The following abstracts of papers and posters were accepted for presentation at the 155th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science
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{"title":"Everyday Science","authors":"","doi":"10.1660/062.126.0106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.126.0106","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136228888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brad Johnston, J. Schooley, Youngtaik Lim, Dennis L. Scarnecchia
Knowledge of movements, spawning, and reproductive periodicity of paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is important for their successful management. Thirty gravid female Paddlefish were tagged with acoustic transmitters and their movements tracked in Grand Lake (a 21,000 ha impoundment) and in two tributaries, the Neosho River (NR) and Spring River (SR), northeastern Oklahoma, USA to assess their reproductive periodicity (annual versus non-annual) and their choice of river entered during their upriver spawning migration period (Feb 15 to May 15). Fish seldom occupied the rivers at other times and remained in the reservoir. Telemetered fish commonly used both rivers, with few using only one river each year and none using a single river exclusively over the four year study duration. Although annual spawning was the most common pattern, alternate-year spawning was observed. Over the four-year study, fish demonstrated a slight numerical preference for ascending the NR (96 times) over the SR (88 times), despite anomalously lower discharges in the NR. Results were not inconsistent with two other studies indicating the higher value of the NR over the SR as a paddlefish recruitment river. However, the lack of high flow years on the Neosho River during our study limited our interpretation. In testing hypotheses that pre-spawning fish would enter the river a) with the higher discharge on that day or within four days prior, b) with the greater increase (or lesser decrease) in discharge on that day or within four days prior, none of nine discharge variables investigated were closely related to river choice. Despite some specific instances where high or rising discharge each triggered upriver movements, river choice over the entire Feb 15 to May 15 period as a whole was similar to what would be expected by chance. Entering and exiting the two proximal, low gradient river mouths and lower river sections may have incurred little energetic cost prior to actual spawning.
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James E. Whitney, Zachary R. Garrett, Blake G. Hansen, Joshua A. Holloway, Alexandra D. King, Kiowa Stark
The Northern Studfish (Fundulus catenatus) is a nonnative species in Kansas that has been detected once in the state in 1965. This historical collection occurred in West Fork Drywood Creek, which is part of the Osage River basin. Here we report the second collection record of Northern Studfish in Kansas from Dry Branch, which is part of the Neosho River basin (NRB). This second collection occurred on 23 April 2022 when we found three individuals that ranged in total length from 120-124 mm. The Northern Studfish population we detected in Dry Branch is proximal to other known introduced populations in the NRB of northeastern Oklahoma, which represent a likely colonization source for the individuals we found in Kansas. Based on other recent stream fish sampling we have done we believe that the distribution of Northern Studfish in Kansas is highly-restricted. However, monitoring of this species should continue to evaluate its establishment and spread, and any potential resultant negative impacts.
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Nicholas W. Kramer, Ely N. Sprenkle, Brett T. Miller
Catfish tournaments are growing in popularity among catfish anglers in Kansas. These tournaments mostly occur on reservoirs with restrictive or protective regulations for Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus that limit the size of fish that tournament participants are allowed to weigh in. As a result, catfish tournament anglers have begun to campaign for length limit exemptions for catfish tournaments. Unlike black bass spp. and Walleye Sander vitreus tournaments, there is little to no research on tournament-related stress and mortality regarding catfish. This study aimed to evaluate Blue Catfish blood glucose levels, which is a secondary response to stress, before and after being exposed to different variations of livewell flow, size, and crowding using a readily available portable blood glucose meter. The Accu-Chek Guide was found to be capable of detecting differences in blood glucose levels of Blue Catfish, which were found to increase significantly following simulated livewell stress. However, this study did not observe any differences in blood glucose levels of Blue Catfish exposed to differing livewell flows, different sized livewells, or differing amounts of crowding of fish within a livewell.
