Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 83, Issue 5 (December, 1983)

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Ohio Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about the Oceans and Great Lakes
Fortner, Rosanne W.; Mayer, Victor J. pp. 218-224
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A Two-Year Study of the Lake and Wind Currents on Lake Erie Near Ashtabula, Ohio
Alther, George R.; Danek, L. J. pp. 225-240
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The Alpha-Omega Scale: The Measurement of Stress Situation Coping Styles
Newman, Isadore; Smith, Pamela J.; Griffith, Diann C.; Maloney, Patrick; Dambrot, Faye H.; Sterns, Harvey; Daubney, John; pp. 241-246
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Development of a Sphagnum Bog on the Floor of a Sandstone Quarry in Northeastern Quarry in Northeastern Ohio
Andreas, Barbara K.; Host, George E. pp. 246-253
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A Histological Comparison of the Dorsal and Generalized Holocrine Skin Glands in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys Ordii
Westerhaus, Michael D. pp. 253-255
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Avian Frugivory on Honeysuckle (Lonicera) in Soutwestern Ohio in Fall
Ingold, James L.; Craycraft, Mary Jo pp. 256-258
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Handling, Body Weight Gain and Pituitary Growth Hormone Content in Young Rats
Froelich, Patricia A.; Meserve, Lee A. pp. 259-262
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An Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies of Athens County, Ohio
Shuey, John A. pp. 262-269
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Brief Note: A Compositae New to Ohio: Hieracium Longipilum
Easterly, Nathan William; Fisher, T. Richard pp. 269-269
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Brief Note: Association of Vorticella Campanula and Anabaena Flos-Aqua During a Blue-Green Algal Bloom in Western Lake Erie
Herdendorf, Charles E.; Monaco, Mark E. pp. 270-271
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Brief Note: Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) Clarkii (Girard, 1852): The Red Swamp Crayfish in Ohio
Norrocky, M. James pp. 271-273
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Book Reviews
pp. 273-274
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Necrology
pp. 275-276
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The Ohio Academy of Science
pp. 277-279
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Index to Volume 83
pp. 280-286
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Table of Contents – Volume 83
pp. 287-288
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Back Matter
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Index to Volume 83
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The Ohio Academy of Science
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Necrology
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Book Reviews
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Brief Note: Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) Clarkii (Girard, 1852): The Red Swamp Crayfish in Ohio
(1983-12) Norrocky, M. James
Brief Note: Association of Vorticella Campanula and Anabaena Flos-Aqua During a Blue-Green Algal Bloom in Western Lake Erie
(1983-12) Herdendorf, Charles E.; Monaco, Mark E.
Brief Note: A Compositae New to Ohio: Hieracium Longipilum
(1983-12) Easterly, Nathan William; Fisher, T. Richard
An Annotated Checklist of the Butterflies of Athens County, Ohio
(1983-12) Shuey, John A.
Ninety-two species of butterflies are reported from Athens County, Ohio; 81 of these species for the first time. The following information is recorded for each species: abundance, habitat, collection localities, and extreme dates of capture. Eleven of these species have not been reported previously from any counties adjacent to the study area. These species are Stapbylus hayhuntii, Thymelkus lineola, Hylephtla phyleus, Papilio crespbontes, Colias cesonia, Pboebis sennae, Nathalis iole, Calephelis borealis, Libytheana bachmanii, Asterocampa clyton, and Euptycbia sosybius. A listing of 8 additional species which might be expected to occur in the county is also included.
Handling, Body Weight Gain and Pituitary Growth Hormone Content in Young Rats
(1983-12) Froelich, Patricia A.; Meserve, Lee A.
Experimental rats were handled for the first 21 days of life while controls were not disturbed. At 25 days of age, animals were weighed, killed by decapitation and pituitary glands removed. Pituitary growth hormone content was measured by densitometric comparison of disc gel column electrophoresed pituitary homogenates with similarly treated growth hormone standard. Analysis of the data indicated that handling did not have a significant effect upon either weaning weight or pituitary growth hormone content.
Avian Frugivory on Honeysuckle (Lonicera) in Soutwestern Ohio in Fall
(1983-12) Ingold, James L.; Craycraft, Mary Jo
Mist-netted birds were examined for evidence of frugivory on honeysuckle (Lonicera Maackii and L. xylosteum) by checking their feces for seeds. One-hundred-fifteen individuals of 26 species were examined. Nine of these species showed evidence of frugivory but only 21 of 82 individuals were frugivorous. Berries of L. Maackii were analyzed for food quality by determining carbon:nitrogen ratios and total percent lipid for whole berries. Results of these analyses showed the berries to be low in both protein and lipid and are therefore a poor energy source.
