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THE 1978 CANYON (TEXAS) FLOOD – AN ESTIMATION OF FLOOD MAGNITUDE IN PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK 1978年峡谷(德克萨斯州)洪水-帕罗杜罗峡谷州立公园洪水震级的估计
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-10-28 DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_note6
J. Cepeda
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SYNTHESIS OF 2-, AND 3-NITROBENZANTHRONE VIA DIRECT NITRATION OF BENZANTHRONE WITH NITRIC ACID/ACETIC ACID 硝酸/乙酸直接硝化法合成2-和3-硝基苯并蒽醌
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-09-06 DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_article9
K. K. Onchoke, Jorge J. Ojeda
Three mono-nitrobenzanthrone isomers (1-, 2-, and 3-nitrobenzanthrone; 1-, 2-, and 3-NBA) were synthesized by reacting benzanthrone (BA) with nitric acid (HNO3) in acetic anhydride at ice-cold conditions. The major product, 2-nitrobenzanthrone (2-NBA), was confirmed using GC-MS via comparisons with a standard sample. On the basis of the elution profiles and fragmentation patterns two other isomers formed were assigned to 1-, and 3-nitrobenzanthrone (1-, and 3-NBA). The average percent yields of 1-, 2-, and 3-NBA were 0.3 ± 0.1%, 10.5 ± 2.6 %, and 6.4 ± 1.3 %, respectively.
三种单硝基苯并蒽醌异构体(1-、2-和3-硝基苯并蒽醌;以苯甲蒽醌(BA)和硝酸(HNO3)为原料,在冰封条件下在乙酸酐中反应合成了1-、2-和3-NBA。主要产物2-硝基苯并蒽醌(2-NBA),通过与标准样品的比较,用GC-MS确认。根据洗脱剖面和裂解模式,形成的另外两个异构体分别为1-和3-硝基苯并蒽酮(1-和3-NBA)。1-、2-和3-NBA的平均产率分别为0.3±0.1%、10.5±2.6%和6.4±1.3%。
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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER MIXTURES DERIVED FROM ACORN KERNEL OIL 橡子仁油脂肪酸甲酯混合物的合成与表征
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-09-06 DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_article8
Darean A. Bague, R. Franks
Biodiesel fuels are produced via transesterification of a triacylglycerol (TAG, e.g. vegetable oil, waste cooking oil, or animal fats) with a short-chain alkyl alcohol in the presence of a suitable catalyst. Alternative TAG sources, ones not derived from plants used as human food sources, have been of particular recent interest. In this work, the oil extracted from the endosperm of acorns, acorn kernel oil (AKO), was used as an alternative TAG source for the synthesis of biodiesel fuels. Acorns were collected from various species of oak trees (Quercus spp.) in the city of Nacogdoches, Texas. AKO was extracted from the acorn endosperm. The AKO was then subjected to acid-catalyzed and base-catalyzed transesterification with methanol and ethanol to produce acorn kernel oil methyl esters (AKOME) and acorn kernel oil ethyl esters (AKOEE) respectively. Concentrated H2SO4 was used as the acid catalyst and K2CO3 was used as the base catalyst. The effect of using a room temperature ionic liquid on percentage conversion for base-catalyzed transesterification was also investigated. Product mixtures were characterized using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The NMR data were used to confirm the presence of transesterified products as well as to quantify the percentage conversion for the reaction. Percent conversion results ranged from 96 to 98% for AKOME products and 96 to 97% for AKOEE products.
