Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Volume - 79, Year - 2000.

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Consolidated Minutes of the Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science  

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Presidential Address: Understanding Change.  

Lenore Koczon  

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Complete Senior Research Papers presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Angler Opinions Regarding Fishing Success and Crappie Regulations in a Small South Dakota Impoundment.  

Timothy J. Bister, Bradley M. Baker and David W. Willis  

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Biological Control of Canada Thistle (Cirsium Arvense) in South Dakota.  

Z. Liu, S.A. Clay and M. Brinkman  

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Identification of ESTs that are possibly related to the FHB-resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)  

cultivar Sumai 3. D.H. Mng, Y.  Yen and J.C. Rudd  

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An Ichthyosaur Bone From the Jurassic of South Dakota.  

David C. Parris and Barbara Smith Grandstaff  

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A Bison Skull from Lyman County, South Dakota.  

B.S. Grandstaff, D.C. Parris and J.E. Martin  

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Using the Ocean Optics R-2000 Raman Spectrometer in the Undergraduate Laboratory.  

Deanna L. Donohoue, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste  

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 C NMR Spectra and Quantum Chemistry Calculations for Benzonitrile and 4-Aminobenzonitrile.  

Steven R. Moeckly, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste  

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Synthesis and Analysis of Quaternary Compounds Containing Phosphate and Borate Anions.  

David Stone and Gary Earl  

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The Synthesis of Methyl Carbonate Quats and Their Anion Conversions.  

Drew J. Paulson and Gary W. Earl  

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Molecular Modeling of Selected Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistant Enzymes.  

Kari Lunder, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste  

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Aniino Acid Concentration of Soybean With Protein Variation in Different Environments.  

R.A. Scott and K.D. Kephart  

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Misadventures in Soybean Transformation: Particle Bombardment vs. Agrobacterium and Cotyledonary Nodes.  

S.A. Hansen and C.D. Carter  

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Summer Habitat Associations of Rare Fishes in South Dakota Tributaries to the Minnesota River.  

Douglas J. Dieterman and Charles R.  Berry  

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Abstracts of Senior Research Papers presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Use of Sheiterbeits as Breeding Habitat by Birds in Eastern South Dakota.  

Dale L. Droge and Jeffrey S. Palmer  

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Investigating Leatherback Turtle (Dermocbelys Coriacea) Egg Laying and Egg Survival.  

Valerie E. Wilson and Donna Hazelwood  

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 Water Quality and Phytoplankton Dynamics of the Ottertail Power Plant Cooling Pond, Milbank, SD.  

Amy L. Gronke and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr.  

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Characterization of a Rural Stream to Define Critical Reaches influenced by Non-Point Source Pollution.  

A.M. Larson and N.H. Troeistrup, Jr.  

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Distribution, Breeding Patterns, and Developmental Physiology of Some South Dakota Terrestrial Isopods.  

J. Likness and L.G. Johnson  

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Invertebrate Community Characteristics in Relation to Ecoregion, Shoreline Management and Habitat in Eastern South Dakota Lakes.  

C.W. Braskamp and N.H. Troelstrup Jr.  

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Impacts of Land Use on Aquatic Invertebrate Abundances and Their Correlation to Nutrient Concentrations in Prairie Pothole Wetlands.  

Brandon jahnke and Diane Rickerl.  

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Detecting Indicators of Poor Absorption of Colostral Antibody in South Dakota Beef Calves.  

Amanda K. Weaver, William B. Epperson, Timothy A. Wittig, Richard J. Pruitt, Donald M. Marshall, and Alan R. Bender  

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Losses Associated with Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Yearling, Stocker, Grass Calves.  

Keith Mertz, Bill Epperson, and Mike Hildreth  

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Effects of Melanocortins (MSH) and Agouti Protein on Melanogenesis in B16 Melanoma Cells.  

Partha Ramasastry and Nels H. Granholni  

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Measurement of Estrone and Progesterone in Mouse Serum Using Enzyme Linked Immunoassays.  

Maureen Diggins, Julia Spiry and Nels H. Granholm  

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Comparison of Native and introduced Plants in Selected Fields and Roadsides in Tall Grass Prairie in Ottertail County, MN.  

Donna Hazelwood  

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Seed Biology of Honey Locust in the Northern Great Plains.  

