Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science articles from April 1 2001

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science archives from April 1 2001

A Half Century of Forest Invasion on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... HENRY S. FITCH [1] PENNIE VON ACHEN [2] ALICE F. ECHELLE [3] Ten study plots on the Fitch Natural History Reservation were checked for invading arborescent vegetation in 1999 after 50 years of protection as a natural area. These...

Challenge of Infrared Kite Aerial Photography.
April 1, 2001... JAMES S. ABER [1] SUSAN W. ABER [1] BROOKS LEFFLER [2] Kite aerial photography (KAP) involves the use of large kites to lift compact camera systems for capturing images of ground features. Our goal has been to develop equipment...

Competition Between American Crows and Red-tailed Hawks for a Carcass: Flock Advantage.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... During the winter, large birds such as crows and hawks may compete at animal carcasses for food. Carcasses were placed along county roads to measure competition. American crows in a flock of 20-30 were more likely to out-compete red-tailed...

Neural Network Analysis of Langmuir Probe Data from a Magnetized Plasma.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... The theory of operation of a Langmuir probe in a magnetic field is incomplete. To overcome this limitation a neural network software model is developed for the automated real-time analysis of probe current-voltage characteristics taken in...

Genotyping by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA is Influenced by the Method of DNA Preparation.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... SCOTT S. CRUPPER [1] Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed on DNA templates prepared from thirty veterinary Salmonella typhimurium isolates. The templates were isolated by four different...

The Chrysophyte Genera Synuropsis Schiller, Volvochrysis Schiller, Synochromonas Korshikov, Pseudosynura Kisselew, Pseudosyncrypta Kisselew, Chrysomoron Skuja, and Syncrypta Ehrenberg.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... RUFUS H. THOMPSON [1] A revision of the chrysophyte genus Synuropsis Schiller is proposed and its taxonomic status is validated. The closely related genera Volvochrysis Schiller, Synochromonas Korshikov, Pseudosynura Kisselew,...

Views and Reports of the Dakota Sandstone Formation, Mushroom Rock, 1867-2001.
April 1, 2001... Since the Mushroom Rocks first were reported in the scientific and popular literature of the 1860s, they have captured the curiosity and imagination of geologists, travelers, and illustrators. It was a likely landmark of interest as well to...

Revisions to the Biostratigraphy of the Mosasauridae (Squamata) in the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Chalk (Late Cretaceous) of Kansas.
April 1, 2001... The Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Chalk was deposited in the Western Interior Sea during a span of about five million years extending from the upper Coniacian through the lower Campanian. Coincidentally, this period also encompasses...

A Preliminary Ethnobotanical Survey of Fort Riley, Kansas.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... The Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for administering more than 25 million acres of federally owned land in the United States. As a land manager, the DoD must comply with the intent and directives of a number of cultural resources...

Sediment Movement Along the Eastern Margin of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, as Revealed by Cross-stratification in the Dakota Formation, Washington County, Kansas.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... A detailed paleocurrent study of Cretaceous Dakota Formation sandstones in Washington County, Kansas was undertaken to determine directions of sand movement and depositional environments along the eastern margin of the Western Interior Seaway....

Limestone Xenoliths in Hills Pond Lamproite, Woodson County, Kansas.
April 1, 2001... INTRODUCTION The Hills Pond lamproite is part of a sill complex intruded into the northern portion of the Silver City Dome (Fig. 1). This intrusion is related closely in age, composition, and tectonic setting to a nearby intrusion at Rose...