE Drosophila melanogaster. T.
Hadden*(1) and T. Wolfe, Department of Biology, Washburn University of
Topeka, KS 66621.
- 8:40-9:00: EFFECTS OF ESTROGEN ON REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF THE MALE PLAINS
LEOPARD FROG (Rana blairi). Kembra L. Howdeshell*(2) and Katherine N. Smalley, Division
of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 9:00-9:20: PHAGOCYTIC ACTIVITY AND CYTOKINE PRODUCTION FROM THE P388D1
MACROPHAGE CELL LINE WHEN STIMULATED BY Blastomyces dermatitidis. Billie L.
Johnson(A)* and George C. Cozad(B), (A) Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University,
Emporia, KS and (B) University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
- 9:20-9:40: INTERACTION OF PACKED CELL VOLUME AND SHEAR RATE ON BLOOD VISCOSITY IN
THE RUNNING HORSE. M. R. Fedde*, H. H. Erickson and R. J. Fels, Department of Anatomy
and Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 9:40-10:00: ADAPTATIONS FOR RAPID RETURN TO FLIGHT FOLLOWING MOLT IN
BLUE-WINGED TEAL (Anas discors). David K. Saunders(A)* and Richard E. Brown(B). (A)
Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801 and (B) Zoologiska
Institutionen, Zoomorfologiska Avdelningen, Göteborg Universitet, Göteborg, SWEDEN.
- 10:00-10:20: EFFECT OF AGE ON BLOOD VISCOSITY IN RATS. S. Steinberg*(2), M. R. Fedde, R. D.
Reeves and T. J. Herald. Departments of Foods and Nutrition, and Anatomy and Physiology,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 10:20-10:40: FOLLOW UP STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION
IN INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY. J. C. Vogt*, T. Wenke and J. Watson, Department of
Biology, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601.
BIOLOGY II
Moderator: Jim Mayo, Emporia State University.
- 1:20-1:40: FOOD RATIONING BY THE EASTERN WOODRAT (Neotoma floridana). Rebecca S.
Burton*(3), O. James Reichman, Bradley W. Fenwick and Christopher C. Smith, Division of
Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 1:40-2:00: ROLE OF ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT IN MATING BEHAVIOR OF Drosophila melanogaster. S.
Fung*(1) and T. Wolf, Department of Biology, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621.
- 2:00-2:20: THE EFFECTS OF PROXIMITY TO A SOUR GAS PLANT UPON SEED WEIGHT AND
GERMINATION OF LODGEPOLE X JACK PINE HYBRIDS. James Mayo(A)* and Alan Legge(B),
(A) Division of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801 and (B)
Kananaskis Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA.
- 2:20-2:40: PLANT BIODIVERSITY ON THE BENEDICTINE BOTTOMS. Philip N. Faulkner*(1), Scott
Alena, Catherine Hartmann, Trisha Hackmann, William Beggs, Mary DeGroot, Paul Tracy, John
W. Davis and Daniel E. Bowen, Biology Department, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS 66002.
- 2:40-3:00: AGROFORESTRY RESEARCH at KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. W. Geyer*, B. Lamont and C.
Long, Horticulture and Forestry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 3:00-3:20: THE GROWTH OF WINTERING POPULATIONS OF CANADA GEESE IN WICHITA; THE
EFFECTS OF AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE ON WADING BIRD BEHAVIOR. Alan D. Maccarone,
Biology Department, Friends University, Wichita, KS 67213.
GEOGRAPHY I
Moderator: John Ratzlaff, Fort Hays State University.