A Histological Comparison of the Dorsal and Generalized Holocrine Skin Glands in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys Ordii
(1983-12) Westerhaus, Michael D.
Skin tissue from 11 adult kangaroo rats, Dipodomys ordii richardsoni, including both sexes was examined histologically for morphological differences between the specialized dorsal holocrine sebaceous gland region and the generalized small sebaceous glands of the skin. The author examined the structure and distribution of the unmodified sebaceous glands throughout the skin and compared them to the modified dorsal sebaceous gland. Based on a volumetric comparison, the dorsal gland is significantly different from the generally distributed sebaceous glands. A possible explanation is that the relatively consistent distribution of sebaceous glands functions in pelage maintenance and the sebaceous flow from the distinctive dorsal gland could function in individual scent communication. It is evident that the alveolar volume of the dorsal gland differs from that of the generally distributed glands of D. ordii.
Development of a Sphagnum Bog on the Floor of a Sandstone Quarry in Northeastern Quarry in Northeastern Ohio
(1983-12) Andreas, Barbara K.; Host, George E.
The vegetation and selected ground water characteristics of Silica Sand Quarry Bog, a pioneer bog forming in an abandoned sandstone quarry, were examined. After 70 years of development the bog mat measures 0.75 km in diameter and contains 35 species of vascular plants and 5 species of Sphagnum. Six species of vascular plants from the bog are on Ohio's rare plant list. The herbaceous layer is the best developed stratum and contains 33% of the total plant species. Importance values indicate Betula populifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum, V. macrocarpon and Sphagnum teres to be the dominant species. Vegetational analysis indicates that the Sphagnum mat is expanding by encroaching on the extant vegetation, with Vaccinium macrocarpon and Typha latifolia serving as substrates. Sphagnum teres and S. recurvum are the major consolidating species. Analysis of the groundwater indicates that the community is best classified as a weakly minerotrophic swamp. Silica Sand Quarry provides an opportunity to study early stages of bog succession and development in a minerotrophic system.
The Alpha-Omega Scale: The Measurement of Stress Situation Coping Styles
(1983-12) Newman, Isadore; Smith, Pamela J.; Griffith, Diann C.; Maloney, Patrick; Dambrot, Faye H.; Sterns, Harvey; Daubney, John
Our paper discusses the use and validity studies of the Alpha-Omega Scale of coping styles for life stress situations. The validation of the Alpha-Omega Scale on a sample of student and non-student population illustrated the ability of this scale to differentiate between known groups. The evidence indicated that the Alpha-Omega Scale exhibits diagnostic potential to differentiate between groups related to their coping styles in stress situations. The relationship between the Alpha-Omega Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale were also investigated psychometrically and conceptually. The Alpha-Omega Scale showed better psychometric properties and is conceptually more appealing than the Templer Death Anxiety Scale because it is more sensitive to individual characteristics and is multi-dimensional. Implications of further usefulness and research are also presented.
A Two-Year Study of the Lake and Wind Currents on Lake Erie Near Ashtabula, Ohio
(1983-12) Alther, George R.; Danek, L. J.
Lake and wind currents, temperature and transmissivity were monitored as part of a large-scale study involving monitoring of 2 dredged material disposal operations in Lake Erie near Ashtabula, Ohio. The study was carried out from June 1975 to September 1976. During this period at a location 4 km offshore the currents were found to generally flow parallel to the shore with average speeds of 12 cm/sec at 3 m and 5 cm/sec at one meter above lake bottom. The dominant periodic component of the velocity field was the first longitudinal mode of Lake Erie which had a period of approximately 14 hr, During the study currents were generally uniform over the entire study area. Changes in the local winds usually affected the established flow pattern but only after a lag time.
Ohio Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about the Oceans and Great Lakes
(1983-12) Fortner, Rosanne W.; Mayer, Victor J.
A program to develop instructional materials for implementing marine and aquatic education in Ohio middle schools was begun by Ohio Sea Grant in 1977. This was followed 3 years later by a grant to disseminate the materials to schools in Ohio. To determine the effectiveness of the dissemination process a baseline study was conducted in the autumn of 1980. The survey obtained information on attitudes and knowledge of the Great Lakes and oceans from fifth and ninth grade students in randomly selected schools within 3 arbitrarily determined zones: the lake region, the central region and the Ohio River region. In addition, students responded to items to determine their perceptions of the sources of their knowledge.
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