Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science articles from August 2007

Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science archives from August 2007

Mudcracks, bird's-eye, and anhydrite in intertidal/supratidal late Silurian Kokomo Limestone, Indiana.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. The Kokomo Limestone Member of the Wabash Formation is of late Silurian age. This member consists of about 30 m of thinly-laminated carbonates in the Logansport area of north-central Indiana. The almost complete lack of fossils...

The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. An inventory of the naturally occurring or naturalized vascular flora occurring at Hayes Arboretum revealed 525 species representing 316 genera and 97 families. The 12 families containing 57% of the documented species were Asteraceae,...

A synopsis of insect activity in Indiana during 2005.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. Most agricultural insect populations remained unchanged during 2005 when compared to previous years. The first generation European corn borer population was negligible, but numbers of the second generation were higher than expected....

Insecticide residues in bats and guano from Indiana.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. Over recent decades, numerous species of bats have been declining, but the causes are not well understood. One of the causes often mentioned is that of environmental toxicants. Feeding on insects makes insectivorous bats more likely...

Hibernation of the eastern pipistrelle, Perimyotis subflavus, in an abandoned mine in Vermillion County, Indiana, with some information on Myotis lucifugus.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. We studied the number of hibernating eastern pipistrelles, Perimyotis subflavus, in Copperhead "Cave," an abandoned mine in Vermillion County, Indiana, just across the fiver from Montezuma, Parke County. The number of bats increased...

Activity patterns in a captive colony of Jamaican fruit bats, Artibeus jamaicensis.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. We examined activity patterns of a captive colony of Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) using an Anabat II echolocation detection system and visual observations. Results showed that this colony, subjected to a light-reversal...

Prospects for restoring river otters in Indiana.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. Native populations of the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) in Indiana declined sharply through the early 1900s due to unregulated harvest and habitat loss and were believed extirpated from the state by 1942. To restore...

Terrestrial mammals of the Naval Support Activity (NSA Crane) in Martin County, and of the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (Glendora Site) in Sullivan County, Indiana.(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. A total of 79 small mammals was trapped at Naval Support Activity Crane, Martin County, Indiana, including 23 short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda), 21 least shrews (Cryptotis parva), 11 prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), 7...

Skeletal characters and the systematics of Estrildid finches (Aves: Estrildidae).(Report)
August 9, 2007... ABSTRACT. The family Estrildidae contains 108 to 140 species arranged in 15 to 40 genera and two to nine tribes or subfamilies. In this study 401 skeletons belonging to 103 species and 27 genera were compared, as well as 75 skeletons of 15...

Point-centered-quarter analysis of the upland forest at Yuhas Woods in Randolph County, Indiana.(SHORT COMMUNICATION)(Report)
August 9, 2007... The Frank and Phyllis Yuhas Woods is one of the most botanically rich and diverse natural areas in east-central Indiana. It is a 33.6 ha tract with approximately 30 ha of woodland located in the southwest region of Randolph County, Indiana. It...

Minutes of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science 2006.(Conference notes)
August 9, 2007... MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ball State University 21 April 2006 The Executive Committee met briefly before the Council meeting. Those attending were Frank Guthrie, Ed Frazier, Clare Chatot, John Schutt, Nelson Shaffer and...

Indiana Academy of Science 2006 year end financial report.(Financial report)
August 9, 2007... INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 2006 Year End Financial Report Balance Revenues 1-Jan-06 OPERATING FUND Dues 23,225.00...