- 1:20-1:40: IMPACTS OF A PROPOSED WATER TRANSFER ON THE SOURCE AREA: A CASE STUDY
OF EDWARDS COUNTY, KANSAS. Patricia Bennett*(2), Department of Geography, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 1:40-2:00: WETLANDS AND FLOODING IN NORTHEAST KANSAS. Brenda Martin*(2), Department of
Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 2:00-2:20: INFLUENCE OF WOODY RIPARIAN VEGETATION ON STREAMBANK EROSION DURING
THE 1993 FLOOD OF THE KANSAS RIVER. Thomas G. Neppl(A)*(2), Kenneth R. Brooks(A) and
Wayne A. Geyer(B), (A) Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 and (B) Department of Horticulture, Forestry,
and Recreation, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 2:20-2:40: COMPARISON OF THE HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE 1951 AND 1993
FLOODS, UPPER SMOKY HILL RIVER. John R. Ratzlaff, Department of Geosciences, Fort
Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601.
- 2:40-3:00: GEOCHEMISTRY OF NITRATE IN GROUNDWATER IN KANSAS. Meer T. Husain*(A) and
David C. Schroeder(B), (A) Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and (B)
Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 3:00-3:20: THE HIGH FLOW EVENT OF THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER DURING THE SUMMER OF
1995: SALINITY PROFILES. Donald O. Whittemore, Kansas Geological Survey, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047
GEOGRAPHY II
Moderator: Cindy Moore, Emporia State University.
- 1:20-1:40: AN INTEGRATED GIS DATABASE RELATING TO THE CIMARRON NATIONAL
GRASSLANDS, MORTON COUNTY, KANSAS. Kevin L. McNinch*(2), Gregory A. Liggett
and Richard J. Zakrzewski, Department of Geosciences and Sternberg Museum of
Natural History, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601.
- 1:40-2:00: CONVERSION FROM THE CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM: A COMPARISON OF
MORTON AND OSAGE COUNTIES IN KANSAS USING GIS. Robert Vreeland(2), Department
of Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 2:00-2:20: A NEW HOT WEATHER-HEALTH WATCH/WARNING SYSTEM. Hengchun Ye* and L. S.
Kalkstein et al., Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 2:20-2:40: ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT AN UPLAND LITHIC EXTRACTION/REDUCTION
SITE IN SOUTHWEST GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS. Christopher Benison, Kansas State
Historical Society, 6425 S.W. 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66615.
- 2:40-3:00: TOWARD A MORE REALISTIC REPRESENTATION OF HERITAGE TOURISM.
Karen J. De Bres, Department of Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan,
KS 66506.
GEOLOGY
Moderator: Paul Johnston, Emporia State University.
- 8:00-8:20: FIRST REPORT OF THE SHELL CRUSHING MOSASAUR (Globidens Sp.) FROM THE
SHARON SPRINGS MEMBER OF THE PIERRE SHALE (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF
WESTERN KANSAS. Michael J. Everhart* and Pam A. Everhart, 1006 Morrison Court, Derby,
KS 67037.
- 8:20-8:40: EARTHQUAKES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES: FAILED RIFTS, PASSIVE MARGINS,
AND REACTIVATION OF NORMAL FAULTS. Michael Hackney* (2), Department of Geology,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 8:40-9:00: PRECAMBRIAN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN THE SUBSURFACE OF EASTERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN MISSOURI: PRELIMINARY PROVENANCE AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC DATA.
Lisa B. Hampton(A)*(2) and Pieter Berendsen(B), (A) Geology Department, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS, and (B) Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS.
- 9:00-9:20: MODERN ANALOG OF CYCLICAL TIDAL RHYTHMITES, BAY OF FUNDY, CANADA. Troy
W. Johnson*(1), Jeffery D. Gill and Allen W. Archer, Department of Geology, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 9:20-9:40: PALEONTOLOGY OF THE CIMARRON NATIONAL GRASSLANDS, MORTON CO., KANSAS.
Gregory A. Liggett* and Richard J. Zakrzewski, Sternberg Museum of Natural History and
Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS 67601.
- 9:40-10:00: STRUCTURAL INTERVAL GRADIENT TO DETERMINE ADJUSTMENT TIME OF
"PLAINS-TYPE FOLDS" TO DIFFERENTIAL MOVEMENT OF PRECAMBRIAN BASEMENT FAULT
BLOCKS, EASTERN KANSAS, MIDCONTINENT (USA). Dan Merriam(A)* and Andrea Förster(B),
(A) Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047 and (B)
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, GERMANY.