Soja Sekharan, Arvid Boe, Paul Johnson and Shannon Puckett  

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Evaluating Site-Specific Post Emergence Weed Control Strategies.  

C.Nl. Cole, S.A. Clay, D.E. Clay, Kj. Dalsted, C.L. Reese and C.G. Carlson  

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Using Spectral Reflectance and Remote Sensing to Compare Crops and Weeds.  

C. Poppen, S.A. Clay, D. Clay, K. Dalsted, C.G. Carlson, and M.M. Ellsbury  

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Determining Conditions for Growth and Maintenance of Ustilago Ma   ' idis Under Laboratory Conditions.  

Kazmann J. Foster and Donna Hazelwood  

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EvalLIating Yield Differences of Pbytoptbora Resistant and Non-Resistant Soybean Varieties by Soil Electro-Conductivity Zones.  

C.L. Reese, D.E. Clay and C.G. Carlson  

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The Influence of Habitat on Species Richness and Abundance of Wetland Birds at Ordway Prairie, South Dakota.  

Mary C. Miller and Lester D. Flake  

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 Chromosome Arm Dosage Effects on the Expression of the High Molecular Weight Glutenin Proteins of Wheat.  

Jill D. Kruse, Jesse D. Munkvold, Erin E. Lee, Elizabeth A. Hamann, Ellen J. Hamann, and Michael K. Wanous  

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Carbon Isotope Discrimination as a Marker for Heat-Tolerance in Wheat.  

Kara J. Fuehrer, Steven R. Moeckly, Michael E. Chapman, Michael K. Wanous and Patrick F. Byrne  

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A Mathematical Model of Two Competing Species in a Simple Chemostat When the Growth Function of Each Species is of Continued Fraction Form.  

Melissa A. Wittgenstein and A.S. Elkhader  

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EDB Contaminant Plume at Nemo, South Dakota.  

Perry H. Rahn and Christopher S. Johnson  

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Direct Electrochemical Oxidation of Amino Acids at Diamond Thin-Film Electrodes.  

Eric Hammond, Miles Koppang and Greg M. Swain  

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Experiences in Creating an Internet Chemistry Course and Students' Attitudes Towards the Course.  

Dwayne W. Rehfeld  

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Working with Dihydrogenatedtallow Dimethyl Ammonium Methylcarbonate.  

Jenny Bjergaard and Dr. Gary Earl  

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Synthesis of Dimethyl Dihydrogenatedtallow Ammonium Compounds Exhibiting Aromatic Anions.  

Steven R. Moeckly and Gary W. Earl  

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Synthesis of a Biodegradable Surfactant from Starch.  

Levi M. Stanley and Gary W. Earl  

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Synthesis of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds from 2-Aminoglucose.  

John D. Gilbertson and Gary Earl  

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Virtual Geology Field Trips of South Dakota. Howard J.  

Woodard and Mike Hildreth  

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Isolation, Cloning, and Sequencing of the Porcine Agouti-Related Protein Gene (agrp).  

Michael Halverson, Nels Granholm, Carl Westby and Donald Marshall  

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Biosystematic Evaluation of South Dakota Populations of Beckwith's Clover Using RAPDS.  

Jeffrey D. Noll, Gary E. Larson and Melvin R. Duvall  

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Native Plants of the Northern Great Plains: Ethylene induction of Asteraceae Seed Germination.  

April Stahnke  and R. Neil Reese  

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Inheritance of Glume Length in Oats.  

Mei Shen and Dale Reeves  

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Production of Cell Wall Deficient Forms (L-Forms) From Selected Bacillus Strains.  

Nichole Baye, YongMei Luo, and Bruce Bleakley  

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Electroanalysis of Biogenic Amines and Amino Acids at Diamond Thin-Film Electrodes.  

Miles Koppang, Eric Hammond, Maigorzata A. Witek and Greg M. Swain  

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Avifauna of Agricultural Wetlands on Three Farms in Eastern South Dakota.  

Thomas R. Kirschenmann, Daniel E. Hubbard and Diane H. Rickerl  

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Abstracts of invited Symposium Papers presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the south Dakota Academy of Science

Electrochemistry and Characterization of Complex Surfaces

Royce Engstrom, Organizer  

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Nutrition Symposium.  Bonny Specker, Organizer  

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