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

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Presidential Address: The Scientific Landscape of South Dakota in the 21st Century.  

Charles F. Lamb  

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Complcw Senior Research Papers presented at The 86th Anntial Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science Range Expansion and First Documented Nesting of Great-Tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus) in South Dakota.  

David L. Swanson and Eric T. Liknes  

 13

Applying Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Marker in Screening Fusatlum Head Blight Resistant Parents.  

Lieceng Zhu, J.C. Rudd and Yang Yen  

 21

Herbage Nitrogen Contents After a Prairie Prescribed Bum in the Black Hills.  

F.R. Gartner and E.M. White  

 25

Simulated Effects of Angler Harvest on an Unexploited South Dakota Yellow Perch Population.  

George D. Scholten, Daniel A. Isermann, and David W. Wdlis  

33

Reactions of HCCI with NO  

Nichole M. Miller,  Mark Erickson and John R Hershberger.  

 39

Performance of Sunshine Bass Morone chrysops (Rafinesque) x M. saxatilis (Walbaum) Intensively Reared atrbree Densities.  

Michael L. Brown, John R. Ackerson and Robert J. Mauk  

43

Effects of Un-Inionized Ammonia on Hydropsjche Morosa Hagen Larva Net and Retreat Construction.  

Alethe2 Caraway and Nels H. Troeistrup, Jr  

51

Nutrient Loadings and Phytoplankton Dynamics Within a Power Plant Cooling Pond.  

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

63

Deployment of a Membrane Reflector in Zero-G.  

John Keefner, Angie Monheim and Lori Glover  

73

Antler Development of Captive South Dakota Deer.  

Lowell E. Schmitz and Jonathan A. Jenks  

81

Evaluation of Turf-Type Buffalogmss for Low-Input Turf in South Dakota.  

Leo C. Schleicher and Wayne R. Ness  

87

food Habits of Coyotes Inhabiting the Black HiUs and Surrounding Prairies in Western South Dakota.  

Jacquie R. Gerads, Jonathan A. Jenks and Bryan K Watters  

 95

Environmental Controls on Fish Spawning Habitat in Spearfish Creek, Black Hills, SD.  

Larry D. Stetler and Heidi L Sieverding  

109

Foraging Ecology of Ring-Necked Pheasants Recorded in the Stable Isotope Signature of feathers.  

Jesse D. Munkvold, Craig N. Spencer, Michael E. Chapman, Lincoln P. Likness and Sara E. Cody  

119

Computational Chemistry of the Porphyrin Ring System.  

Kari Lunder and Arlen V-Lste  

129

Implementing Jaguar 4.0 in the Undergraduate Laboratory: A Computational Investigation of the Nickel-Iron Hydrogenase.  

Crystal Cunningham, Arlen VLqe, and Gary Earl  

135

Introductory Band Structure Calculations in the Undergraduate Quantum Chemistry Envirorunent.  

Teresa M. McConville and Arlen Viste  

143

Implementing and Exploring WebMO as a Web@-Based Undergraduate Quantum Chemistry Envirorunent.  

Per Haakon'lbrane-Nielsen   and Arlen Viste  

151

Implementing MacGAMESS and MacMolPit on a Mac G4.  

Andrew W. Aspaas and Arlen Viste  

155

Reassessment of the Affinities of the Extinct Genus Cylindracantbus (Osteichthyes).  

David C. Parris, Barbara Smith Grandstaff, and Gorden L. BeUjr  

161

Optimal Macroinvertebrate Metrics for the Assessment of a Northern Prairie Stream.  

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

173

A Biodiversity Assessment of Compensatory Mitigation Wetlands in Eastern South Dakota.  

Sara juni and Charles R. Beny  

185

Use of the USDA Forest Service Geographic Information System for Detennuung Cover Type Use by 'Whie-Taded Deer.  

Christopher S. DePemo, Jonathan A- Jenks, Steven L. Griffin and Robert W. Klaver  

201

Effects of Grazing Conservation Reserve Program Lands in North Dakota on Birds, Insects, and Vegetation.  

Carmen L. Kennedy, Jonathan A. Jenks and Kenneth F. Higgins  

 213

Use of Flight Intercept Tmps in 2 Grassland Habitat.  

Courtenay IC Hoememann, Paul J. Johnson and Kenneth F. Higgins  

227

Distribution and Productivity of Least Tems and Piping Plovers on the Niobrara River.  

 Stacy L. Adolf, Ken Higgins, Casey Kruse and Greg Pavelka  

231

Breeding Bird Abundance and Habitat on Two Livesto& Grazing Regimes in North Dakota.  

Natonia A. Buskness, Robert K. Murphy, Kenneth F. Higgins and Jonathan Jenks  

247

The Great Plains as a Natural Region: The Basics.  

Richard A- Peterson  

 259

The Importance of the Social Aspects of Hunting- A Comparison Between Resident and Non-resident 1999 Black Hills Deer Hunters.  