- 10:00-10:20: A CASE STUDY OF ROAD OUTCROPS USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR. Shauna
Oppert*(1), Michael Roark, and Neil Anderson, Department of Geology/Geophysics, University of
Missouri-Rolla, MO 65401
- 10:20-10:40: SEDIMENTOLOGY OF PERMIAN LACUSTRINE AND PALEOSOL DEPOSITS, NIPPEWALLA
GROUP, KANSAS. Kathleen Counter Benison(3), Kansas Geological Survey and University of
Kansas, West Campus, Lawrence, KS 66044.
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS IN THE GREAT PLAINS
Moderator: James Aber, Emporia State University.
- 8:00-8:20: APPLICATIONS OF LANDSAT IMAGERY IN THE GREAT PLAINS. James S. Aber(A)*, Laura L.
Rand(A), Michael P. Webster(A) and Everett E. Spellman(B), (A) Earth Science, Emporia State
University, Emporia KS 66801 and (B) Kansas Department Health and Environment, Forbes Field,
Topeka, KS 66620. Go to abstract.
- 8:20-8:40: USE OF REMOTELY SENSED DATA ON PHENOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND
HETEROGENEITY TO DETECT CHANGES IN GRASSLAND SPECIES COMPOSITION IN
RESPONSE TO STRESS. John M. Briggs(A), Donna Rieck(A)*, Clarence L. Turner(A), Geoffrey M.
Henebry(A), Douglas G. Goodin(B) and M. Duane Nellis(B), (A) Division of Biology, Kansas State
University Manhattan, KS 66506 and (B) Department of Geography, Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506. Go to abstract.
- 8:40-9:00: GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY IN GREAT PLAINS RESERVOIRS. John
Harrington, Jr.(A)*, Douglas Goodin(A), Duane Nellis(A) and Frank Schiebe(B), (A) Department of
Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 and (B) Site-Specific Technology
Development Group, Inc., Stillwater, OK 74074. Go to abstract.
- 9:00-9:20: MODELING SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF BISON IMPACT ON THE KONZA PRAIRIE
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. M. Duane Nellis(A)* and John M. Briggs(B), (A) Office of the Dean and
(B) Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
Go to abstract.
- 9:20-9:40: DEVELOPING A LAND COVER MODELLING PROCEDURE FOR THE HIGH PLAINS USING
MULTI-DATE THEMATIC MAPPER IMAGERY. Kevin P. Price(A)*, Stephen L. Egbert(A), Duane
Nellis(B) and Re-Yang Lee(C), (A) Geography and Kansas Applied Remote sensing, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (B) Department of Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan,
KS 66506, and (C) Kansas Applied Remote Sensing, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045.
Go to abstract.
- 9:40-10:00: DATA MINING IN THE GREAT PLAINS. Ed Crane, M. J. Harden Associates,
1019 Admiral Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106. Go to abstract.
- 10:00-10:20: DIGITAL ORTHOPHOTOGRAPHY QUARTER QUADRANGLE (DOQQ) DATA AND
PRODUCTS. Thomas D. Mettille*, Kenneth A. Nelson, David F. Hogben and Erik Patton,
Kansas Geological Survey--DASC, 1930 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS 66047.
Go to abstract.
- Poster: BUTLER COUNTY GEOLOGIC MAP: CASE STUDY OF MAP PRODUCTION AT THE KANSAS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (KGS). Jorgina A. Ross, Kansas Geological Survey, University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047. Go to abstract.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Moderator: Roger Fedde, Kansas State University.
- 1:20-1:40: REV. JOHN WESLEY'S ELECTRICAL PANACEA. Leland E. Keller, Department of Biology,
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
- 1:40-2:00: EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE: DO ALL HORSES BLEED? T. S.
