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{"title":"Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Business Meeting Minutes Murray State University November 3, 2017","authors":"","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-79.1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-79.1.20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"28 1","pages":"20 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87648512","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}

{"title":"EDITOR'S NOTE","authors":"W. Borowski, K. Watson","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-79.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-79.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Our readers will notice that this issue of the Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science (JKAS) is shorter and is a combined issue of volumes 78 and 79, for the years of 2017 and 2018. Over this period, the number of manuscript submissions fell sharply. Rather than compromise the quality of the journal, we thought it best to print a combined issue and the Board of the Kentucky Academy of Science concurred. We have no idea whether the low-submission trend will continue, but regional publications like the JKAS are subject to unique challenges.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"39 1","pages":"2 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86960816","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}

{"title":"Old Field Communities and Restoration Potential at Mammoth Cave National Park, USA","authors":"B. Oswald, N. Woodward, K. Farrish, D. Unger, I. Hung","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.25","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Old fields (at least 67 years since abandonment) within Mammoth Cave National Park, USA are dominated by coniferous species (Juniperus virginiana L. and Pinus virginiana) instead of the desired deciduous species (Carya glabra, Quercus alba, Q. muehlenbergii, Q. prinus, and Q. velutina) that dominate much of the rest of the park. Species composition above ground and in the seedbank of old fields and adjacent desired future condition areas, (identified by the United States National Park Service (NPS) as oak and hickory-dominated) were evaluated and compared. Species composition and dominance have shifted from oak species toward conifer-dominated stands due to previous land conversion to agriculture and the exclusion of fire. Management practices that can be implemented by the NPS to alter the condition of the old fields to achieve the desired future condition include thinning treatments and reintroduction of the historic fire regime.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"25 - 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321519","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}

{"title":"Converting Abandoned Hayfield to Switchgrass Increases Small Mammal Relative Abundance","authors":"K. Sena, Ben F. Brammell, S. Smith","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.11","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been identified as a versatile and broadly useful bioenergy feedstock, with potential for use in coal-fired power plants as well as ethanol production. However, in order for switchgrass use to markedly influence energy production, conversion to this grass species must occur at a large scale. Little is known about the potential ecological consequences of widescale conversion of land to switchgrass. This study was conducted to identify potential effects of switchgrass planting on small mammal populations. An abandoned perennial cool season grass hayfield in central Kentucky was subdivided into two fields; one field was planted with switchgrass and the control field was maintained as an unmanaged hayfield. Small mammal relative abundance was quantified using a tracking method through the third year following switchgrass planting. Small mammal relative abundance was greater in the switchgrass field than in the control field. Vegetative community analysis showed the control field was dominated by tall fescue, suggesting that thickness of stand and/or fescue toxicity may have been a factor in reduced small mammal abundance. These data suggest that conversion of abandoned old fields to switchgrass will not have a negative effect on small mammal populations. Further research should target potential mechanisms for this variation in small mammal relative abundance, as well as other species in the community which may be affected by conversion to switchgrass.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"34 1","pages":"11 - 18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321219","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}

{"title":"Index of JKAS Volumes 74–77","authors":"Jkas Volumes, L. K. Rieske, Andrea P. Wilhoite, Jenny Knell, F. Bebe, T. Hutchens, K. Andries, Ken J. Bates, T. Gipson, Luke E. Dodd, M. Lacki, Daniel R. Cox","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.52","url":null,"abstract":"VOLUME 74 Dodd, Luke E. and Lynne K. Rieske. 2013. Temporal Variation of Nocturnal Lepidoptera and Other Insects at Robinson Forest, Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:3–9. Emily S. Gustin and Stephen C. Richter. 2013. Use of Genetic Markers to Verify the Distribution of Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens) and Southern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates sphenocephalus) in Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:10–15. Michael K. Bomford, Tamara D. Sluss, Ken J. Bates, and Sharmali Hansford. 2013. Potential of Kentucky Freeway Rights-of-Way to Displace Fossil Fuel Consumption through Production of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:16–25. James A. Evans and A. Jonathan Smith, Jr. 2013. New County Distribution Records for Butterfly Species in Eastern Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:26–29. Todd Levine, David White, Laura Francisco, and Gary Rice. 2013. Comparison of Schindler-Patalas Traps and Wisconsin Nets for Monitoring Zooplankton in a Large, Shallow Reservoir. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:30–36. Donald Adongo, Maeve L. McCarthy, and Ryan C. Walls. 2013. An Integer Programming Model of Fire Station Allocation in Murray, Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:37–40. Luke E. Dodd and Lynn F. Faust. 2013. Seasonal occurrence and habitat affiliations of Lampyridae at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 74:41–42. VOLUME 75 David White. 2014. History of the Kentucky Academy of Science over Its First 100 Years. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:3–36. Natalie N. Hatcher, Susana Moon, and Joe R. Wolf. 2014. Partial Characterization of a Novel Bacteriocin from Bacillus cereus GS1, a Soil Isolate. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:37–46. Fawn Brooks and C. Andrew Day. 2014. Analyzing the Mixed Flood Hydroclimatology of the Red River Basin, Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:47–52. Andrea P. Wilhoite, Janie K. Knell, and Wilson González-Espada. 2014. Use Of Herbal Supplements among College Students in Eastern Kentucky: Impact Factors. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:53–68. Frederick N. Bebe, Terry Hutchens, Kenneth M. Andries, Ken J. Bates, Terry Gipson, and Myron Evans. 2014. Meat Goats in Hillside Pastures: Control of Undesirable Plant Species and GPS Collar Determination of Activity Patterns. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:69–79. Michael J. Lacki, James J. Krupa, and Sonia P. Lacki. 2014. Extralimital Movement of Seminole Bats (Lasiurus seminolus) into Kentucky. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:80–84. Luke E. Dodd, Michael J. Lacki, Daniel R. Cox, and Lynne K. Rieske. 2014. Prey Consumed by Bats Across Central Appalachia Prior to Detection of White-nose Syndrome. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 75:85–93. Erin E. Barding and Michael J. Lacki. 2014. Occurrence of Nematodes (Drac","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"52 - 53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321629","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}