生物柴油燃料是在合适的催化剂存在下,通过三酰基甘油(TAG,例如植物油、废食用油或动物脂肪)与短链烷基醇的酯交换反应生产的。替代TAG来源,即不从用作人类食物来源的植物中提取的来源,最近引起了人们的特别兴趣。本研究以橡子胚乳中提取的橡子仁油(acorn kernel oil, AKO)为原料,制备生物柴油。在德克萨斯州纳科多奇斯市,从不同种类的橡树(栎属)上收集了橡子。AKO是从橡子胚乳中提取的。分别与甲醇和乙醇进行酸催化和碱催化酯交换反应,得到橡子仁油甲酯(AKOME)和橡子仁油乙酯(AKOEE)。以浓硫酸为酸催化剂,K2CO3为碱催化剂。研究了室温离子液体对碱催化酯交换反应转化率的影响。用1H-NMR对产物混合物进行表征。核磁共振数据用于确认酯交换产物的存在以及量化反应的转化率。AKOME产品的转化率为96% - 98%,AKOEE产品的转化率为96% - 97%。
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引用次数: 1
INFLUENCE OF AGE AND DISPERSAL ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF CLIFF SWALLOWS (PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONATA) 年龄和分布对崖燕繁殖成功的影响
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-09-05 DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_article6
T. N. Johnson, Karl L. Kosciuch, P. Sikes, K. Arnold
We examined age-related reproductive success and the short-term consequences of dispersal by known-aged Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) breeding in Texas from 1975–86. Clutch size increased with age in females, and males and females ≥2 yrs old fledged more young than yearlings. Sixteen percent (76/463) of birds dispersed between breeding seasons and we observed female-biased dispersal. Birds that dispersed to a different colony at age 2 produced 0.91 fewer fledglings post-dispersal compared to the previous year, and birds that dispersed at age 3 produced 0.34 more fledglings post-dispersal compared to the previous year; females experienced greater benefits than males when they dispersed at age 3 yrs. Younger dispersers incur short-term costs which might have important consequences for lifetime reproductive success for a short-lived passerine. However, potential population-level consequences from dispersal costs is likely minimal given the low rate of dispersal we observed.
我们研究了1975年至1986年在得克萨斯州繁殖的已知老龄悬崖燕子(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)与年龄相关的繁殖成功率和传播的短期后果。雌性的离合器大小随着年龄的增长而增加,≥2岁的雄性和雌性比一岁的幼崽成熟得更多。16%(76/463)的鸟类在繁殖季节之间分散,我们观察到雌性偏向的分散。与前一年相比,2岁时分散到不同群体的鸟类在分散后产生的雏鸟减少了0.91只,3岁时分散的鸟类在扩散后产生的幼鸟比前一年多0.34只;当雌性在3岁时分散时,它们比雄性获得了更大的好处。年轻的分散者会产生短期成本,这可能会对短命雀形目终生繁殖成功产生重要影响。然而,鉴于我们观察到的低传播率,传播成本对人口水平的潜在影响可能很小。
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RESTORATION OF FORMER GRASSLAND IN SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS 德克萨斯州中南部原草原的恢复
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/TXJSCI_71_1_ARTICLE2
Wendy J. Leonard, O. V. Auken
In the past, grasslands and savannas were common in many areas of south-central Texas, including the San Antonio area. With the advent of European settlers and their livestock, much of this area was converted to agriculture and rangeland. Today, most of San Antonio is developed, but some preservation has occurred. Restored grassland, mechanically cleared of Juniperus ashei (juniper, Ashe juniper) and other woody species in 2013, was examined and compared to adjacent non-cleared woodland. The woodland examined was dominated by Diospyros texana (Texas persimmon) and Juniperus ashei. Richness in the woodland canopy was 15 species. The understory below the canopy had 25 woody species. In the restored grassland area, herbaceous plant cover was 41.8%, woody plant cover 5.8%, bare soil 2.9%, and litter cover 49.5%. Species richness was 71, with 60 herbaceous and 11 woody species (percent cover of each from <0.1–7.1%). The most common species in the restored grassland in descending order were Nassella leucotricha (Texas winter grass), Calyptocarpus vialis (straggler daisy), Carex planostachys (cedar sedge), Sporobolus crypandrus (sand dropseed), D. texana, and Verbesina virginica (frost weed). Several C4 grass species were present with low cover but may increase in abundance over time. Four of the six most common restored grassland species were present below the woodland canopy and 12 woody species were present in the restored grassland as juveniles. Cost of restoration was approximately $38,500 ($7,500 supplies, $31,000 labor).