Meyer*(2), M. R. Fedde, E. M. Gaughan, D. H. Goodband, I. Langsetmo and H. H. Erickson,
Departments of Anatomy and Physiology and Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 2:00-2:20: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PULMONARY VASCULAR PRESSURE AND PULMONARY
HEMORRHAGE IN HORSES: IS THERE A THRESHOLD VALUE? Ingrid Langsetmo*(3),
Tammi S. Meyer, M. Roger Fedde and Howard H. Erickson, Department of Anatomy and
Physiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 2:20-2:40: COULD LIMITATIONS IN CARDIAC FUNCTION CONTRIBUTE TO
EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE (EIPH) IN HORSES? G. E. Weigle*(2),
I. Langsetmo, H. H. Erickson, R. R. Gallagher and M. R. Fedde, Departments of Anatomy and
Physiology and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
66506.
- 2:40-3:00: IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN MICE CONSUMING ELEVATED LEVELS OF DIETARY
SATURATED FAT. Stasi L. Zirkel*(1), Department of Biology, McPherson College, McPherson,
KS 67640.
- 3:00-3:20: GLOBAL CAPITALISM AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL POLICIES. Thomas D. Watts. University
of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX. 76019.
POSTERS
- GPS/GIS INTEGRATION. Raymond Bivens(2), Department of Geography, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR IN SUB-ADULT WHITE CRAPPIE (Pomoxis annularis). Jimi Burke*,
Nathan Dawson*, Josh Drake*, Melissa Henderson*, Natalie Leach*, Amanda McCollum*, Angela
Sims*, Jeremy VanLeeuwen*, Joshua Works*, James Triplett, Matt Kern and Tiffany Slinkard.
NSF Student Training Academy for Research in Science, Department of Biology, Pittsburg State
University, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
- A MODIFIED CUBIC SPLINE FIT FOR THE MOLECULAR POTENTIAL OF A FULLERENE
ENCAPSULATED ION. Angela R. Cathcart*(1) and Jorge L. Ballester, Division of Physical
Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- DISC-PCR USED TO MAP SOD1 IN THE PIG. Dean L. Cornwell*(3) and Deryl L. Troyer,
Department of Diagnostics/Pathbiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502.
- OBSERVATIONS ON DENTAL HISTOLOGY OF Ptychodus decurrens FROM THE UPPER
CRETACEOUS OF KANSAS. Michelle L. David(2), Department of Geosciences, Fort Hays State
University, Hays, KS 67601.
- MAMMALIAN BIODIVERSITY ON THE BENEDICTINE BOTTOMS. John M. Delaney*(1),
Christopher L. Allen, R. Blaine Matthews, Brett Scott, Michael V. Snyder, Leslie R. Welch and
Daniel E. Bowen, Department of Biology, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS 66002
- A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF THE HABITAT DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF SPIDERS IN
PRAIRIE STATE PARK, MISSOURI. Joe Fitzpatrick, Alice Lo, Lindsay Londo, Keri Long, Kevin
Moore, Emily Richardson, Autumn Shields, Jasmin Smith, Nicholas Wade and John D. McCrone*,
Graduate Studies and Research, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762
- ANURAN AMPHIBIAN COLONIZATION OF THE BENEDICTINE BOTTOMS. Colleen
Forge*(1), Andrew Rogers and Martin P. Simon, Biology Department, Benedictine College
Atchison, KS 66002.
- PROTEIN CHANGES IN THE HATCHING MUSCLE OF Galus domesticus. Scott Freeman*(1)
and Anthony Serino, Biology Department, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621.
- PHENOL OXIDASES IN Pisum sativum. Jay C. Lick*(1) and Ronald J. Ash, Department of
Biology, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621.
- BLACK WALNUT INTERPLANTED WITH CULTIVATED CROPS. W. Geyer*, W. Lamont and
C. Long, Horticulture and Forestry, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506.
- CONSUMPTION OF MOLDY FOOD ITEMS BY EASTERN WOODRATS. Mark W.
