Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science articles from December 2004

Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science archives from December 2004

Recent macromycetes records from three east-central Indiana counties.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. The Smith Great Lake States Foray was held in east-central Indiana in Fall 2002. Since participants of the foray included professional mycologists from the Great Lake States, this provided an opportunity to significantly increase our...

Changes in population structure of yellow perch following manual removal.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. In small inland lakes that support stunted yellow perch Perca flavescens, reduction of fish density by manual removal may be the only feasible approach to increase growth and alter population structure. We examined changes in the size...

Incipient second dorsal fin egg mimics in the spottail darter, Etheostoma squamiceps?(Report)
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. In five of the 10 species in the spottail darter species group, breeding males develop white or yellow knobs on the second dorsal fin. In those species with more well-developed knobs, female spawning decisions may be influenced by...

Description of developmental stages of the stonecat, Noturus flavus and the slender madtom, Noturus exilis (siluriformes: ictaluridae).
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. The stonecat, Noturus flavus, and the slender madtom, N. exilis, deposit clumps of adhesive eggs on firm substrates beneath slab rocks. In both species, eggs are spherical, demersal, possess a narrow perivitelline space, and are held...

Implications of chinook salmon presence on water quality standards in a great lakes area of concern.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. The Grand Calumet River watershed of southern Lake Michigan was surveyed to determine the occurrence of salmonid fishes during the predominant fall spawning run. Weekly core collections were performed at five core reaches and monthly...

Anuran habitat use on abandoned and reclaimed mining areas of southwestern Indiana.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. We surveyed wetland habitats on abandoned and reclaimed strip mines in southwestern Indiana to determine species richness and species-habitat relations of anurans at 40 wetland sites during the 2000 breeding season. Nine anuran...

Natural history data on the mole salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) in Indiana.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. Mole salamanders, Ambystoma talpoideum, are found primarily in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States and are not known to occur in Indiana. From 20-24 March 2004, we captured 24 mole salamanders in a bald cypress...

Bats of the Indianapolis International Airport area, 1991-2001.
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is just west of Indianapolis and just north of Highway 1-70 in Marion County. These bats have been studied since 1991 and comprise a diverse community of nine species, listed in approximate...

Gender differences in parental feeding effort of Cerulean Warblers at big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana.(Report)
December 30, 2004... ABSTRACT. As part of a broad study on Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) breeding biology in southern Indiana, we examined parental feeding bouts. We hypothesized that females would feed nestlings more often than males, based on documented...