Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 81, Issue 1 (January, 1981)

Permanent URI for this collection

https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/22060

Front Matter
pp. 0
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (706KB)

Transport of Dredged Sediments After Disposal Operational in Lake Erie
Alther, George R. pp. 2-8
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (492KB)

Movements of the Creek Chub in a Small Ohio Stream
Storck, Ted W.; Momot, Walter T. pp. 9-13
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (408KB)

Development and Replacement Order of Pharyngeal Teeth in the Golden Shiner, Notemigonus Crysoleucas
Cooper, John E. pp. 14-18
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (392KB)

Strategies for Scientific Literacy in Undergraduate Education for Non-Science Majors
Lindbeck, Joy; Keller, Roger pp. 19-23
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (312KB)

Social Hierarchy and Activity in Caged Flocks of Dark-Eyed Juncos, Junco Hyemalis
Rambo, Thomas C. pp. 24-28
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (375KB)

The Birds of Sugarcreek, an Ohio Nature Reserve
Noss, Reed Frederick pp. 29-40
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (982KB)

Brief Note: Growth of Pisidium Casertanum (Poli) in West Central Ohio
Burky, Albert J.; Hornbach, Daniel J.; Way, C. M. pp. 41-44
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (249KB)

Brief Note: Discovery of the River Redhorse, Moxostoma Carinatum, in the Grand River, an Ohio Tributary of Lake Erie
White, Andrew M.; Trautman, Milton B. pp. 45-46
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (166KB)

List of Reviewers of Papers Appearing in the Ohio Journal of Science During 1980
pp. 47-47
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (86KB)

New Publications Received
pp. 48-48
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (79KB)

Back Matter
pp. 999
Article description | Article Full Text PDF (508KB)