McDonald*(3) and Jose Herrera, Division of Biology, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS 66506.
- BIRD BIODIVERSITY ON THE BENEDICTINE BOTTOMS: 1994-1996. Roxana Tosterud*(1),
Scott L. Alena, Rebecca Block, Brian Hoffman, Gretchen Ploehn and Daniel E. Bowen, Biology
Department, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS 66002.
SCIENCE EDUCATION and PHYSICS
Moderator: John Davidson, University of Kansas.
- 1:20-1:40: TEACHING ELEMENTARY LEVEL SCIENCE SKILLS WITH POPCORN. Carolyn R.
Fehrenbach, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
66762.
- 1:40-2:00: LAB MANUAL ILLUSTRATIONS USING CORELDRAW. Robert T. Curry, Department of
Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045.
- 2:00-2:20: CONVOLUTION AND DECONVOLUTION IN A FIBER OPTIC DETECTION SYSTEM. Kebin
Li*(2) and Jorge L. Ballester, Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
66801.
- 2:20-2:40: AN UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIMENT TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF LIGHT. Zuming
Gong*(2), Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 2:40-3:00: DESTRUCTION OF SURFACE LAYER MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT. R. Jones, Division of
Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
Moderator: Dwight Moore, Emporia State University.
- 8:00-8:20: SOUND SPECTRUM OF TAIL RATTLING IN THE MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE (Sistrurus
catenatus). Matthew Elwood(A)*(1), David K. Saunders(A) and Jorge L. Ballester(B). (A) Division of
Biological Sciences and (B) Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
66801.
- 8:20-8:40: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE RATTLING FREQUENCY OF MASSASAUGA
RATTLESNAKES (Sistrurus catenatus). J. Daren Riedle* and David K. Saunders, Division of
Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 8:40-9:00: METHODOLOGY TO EVALUATE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG MAMMALIAN
CARNIVORES. J. F. Kamler(A)*(2), P. S. Gipson(A) and D. P. Jones(B), (A) Kansas Cooperative Fish
and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
and (B) U.S. Department of the Army, Directorate of Environment and Safety, Natural Resources
Division, Fort Riley, KS.
- 9:00-9:20: IMPACT OF FREE-RANGING DOMESTIC CATS (Felis silvestris) ON SMALL MAMMAL
POPULATIONS IN EASTERN KANSAS. Chris A. True*(2) and Elmer J. Finck, Division of
Biological Sciences, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS 66801.
- 9:20-9:40: THE EFFECTS OF PREDATOR REDUCTION ON OVER-WATER NESTING BIRDS IN NORTH
DAKOTA. Ben Mense(2), Department of Biology, Pittsburg State University,
Pittsburg, KS 66762.
- 9:40-10:00: BREEDING BIRDS ON THE BENEDICTINE BOTTOMS: 1995. Scott L. Alena*(1), Roxana
Tosterud, Rebecca Block, Brian Hoffman, Gretchen Ploehn and Daniel E. Bowen, Biology
Department, Benedictine College, Atchison, KS 66002.
- 10:00-10:20: ERADICATING A RECENTLY ESTABLISHED FERAL PIG POPULATION IN KANSAS. Chad
D. Richardson(A)*, James C. Luchsinger(A), David P. Jones(B) and Philip S. Gipson(C), (A) U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control,
Manhattan, KS 66506, (B) U.S. Department of the Army, Directorate of Environment and Safety,
Natural Resources Division, Fort Riley, KS, and (C) Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.
- 10:20-10:40: REACHING THE DECISION: ERADICATION OR CONTROL OF A FERAL PIG POPULATION
ON FORT RILEY, KANSAS. Philip S. Gipson(A)* and David P. Jones(B),
(A) Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
66506 and (B) U.S. Department of the Army, Directorate of Environment and Safety, Natural
Resources Division, Fort Riley, KS.
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