Penny A. Backman, Daniel E. Hubbard, Jonathan A. Jenks and Larry M. Gighotti  

267

Effects of Grazing and Haying on Arthropod Diversity in North Dakota Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands.  

Courtenay F- Hoememann, Paul J. Johnson,  and Kenneth F. Higgins  

 283

Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils.  

David Vaughan, Diane Rickerl, Patricia Wieland, Susan Gibson and Courtenay  Hoemermnn  

 309

Wetland invertebrate Abundances and Correlations with Wedand Water Nutrients.  

Brandon J. jahnke, Diane H. Rickerl, Tom Kirschenmann, Daniel E. Hubbard and David Kringen  

 321

Aquatic and Aerial Invertebrates Associated with Selected Glacial Wetlands in Eastern South Dakota.  

Rebecca L Rasmussen, Lester D. Flake, and Daniel E. Hubbard  

 335

 Absbmcts of Senior Rwmch Papers presented at The 86th Annual Meedng of dw South Dakota Academy of Science Small Theropod Dinosaur Assemblage, Hell Creek Formation (Late Cretaceous), North Dakota.  

Julia T. Sankey and Dean Pearson  

 353

Fimbrial Adhesin and Enterotoxin Genes in Excherichi2 coli Strains isolated for Pigs with Diarrhea.  

Tyler Hanson, David Francis  and Diane Baker  

 357

Morphological Examination of Prairie Turnip (Psoralea escuklma Pursh) Root.  

Edward Kmft and R. Nefl Reese  

359

Species Richness and Nesting Success of Neotropical Migrants in Natural and Anthropogenic woodlands.  

Dale J. Genuy and David L Swanson  

 361

Adjustments of Organ Masses and Muscle Fatty Acid Binding Protein During 'Winter Acclimatization in Passering Birds.  

Eric T. Liknes, David L Swanson and Christopher G. Guglielrno  

363

 Stopover Habitat DLndbtftn of Autumn Landbird migmnts in Southwegem,  Idaho.  

Jay D. Carlisle, David L Swanson and Karen L. Olmstead  

365

Examination of Appearance of Symptoms of Corn Smut (UstilagO maydis) on Field Corn (Zea max) from Seedltng to Maturity in Southeastern South Dakota .  

J. Fods and D. Hazelwood  

 367

Antarctic Snow and Ice: A Natural Archive of Atmospheric Chemical Composition.  

Jihong Cole-Dai  

 369

Effects of TiUage on Sofl Arthropod Fauna in Central South Dakota.  

Chris Noble, Paul J. Johnson and Tom Schumacher  

371

Brainwonn, ParelapbastronVIus tenuis, in White-Tafled Deer (Odocoileus tdrginiantis) of Eastern South Dakota: Implications for Western South Dakota.  

Christopher N. Jacques and Jonathan A. Jenks  

373

Statistical Analysis of Small Theropod Teeth from the Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian) Judith River Group, Alberia.  

Merrflee Guenther  and Dr. Julia Sankey  

 375

Development of the Short Wave Aerostat-Mounted Imager (SWAMI): A Novel Instrument for Vonducting Smafl- to Intennediate-Scale   Remote Sensing Measurements.  

Xuexia Chen, Lee Vierling, Matt Doering, Roar Engebretsen, Gary Johnson, Kurtis Nelson, Dave Nuenke, Nathan Obr, Aaron Pasala and Patrick Zimmerman  

 377

Short- and Long-Temi Studies of Ecosystem-Atinosphere CO, Exchange in South Dakota.  

Lee Vierfing, Brad Baker, Denise Dykstra, Patrick Zimmerman, David Clay, Cullen Robbins and Tilden Meyers  

379

Brown Trout Diet Variation Along an Urbanized Gradient.  

Kerri T Vierling and Peter R. Nelson  

 381

Recent Observations of Thunderstorm Mectrification on the High Plains.  

Andrew Detwiler, John HeL%don, Qixu Mo and Donna Kliche  

383

Product Analysis from the Photochemical Addition of 1-Propanol and I-Pentanol to Diethyl Maleate.  

Jesse J. Barondeau and M. Robert Stoner.  

385

Synthesis and Analysis of Tri(CeC.) Methyl Ammonium Hydroxide and Exchange with Other Useful Aruons for Their Anti-Coffosive Properties.  

Karl Lunder and Gary Earl  

387

Biofriendly Surfactants Based on Glucosamine.  

Chris Burke and Gary Earl  

389

Novel Syntheses Silanide and Genmnide Derivatives.  

David Stone, Weijie Teng and Karin Ruhlandt-Senge  

391

Underestl=tlon of Gastrouaestmal Nematode Burdens m Cattle Herds When Analyzing Sample Populations. F-J.  

Mertz, W.B. Epperson and M.B. HfldreEh  

393

Gellan Production in Condensed Corn Solubles by Spbingomonas paucimobflis.  

McKenzie Yackley and Dr. Wdham Gibbons  

 395

Water Quality and Benthic Invertebrates Within a Prairie Pothole Lake Basin.  