过去,草原和稀树草原在德克萨斯州中南部的许多地区很常见,包括圣安东尼奥地区。随着欧洲定居者及其牲畜的出现,该地区的大部分地区被改为农业和牧场。今天,圣安东尼奥的大部分地区都已开发,但也有一些保存。2013年,对恢复后的草原进行了检查,并将其与邻近的未清理林地进行了比较。所调查的林地主要为Diospyros texana(得克萨斯柿子)和Juniperus ashei。林地林冠丰富度为15种。树冠下的下层林有25种木本植物。在恢复草原地区,草本植物覆盖率为41.8%,木本植物覆盖率5.8%,裸土覆盖率2.9%,枯枝落叶覆盖率49.5%。物种丰富度为71种,草本植物60种,木本植物11种(每种覆盖率<0.1–7.1%)。恢复草原中最常见的物种按降序排列为:Nassella leucotricha(得克萨斯州冬草)、Calyptocarpus vialis(掉队菊花),Carex planostachys(雪松莎草)、Sporobolus crypandrus(沙籽)、D.texana和Verbesina virginica(霜草)。一些C4草物种的覆盖率较低,但数量可能会随着时间的推移而增加。六种最常见的恢复草原物种中有四种存在于林地树冠下方,12种木本物种在恢复草原中幼年时存在。修复费用约为38500美元(7500美元的用品,31000美元的劳动力)。
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引用次数: 2
2019, THE UN-DESIGNATED INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE PERIODIC TABLE OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS: A PERSONAL ASSESSMENT AND EXPLORATION 2019年,化学元素周期表未指定国际年:个人评估与探索
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/TXJSCI_71_1_EDITORIAL_1
K. Pannell
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THE PROPOSED U.S.-MEXICO BORDER BARRIER: THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL 拟议中的美墨边境屏障:不祥之兆
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/txjsci_71_1_editorial_2
Travis J. LaDuc, M. Terry, Marsha E. May, J. Wolfe, S. K. Hill, K. Pannell, F. Gonzalez-Lima, Alyx S. Frantzen
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NOVEL TEMPORARY AQUATIC HABITATS AND DESERT INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES 新的临时水生栖息地和沙漠无脊椎动物群落
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/TXJSCI_71_1_ARTICLE5
Kerry L. Griffis‐Kyle, A. E. Parker, J. Götting
The addition of desert water developments alleviates water stress for a variety of organisms and is likely necessary for some species as water availability from other isolated water sources declines with climate change. However, constructed water catchments are different structurally and do not cycle water the same way as natural sites. We assessed whether these novel habitats, the constructed catchments of the Sonoran Desert, function as ecological equivalents of the natural waters and evaluated their effects on macroinvertebrate biodiversity, community composition, and trophic function. We documented an accumulation of ammonia and less diversity and different taxa assemblages in the novel habitat. We also documented a more heterotrophic food web in the natural water basins that are more dependent on resource pulses, and a more autotrophic food web in novel habitats that are more dependent on primary production from the open catchment basin. As natural resource managers continue to add constructed waters to mitigate for climate change induced declines in water availability, organisms are more likely to encounter these novel habitats as they disperse. Consequently, by increasing the density of these novel habitats we are having a measurable effect on the types of species and trophic groups present as well as the ecosystem cycling of energy and nutrients across the desert landscape. The consequences of these shifts in invertebrate community composition and ecosystem cycling on the larger desert ecosystem is unknown.