Browse

Now showing 1 - 12 of 12

Back Matter
(1981-01)
New Publications Received
(1981-01)
List of Reviewers of Papers Appearing in the Ohio Journal of Science During 1980
(1981-01)
Brief Note: Discovery of the River Redhorse, Moxostoma Carinatum, in the Grand River, an Ohio Tributary of Lake Erie
(1981-01) White, Andrew M.; Trautman, Milton B.
Brief Note: Growth of Pisidium Casertanum (Poli) in West Central Ohio
(1981-01) Burky, Albert J.; Hornbach, Daniel J.; Way, C. M.
The Birds of Sugarcreek, an Ohio Nature Reserve
(1981-01) Noss, Reed Frederick
During the breeding and postbreeding seasons of 1978, the avifauna of the internally heterogeneous Sugarcreek Reserve in southwestern Ohio was censused to discern trends in species composition and richness. With 61 species of breeding birds, Sugarcreek Reserve contains a richer avifauna than comparable temperate areas for which diversity values have been reported in the literature. This high bird species richness results from high internal habitat heterogeneity and edge effects, the comparatively large size of the study area (228 ha), and the recent insularization and concomitant supersaturation of the reserve as surrounding habitat became unsuitable for many species. The observed bird species composition indicates a disturbed community. Future management of Sugarcreek Reserve should emphasize preservation of extinction-prone species assemblages rather than high habitat and species diversity per se.
Social Hierarchy and Activity in Caged Flocks of Dark-Eyed Juncos, Junco Hyemalis
(1981-01) Rambo, Thomas C.
Activities of 3 flocks were monitored by the number of visits to the feeder and the amount of time spent feeding, drinking, perching, preening, and hopping around. There was considerable individuality among the birds with respect to the time spent in different activities. Ranking the birds by the percentage of time spent in a given activity did not consistently match the ranking of birds in the peck order. This finding indicates that a subordinate bird was under no particular disadvantage with respect to access to food and that the advantages of membership in a flock were not greatly diminished by social position. This outcome may possibly be affected by food abundance and by the role aggression plays in the dominance interactions of the particular species involved.
Strategies for Scientific Literacy in Undergraduate Education for Non-Science Majors
(1981-01) Lindbeck, Joy; Keller, Roger
Senior non-science major students were surveyed in order to assess the effectiveness of the undergraduate natural science (N. S.) requirement at an urban mid western university. The most frequently scheduled course was N. S. Biology (30%) followed by N. S. Geology (20%), N. S. Physics (20%) and N. S. Chemistry (18%). Over 40% of the respondents indicated that after N. S. Biology or Geology, they had a better understanding of scientific developments as reported in newspapers, television and magazines. Only 25% indicated increased understanding after N. S. Physics or Chemistry. Interest developed in a N. S. course resulted in 6% or less of the students taking another science course after completing the N. S. requirement. There is apparently a need to develop greater interest in the science courses offered for non-science majors to provide a background for scientific literacy.
Development and Replacement Order of Pharyngeal Teeth in the Golden Shiner, Notemigonus Crysoleucas
(1981-01) Cooper, John E.
Pharyngeal teeth and arches of larval, juvenile, and adult golden shiners were cleared and stained to determine development and replacement order. The first pharyngeal teeth ankylosed in the order 4-5-3-2-1, differing from that in Catostomus but similar to that in the Japanese cyprinid Gnathopogon coerulescens. The first 3 sets of replacement teeth differed in shape from their predecessors as has been reported in other cyprinids. The order of ankylosis of the first pharyngeal teeth differed from the replacement order in juveniles and adults. Of the arches examined, 52% showed the replacement order 4-2-5-3-1 and 16% showed the replacement order 4-2-5-1-3. Replacement order in the golden shiner was similar to that in Semotilus, Clinostomus, and G. coerulescens. A normal second row of pharyngeal teeth was not found in golden shiner larvae: the occurrence of a second row of teeth was considered to be an anomaly in the replacement pattern and not a recapitulation of multi-rowed ancestry.
Movements of the Creek Chub in a Small Ohio Stream
(1981-01) Storck, Ted W.; Momot, Walter T.
Creek chub movements were monitored in a small stream in the spring and summer of 1972 to determine the magnitude of seasonal changes in distribution. A large percentage of the adult chubs moved upstream between late April and mid-May, but distances traveled by individuals were generally less than 300 m. Immature chubs moved upstream throughout the spring and summer, the catch being predominantly 2 and 3 year old fish in May and early June, and 1 and 2 year old fish in late June and July. Upstream movement of all but young-of-the-year chubs greatly exceeded downstream movement. Some young-of-the-year fish drifted downstream passively. Large population shifts, associated with the exodus of fish from 2 beaver ponds, had implications for estimation of population size, mortality and other population parameters.
Transport of Dredged Sediments After Disposal Operational in Lake Erie
(1981-01) Alther, George R.
A dredged material disposal operation was monitored on a location in Lake Erie 8 km offshore Ashtabula, Ohio, June to November, 1975. Some 200 sediment cores were collected in the periods before and after dredging and analyzed for the grain-size distribution of the sediments. Two current meters and a wave sensor moored nearby monitored the movement of the water masses. The sediments were dredged in the Ashtabula River and Harbor and discharged at a pre-designated location by a hopper dredge. A control site was established nearby. These sediments proved to be very similar to the ones from the lake bottom at the disposal site and the control site. Because of this similarity, it was extremely difficult to distinguish between the dredged material and the lake sediments without tagging the dredged material. Plotting the percentage of sand, silt and clay in several replicates collected at one site before and after disposal of dredged material allowed distinction between local and dredged sediments. Sediment transport could approximately be determined by the use of a modified computer program (SEDMOT), which calculates and plots progressive vector diagrams based on pre-assigned critical erosion and deposition velocities for specific grain sizes. The results showed that silt-sized sediments could have been transported over distances as large as 20 km. The main direction of transport was northeast and southwest, following the bottom topography.
Front Matter
(1981-01)

Browse

Recent Submissions