KeUy Connelly and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr.  

397

Women's Career Experience In the Landscape Industry.  

Hala F. Nassar, David J. Beattie and Dan T. Steams  

399

An Invertebrate Faunal Study Within the Pieffe Shale.  

janiie Forish  

401

A Hands-On Educational to Increase Knowledge and Consumption of Mflk-Containing Foods.  

Trisha Bergiord and Kendra Kattelmann  

  403

Scleroglucan Production from Sclerotium glucankum in a Condensed Corn Solubles Based Medium.  

Arlene Ceplecha and WiUiam Gibbons  

 405

The Directional Tone Color (DTC) Loudspeaker Applied to a Six String Acoustic Guitar.  

Stephen E. Solberg and ChrL-.tim Kefler  

 407

Controlling Smooth Brome (Bromus iner7nis) in Tafigrass Prairie: Effects of Competing Big Bluestein (Andropogon gerardii) and Season of Clipping.  

Gilbert W. Blankespoor  

409

Carbon isotope Discrimination as an indicator of Heat Tolerance in Wheat and Potential for Quantitative Tmit Locus Mapping.  

Daniel D. Opheim, Kara J. Fuehrer, Steven R. Moeckly, Michael E. Chapman, Michael K. Wanous and Patrick F. Byme  

411

Obesity and Infertility in the lzftl Yellow Mouse Model - Does the Mutant Gene Directly Affect FerWity.  

 Maureen Diggins, Michelle Cederburg, Tmvis Dierke and Nels H. Gmnholm  

 413

Whale Remains from Puffin Grotto, a Raised Sea Cave on Noyes Island, Southeast Alaska.  

Tunothy I-L Heaton  

415

Rocks Around Mt. Fuji.  

Keisuke Nozaki  

 417

A Crocodilian Footprint fi-om the Fall River Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of South Dakota.  

Andrew A. Farke, Jennifer L. Cavin and Julia T Sankey  

419

City of Sioux City Riverbank Filtration Study.  

Jennifer Stanwick and Krisma DeWitt  

421

Tmnsgene Detection in Soybean.  

C. Carter and S. Hansen  

423

Survey of Native Bees (HymenopEera) in the Prairie Regions of South Dakota.  

Niconias Dollar and Paul Johnson  

425

Examination of the Antiomdant Activity and Safety of Ecbinacea arigustijuia.  

Eric Huntkm, Fathi F"weish and Nefl Reese  

427

Potential Degradation of Leafy Spurge Toxins in Cattle Rumen Digesta.  

M.B. Hubert, F.T. Halaweish and S.L Kronberg  

 429

A Survey of Macrohmgi of the Black Hills of South Dakota.  

E. Ebbert, A. Gabel and S. Sarver  

 431

Invertebrate Community Responses to Physical Manipulation of littoml Zone Habitats: Emphasis on Initial Responses Between Site Classification.  

C.W. Bmskamp and N.H. TroeLsuup, Jr  

 433

Molecular Analysis of 35 Related Isolates of Methicdlin Resistant Stapbylococcus aureus.  

Amy J. Stephenson and Patricia M. Tille  

435

Polyinorphism in the Agouti-Related Protein (AGRP) Gene in Swine.  

Kent Donelan, Nels H. Gmnhohn, Carl A- Westby and Donald M. Marshall  

437

Isolation and Char2cterization of the Bovine Attractin Gene.  

Ted W. Glad, Carl A. 'Westby, Nels H. Gmnholin and Donald M. Marshall  

 439

The Effects of Changing CO, Concentrations on Gentaniicin Mic Testing in Hyperbaric Conditions.  

Samh O. Hammar, Brandon J. McCall, jenny M. Volkert, Contessa E. Creager, Spring J. Mayer, Nicholas L Strasser, Julie M. Altznann, Julie A. Groen, Casey J. Schlenker and 'William J. Soeffing  

441

Fruitbats of Montserrat: Sub-lethal Pathology Associated With the Ingestion of Volcanic Ash.  

Scott C. Pedersen  

 443

A Hurricane Plus a Volcano, Recipe for Disaster for Bat Species on the Island of Montserrat, WI.  

Vicki J. Swier, Scott C. Pedersen, Jon Appino  

445

Water Coordination Numbers for Eu-"' Ions in Aqueous Solution.  

Jian Sun and Mary T. Berry  

447

Reproductive Biology and Agrormxnic Potential of Cup Plant (Sdpbiumperfoliatum).  

Paula Loewe and Arvid Boe  

449

Observations on the Role Insects in the Reproductive Ecology of Some Native legumes.  

Arvid Boe and Paul Johnson  

 451

Fluorescent Colored Signs Don't 'Grab' Attention, they 'Guide' it'.  

Paul Schieber  

453

Age Differences in the V-Ls" ft&rmuon Processing Demands of High-Load vehicle hummx= Puwl Interfwft.  

Paul Schieber  

 455

Modeling the Appearance of Fluorem= Colored materials.  

Paul Schieber