{"title":"Overleaf photo","authors":"","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"2 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321505","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}

{"title":"Nest Site Selection and Nest Depredation of Carolina Chickadees","authors":"Danielle M. Frevola, Lindsey A. Walters","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.44","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Nest location is an important factor that influences nestlings’ success. Poor nest location could lead to exposure to predators and to a lack of nearby resources. We examined nest site selection and nest depredation of Carolina chickadees (Poecile carolinensis) from 2011–2015 at a field site with artificial nest boxes. In this cavity-nesting species, both members of a breeding pair inspect multiple cavities before deciding on a location to build a nest. We examined whether Carolina chickadee nest location preference and predation rates were related to factors such as proximity to the forest edge, a water source, neighboring cavities, and buildings, as well as the forest type the nest was located in. We found that Carolina chickadee nests that were closer to the forest edge were depredated more often; however, despite this increased risk of nest loss near the forest edge, the chickadees did not prefer boxes located away from the edge. The other factors that we measured were not related to nest box occupancy or predation risk. Future research should focus on why these birds continue to nest in more dangerous edge locations and on what other factors affect their nest selection decisions.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"71 1","pages":"44 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321618","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}

{"title":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science 77(1–2)","authors":"","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of July 2016 there were twenty-four public colleges and universities in Kentucky, and a number of other postsecondary educational institutions. This year, twenty-sixteen, marks the 50th anniversary of significant events for higher education in Kentucky. On February 26, 1966 Governor Edward T. Breathitt signed into law Kentucky House Bill 238 that granted university status to Kentucky’s regional universities. Effective July 1, 1966, Eastern Kentucky State College in Richmond became Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State College in Morehead, Morehead University; Eastern State College in Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University; Western State College in Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University; and Murray State College in Murray, Murray University. Kentucky State College became a university six years later in 1972. In addition to renaming the state colleges and sanctioning the awarding of graduate degrees in academic fields other than education, the bill included other provisions. In particular, it initiated a group of state community colleges. Kentucky House Bill 238 set forth a comprehensive plan for the future of state-supported higher education in Kentucky, including amendments to the structure and function of the Council on Public Higher Education (since 1977, the Council on Postsecondary Education). To improve students’ access to higher education, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority was also established in 1966. Furthermore—thanks to the leadership of John W. Oswald, the sixth president of the University of Kentucky, in a meaningful fulfillment of the mission of higher education and its role in addressing educational needs in Kentucky—the very first Computer Science Department in Kentucky was initiated in January of 1966. In the beginning a part of the College of Arts and Sciences and now part of the College of Engineering, the Computer Science department of the University of Kentucky continues educating computer scientists, together with similar departments that followed in other Kentucky universities and colleges. The Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science (JKAS) provides the outlet for reporting on research and education activities in Kentucky. A number of papers in this Volume 77 showcase research work in Kentucky universities, including some of those that were created from regional colleges fifty years ago. The Index at the end of this volume lists all of the papers and notes published during my tenure as the Editor of JKAS. Thanking all the authors, reviewers, Associate Editor, and the Board of the Kentucky Academy of Science, I wish the new Editors many successful years of publishing quality research and supporting higher education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"3 - 3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321556","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}

{"title":"Winter Territoriality of White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) in Kentucky","authors":"Marissa Ann Buschow, David R. Brown","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We examined the responses of resident flocks of white-throated sparrows to unfamiliar individuals and vocalizations throughout the winter, while also examining circulating levels of the stress hormone corticosterone, to see if they paralleled behavioral changes. Concurrently, we validated identification of sparrow plumage morphs with genotype assays to determine reliability of field identification. Accuracy of field identification of plumage morphs was 68.8%. Baseline corticosterone did not differ among sampling periods, suggesting these birds did not experience prolonged chronic stress throughout the winter. However, white-throated sparrows responded more aggressively to study skins and playback of conspecific calls and songs in November than in January and March. These results suggest that agonistic displays may be more important for defending winter territories and establishing dominance status in early winter.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"10 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321609","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}

{"title":"Long-Distance Movements of Six Darters (Teleostei: Percidae) in the Red River, Kentucky","authors":"David J. Eisenhour, Brooke A. Washburn","doi":"10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.19","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We compared the long-distance movements of the Frecklebelly Darter, Percina stictogaster, a pelagic fish species, to those of five other sympatric benthic or semipelagic darters. In four reaches of the Red River, Kentucky we tagged 942 individuals of six darter species using subcutaneous injections of visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIE) from May 2012 to May 2013. These reaches, plus an additional four reaches, were surveyed by snorkeling or seining to detect previously tagged fishes. Over seven sampling sessions spanning June 2012 to November 2013 a total of 58 tagged darters were detected, including 20 P. stictogaster. Most darters were detected in the same reach in which they were tagged; inter-reach movements occurred more in pelagic (3 of 20) and semipelagic species (2 of 4) (both Percina) than in benthic species (2 of 34, all Etheostoma). Most (6 of 7) inter-reach movements were upstream. The relatively high dispersal tendencies of Percina darters suggest these darters are particularly vulnerable to in-stream barriers and that maintaining connectivity among populations should be a critical management goal.","PeriodicalId":88551,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science","volume":"77 1","pages":"19 - 24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3101/1098-7096-77.1.19","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69321227","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}