The Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science (JAAS) is the major publication of the Academy. The Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science appears annually as a single volume. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts that were submitted at the annual meeting of the previous year. The Scope of the Journal reflects the broad vision of the Academy to promote science within Arkansas and disseminate the science being carried out by scientists in Arkansas throughout the US and the world. Specific areas of science include (but are not limited to) Biomedical Sciences, Botany and Plant Science, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Math and Computing Science, Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, and Vertebrate Zoology.
Current Volume: Volume 71 (2017)
Entire Issue
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science- Volume 71 2017
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Front Matter
Academy Presidents and Institutional Members List
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Table of Contents
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Articles
Wave Profile for Breakdown Waves with a Large Current Behind the Wave Front
M. Hemmati, J. Griffiths, and M. Bowman
Vertebrate Natural History Notes from Arkansas, 2017
R. Tumlison, C. T. McAllister, H. W. Robison, M. B. Connior, D. B. Sasse, D. G. Cloutman, L. A. Durden, C. R. Bursey, T. J. Fayton, S. Schratz, and M. Buckley
An Annotated Checklist of the Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of Arkansas
Henry W. Robison, Keith A. Crandall, and Chris T. McAllister
Distribution, Habitat, and Life History Aspects of the Shrimp Crayfish, Faxonius lancifer (Hagen) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in Arkansas
Henry W. Robison, Chris T. McAllister, and Renn Tumlison
A Description of Variation in Fecundity Between Two Populations of Wolf Spider Rabidosa rabida in Searcy Arkansas Using Brood Size Measurements
Brandon Hogland, Ryan Stork, and Amber Hug
A First Look at the Microbial Community of Rabidosa rabida, a Wolf Spider in Searcy, Arkansas
Patricia Rivera, Ryan Stork, and Amber Hug
Bond Length and Bond Valence Relationships for Chromium Oxides, Chromium Sulfides, Molybdenum Oxides, and Molybdenum Sulfides
J. Labrecque and F. D. Hardcastle
Bond Length and Bond Valence for Tungsten-Oxygen and Tungsten-Sulfur Bonds
F. D. Hardcastle and R. Lykins
The Fishes of Chadron Creek, Dawes County, Nebraska
Chris T. McAllister, Michael B. Leite, and Renn Tumlison
The Fleas (Arthropoda: Insecta: Siphonaptera) of Arkansas
Chris T. McAllister, Lance A. Durden, Henry W. Robison, and Matthew B. Connior
Simulating Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry Production and Processing to Defend Against Intentional Contamination
S. Lankford, D. R. Thompson, and S. C. Ricke
Long-term Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring at Buffalo National River, Arkansas
David E. Bowles, Janice A. Hinsey, Tyler Cribbs, Faron D. Usrey, and Lloyd W. Morrison
Bat Occupancy Estimates and Species Richness at Cache River National Wildlife Refuge
Samuel Schratz, Virginie Rolland, Jason Phillips, Richard Crossett, David Richardson, and Thomas S. Risch
Leech Parasitism of the Gulf Coast Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina major (Testudines:Emydidae) in Mississippi, USA
Dennis J. Richardson, C. I. Hammond, W. E. Moser, A. J. Heaton, and C. T. McAllister
Persistence of Urban Stream Syndrome Effects from Point Source and Non-Point Source Pollutants
T. S. Wakefield
Ecology of Blanchard Springs Caverns, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas: 42 Years Later
C. J. Midden, S. K. Sasser, and J. L. Grove
Local Scale Comparisons of Avian and Woody Vegetation Communities within Four Arkansas State Parks
Bennett P. Grooms and Rachael E. Urbanek
Phylogeography and Vicariant Separation of Two River Darters, Percina uranidea and Percina vigil, from rivers that drain the North American Interior Highlands
T. Yamashita, J. M. Rigsby, and J. Stoeckel
Coccidian Parasites (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) of Arkansas Herpetofauna: A Summary with Two New State Records
Chris T. McAllister, Dagmara Motriuk-Smith, Robert S. Seville, Matthew B. Connior, Stanley E. Trauth, and Henry W. Robison
Longitudinal patterns in an Arkansas River Valley stream: an Application of the River Continuum Concept
A. A. Burgad, S. T. Clark, M. E. Furr, A. N. Lenard, M. E. Polett, C. D. Robinson, C. R. Sherwood, G. L. Spooner, S. J. Stoughton, and S. R. Adams
Lithologic Stratigraphic Position, Sequence and Diagenetic History, Lower Mississippian Tripolitic Chert, Northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri
S. McKim, J. Cains, J. Chick, F. McFarlin, and A. Potra
Hydrothermally Emplaced, Lower Mississippian, Tripolitic Chert and Its Possible Relationship to the Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District
J. Chick, J. Cains, F. McFarlin, S. McKim, and A. Potra
Restrained Shrinkage of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Concrete and Analysis of Long Term Shrinkage Prediction Models
Md R. Islam, Mahbub K. Ahmed, Hosney Ara Begum, and Erez N. Allouche
Bioassessment of Four Karst Springs at Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area with a Focus on Diving Beetle (Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) Species of Concern
Scott Longing, L. A. Mack, and Brian E. Haggard
An Acoustic-Based Approach for Condition Monitoring of Pipes
Muhammad S. Khan, Turaj Ashuri, Mitchell Collins, Geoffrey Birkemeier, and Emad Almohmmedali
Sex-ratio of Miridae (Hemiptera) taken via UV light-traps in Arkansas, USA.
Stephen W. Chordas III and Renn Tumlison
General Notes
Geographic Distribution Records of Macracanthorhynchus ingens (Archiacanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae) from the Raccoon, Procyon lotor in North America
Dennis J. Richardson, A. Leveille, A. V. Belsare, H. S. Al-Warid, and M. E. Gompper
Central Nests are Heavier and Have Larger Clutches than Peripheral Nests in Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrohonota) Colonies
S. Osborne, D. R. Leasure, S. Huang, and Ragupathy Kannan
Sun-bathing by Greater Roadrunners – A Neglected Aspect of Their Range Extension
Kimberly G. Smith, Joseph C. Neal, and J. C. Reynolds
New Records of Parasites (Apicomplexa, Nematoda, Acari, Anoplura) from Rodents in Arkansas
M. B. Connior, L. A. Durden, Chris T. McAllister, R. S. Seville, C. R. Bursey, and Henry W. Robison
Survey of Rodents within Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Management Areas
M. B. Connior, C. Renn Tumlison, D. P. Holland, J. L. Hunt, L. A. Durden, and D. Blake Sasse
Distribution of the Eastern Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius, in the Early Twentieth Century
D. Blake Sasse
Anatomical Distribution of Clinostomum Metacercariae in the Tissues of Pond-Raised Channel Catfish (Ictaluris puctatus)
J. Singleton, James J. Daly Sr., and K. Wagner
Literature record checklist of true bugs (Hemiptera) for Arkansas, U.S.A., as of 2018.
Stephen W. Chordas III
Arkansas Academy Annual Meeting reports
Business Meeting Report (Secretary's and Treasurer's Report)
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Keynote Address and Meeting Program
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Journal Acknowledgements and Editorial Board
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