{"title":"Evaluation of Blue Catfish Blood Glucose Levels When Exposed to Various Livewell Conditions","authors":"Nicholas W. Kramer, Ely N. Sprenkle, Brett T. Miller","doi":"10.1660/062.126.0116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.126.0116","url":null,"abstract":"Catfish tournaments are growing in popularity among catfish anglers in Kansas. These tournaments mostly occur on reservoirs with restrictive or protective regulations for Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus that limit the size of fish that tournament participants are allowed to weigh in. As a result, catfish tournament anglers have begun to campaign for length limit exemptions for catfish tournaments. Unlike black bass spp. and Walleye Sander vitreus tournaments, there is little to no research on tournament-related stress and mortality regarding catfish. This study aimed to evaluate Blue Catfish blood glucose levels, which is a secondary response to stress, before and after being exposed to different variations of livewell flow, size, and crowding using a readily available portable blood glucose meter. The Accu-Chek Guide was found to be capable of detecting differences in blood glucose levels of Blue Catfish, which were found to increase significantly following simulated livewell stress. However, this study did not observe any differences in blood glucose levels of Blue Catfish exposed to differing livewell flows, different sized livewells, or differing amounts of crowding of fish within a livewell.","PeriodicalId":23234,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139273987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah I. Dea, David A. McKenzie, Brandon Clark, Ari Jumpponen
Tallgrass prairies in North America have endured substantial losses due to anthropogenic environmental change. Plant-associated phyllosphere fungi are a largely overlooked aspect of diversity in grassland systems. Phyllosphere fungi are important in plant health as pathogens, commensals, and potential mutualists. We aimed to determine how host plant species affected the community-level diversity of phyllosphere fungi across a steep precipitation gradient and two co-occurring prairie species – big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii, Poaceae) and leadplant (Amorpha canescens, Fabaceae). We sampled leaves of both plant species from five sites across a portion of the precipitation gradient in Kansas, USA, each site with a different mean annual precipitation (MAP; 615 mm – 1038 mm). Leaf disks were homogenized, and the extracted DNA was Illumina MiSeq sequenced to characterize the foliar fungal communities. We compared several richness and diversity estimates using Wilcoxon rank sum tests and multiple linear regression analyses and tested for compositional differences among the communities using permutational analysis of variance analogs (PERMANOVA). The data suggested minor differences in the fungal communities between the two hosts, whereas MAP had no effect. Similarly, linear regression analyses indicated no host or precipitation gradient effects on the fungal community composition. Both phyllosphere fungal communities and the factors affecting them in prairie systems remain poorly understood and results suggest that more research is needed to fully understand the compounding biodiversity which includes microbial communities within this system.
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Two male red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans) were captured by the BioScience class of the Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) during routine study. The animals were brought in for measurements and teaching before being released. The class asked if there might be tardigrades in the algae on their backs. Scrapings were examined and two active Minibiotus jonesorum tardigrades were found on one of the turtles. Rotifers, nematodes, and ciliates were also observed. This is the first record of tardigrades being found on the back of a turtle and suggests another vector for the movement and dispersal for these non-self-dispersing microscopic animals. This record documents an extension of the range for the species of tardigrade, reports the first incident of this terrestrial species in an aquatic habitat, and adds to the diversity of the state of Kansas.
蓝谷高级专业研究中心（CAPS）的生物科学班在例行学习时捕获了两只雄性红耳滑龟（Trachemys scripta elegans）。这些动物在放生前被带去进行测量和教学。课堂上，学生们问它们背上的藻类中是否可能有沙丁鱼。经过检查，在其中一只海龟身上发现了两只活跃的 Minibiotus jonesorum 沙丁鱼。此外，还观察到轮虫、线虫和纤毛虫。这是首次在海龟背上发现沙丁鱼的记录，表明这些非自我传播的微小动物又多了一个移动和传播媒介。该记录扩大了该种沙蜥的分布范围，报告了该陆生物种在水生栖息地的首次发现，增加了堪萨斯州的多样性。
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