沙漠水开发的增加缓解了各种生物的水压力,对一些物种来说可能是必要的,因为其他孤立水源的水供应量随着气候变化而下降。然而,建造的集水区结构不同,不会像自然场地那样循环用水。我们评估了这些新的栖息地,即索诺兰沙漠的人工集水区,是否具有天然水域的生态等效性,并评估了它们对大型无脊椎动物生物多样性、群落组成和营养功能的影响。我们记录了新栖息地中氨的积累和较少的多样性以及不同的分类群组合。我们还记录了在更依赖资源脉冲的自然流域中存在更为异养的食物网,在更依赖开放集水区初级生产的新栖息地中存在更自养的食物网络。随着自然资源管理者继续增加人工水域,以缓解气候变化导致的水资源可用性下降,生物在分散时更有可能遇到这些新的栖息地。因此,通过增加这些新栖息地的密度,我们对存在的物种和营养群的类型以及沙漠景观中能量和营养的生态系统循环产生了可衡量的影响。无脊椎动物群落组成和生态系统循环的这些变化对更大的沙漠生态系统的影响尚不清楚。
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RESPONSES OF JUVENILE AMERICAN ALLIGATORS (ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS) TO CONTACT CALLS 幼美洲短吻鳄(短吻鳄)对接触叫声的反应
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/TXJSCI_71_1_ARTICLE4
Todd. R. Bollinger
Crocodylians are known for their ability to vocalize throughout their lives in a variety of social and ecological contexts, particularly during their vulnerable juvenile life stage. However, few studies have analyzed juvenile calls in laboratory settings, fewer still have analyzed them across large sample sizes or with respect to sex and body size, and no studies to date have analyzed crocodylian vocalizations with respect to human conditioning in captivity or animal personality profiles. This study tests juvenile American alligators' (Alligator mississippiensis) ability to respond via movement and callback vocalizations to pre-recorded conspecific contact calls across a large sample size (n=36), and tests for relationships between response rates and juvenile body size and sex. Seventeen and sixteen individuals out of a total of thirty-six responded via movement toward the source of pre-recorded vocalizations across the first and second experimental trials, respectively, whereas none responded through movement toward control sounds; 75% of juveniles who vocalized did so only in response to contact calls rather than controls (though the latter difference was not significant given that only four vocalized in Trial 1, and only a single animal vocalized in Trial 2); there was also no significant difference in movement toward recorded vocalizations across size or sex. However, one particularly vocal individual whose upbringing in captivity was known was identified as a possible unique personality profile given its propensity for callback vocalizations in comparison to its fellow study subjects.
众所周知,鳄鱼一生都能在各种社会和生态环境中发声,尤其是在其脆弱的青少年阶段。然而,很少有研究在实验室环境中分析幼年人的叫声,很少有人在大样本量或性别和体型方面对其进行分析,迄今为止也没有研究分析鳄鱼的叫声与圈养条件或动物性格特征有关。这项研究测试了幼年美洲短吻鳄(Alligator misssippiensis)在大样本量(n=36)中通过运动和回叫对预先记录的同种接触叫声做出反应的能力,并测试了反应率与幼年体型和性别之间的关系。在第一次和第二次实验试验中,总共三十六个人中的十七个人和十六个人分别通过向预先记录的发声源的运动做出反应,而没有一个人通过向对照声音的运动做出响应;75%发声的青少年只在回应联系电话时发声,而不是对照组(尽管后一种差异并不显著,因为试验1中只有四只发声,试验2中只有一只动物发声);在不同大小或性别的情况下,记录发声的动作也没有显著差异。然而,与其他研究对象相比,一个在圈养环境中长大的声音特别大的个体可能具有独特的个性特征,因为它有回叫的倾向。
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COUNTY RECORDS AND MAJOR RANGE EXTENSIONS FOR ANGIOSPERMS FROM THE LAMPASAS CUT PLAIN OF THE WEST CROSS TIMBERS AND PRAIRIES IN SAN SABA AND MILLS COUNTIES, TEXAS 德克萨斯州圣萨巴县和米尔斯县西部兰帕萨斯平原被子植物的县记录和主要范围扩展
Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI: 10.32011/TXJSCI_71_1_NOTE2
Matthew L Sheik, A. Nelson
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