Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science articles from August 2008

Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science archives from August 2008

Strain-dependent relationship between growth rate and hyphal branching in Neurospora crassa.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. In a previous study of branch frequency in Neurospora crassa focused on the wild-type, no relationship between growth rate and the frequency of hyphal branching was observed. In subsequent experiments, it became clear that while this...

Soil bacterial community structure under exotic versus native understory forbs in a woodland remnant in Indiana.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. Invasions of exotic plants have strong effects on aboveground plant community structure, competitively excluding native plant species and driving down community diversity. Using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism...

Monitoring tallgrass prairie restoration performance using floristic quality assessment.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. Floristic Quality Assessment (FQA), a tool that allows botanists to quickly and effectively determine a site's natural quality, has primarily been used to identify and rank areas of remnant natural quality. In this study FQA was...

The vascular flora and vegetational communities of Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve in Wayne County, Indiana.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. An inventory of the vascular flora occurring at Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve (LCSNP) revealed 387 species and varieties representing 243 genera and 90 families. The 12 families containing ~57% of the documented species (in order...

Road mortality of terrestrial vertebrates in Indiana.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. The State of Indiana has over 150,000 km of roads. Although the biological effects of Indiana's road network are not well-understood, the combination of intense habitat fragmentation within the state and substantial road density may...

Distribution of fishes of the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. The fish fauna of Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in Jennings and Jackson counties, Indiana was studied from 15 sites consisting of lentic and lotic waters. Fifty-one species from 14 families were collected. In the four lentic...

Characterizing Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) winter habitats in south-central Indiana.
August 28, 2008... ABSTRACT. Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) winter habitat in south-central Indiana was assessed during two winters (2003/2004 & 2004/2005). Differences between locally occupied and unoccupied habitat were examined, and occupied habitat...

Damian Vincent Schmelz: distinguished educator, scientist, and theologian.
August 28, 2008... It is indeed an honor to be asked to write in behalf of Dr. Damian V. Schmelz, OSB, for the Indiana Academy of Science's Biography Series. It is doubtful that any present member of the Academy enjoys greater respect, admiration, and affection...

Minutes of the meetings of the Indiana Academy of Science 2007.
August 28, 2008... MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE University of Indianapolis 13 April 2007 Those attending were: John Schutt, President; Clare Chatot, Past-President; Edward Frazier, Treasurer; Nils I. Johansen, President-Elect; Nelson Shaffer,...

Indiana Academy of Science: 2007 year end financial report.
August 28, 2008... INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 2007 Year End Financial Report Balance Revenues 1-Jan-07 OPERATING FUND Dues ...