Browsing Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 85, Issue 1 (March, 1985) by Issue Date

Geographic Variation in Agonistic Responses of Territorial Male Brook Sticklebacks, Culae Inconstans

Burks, D. J.; Scantland, D. A.; Sinclair, R. S.; Woolpy, J. H. ( 1985-03 )

Territorial aggressive behavior was studied in male brook sticklebacks collected in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, and Urbana, Ohio. In the 20 h of observation 1,167 individual ...

Retrospective Assessment of a Potential Cadmium Hazard

Manner, Barbara M.; Lee, R. F.; Corbett, Robert G. ( 1985-03 )

In 1968 an accidental discharge of cadmium plating solution caused a significant fish kill near Ravenna, Ohio. Water (130 samples) from West Branch Reservoir in 1971 and 1973 contained up to 0.055 mg/l cadmium, and fish ...

Introducing Minorities to Natural Resource Career Opportunities

Bowman, M. L.; Shepard, C. L. ( 1985-03 )

In an effort to increase the participation of minorities within natural resource professions, the U.S. Forest Service's Northeastern Forest Experiment Station and The Ohio State University's School of Natural Resources ...

Breeding Birds of a Central Ohio Woodlot in Response to Succession and Urbanization

Horn, David J. ( 1985-03 )

Population densities of breeding birds were surveyed intensively in a formerly grazed 11 ha woodlot near Columbus, Ohio, during 1938-42 and 1979-84. During the years between surveys, canopy cover increased while shrubstory ...

Nesting Success in Ohio's Endangered Common Tern

Shields, M. A.; Townsend, Thomas W. ( 1985-03 )

Nesting success of Ohio's endangered common tern (Sterna hirundo) population was studied during 1980 at Lucas County Port Authority Facility No. 3 (F3) located near Toledo in Maumee Bay, Lake Erie. Ninety-one clutches in ...

Brief Note: Summertime Air Convergence over the Marblehead Peninsula, Ohio

Hannes, Gerald P.; Hannes, Susan M. ( 1985-03 )

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Brief Note: Fossil Vertebrate Taxonomic Diversity Correlated with Outcrop Area

Hatfield, Craig Bond ( 1985-03 )

Racial Residential Segregation in Ohio's Eigh Largest Cities: 1950-1980

Leahy, P. J.; Grant, N. ( 1985-03 )

Racial residential segregation patterns in the eight largest Ohio cities are examined from 1950-1980 to determine if certain gains which blacks recently have made in other areas of life have been translated into improved ...

Tanaorhamphus Longirostris (Acanthocephala) in Gizzard Shad from Ceasar Creek Lake, Ohio

Hubschman, Jerry H. ( 1985-03 )

Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum, were collected from Caesar Creek Lake, Ohio, from March through October, 1982. A short period of infection by Tanaorhamphus longirostris occurred from April through July. Both prevalence ...

Thyroid Feeding From Conception and Hypo-thalamo Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Response in 30-Day-Old Rats

Meserve, Lee A.; Scriffignano, J. S. ( 1985-03 )

Elevation of thyroid status in pre- and postnatal rats has been previously shown to accelerate the development of the neuroendocrine axis controlling adrenal response to stress. The present study determined the influence ...

Brief Note: A Guide to the Identification of the Hickories of Southeastern Ohio

McCarthy, Brian C. ( 1985-03 )

Geographic Variation in Size and Reproductive Success in the Paw Paw (Asimina Triloba)

Lagrange, R. L.; Tramer, E. J. ( 1985-03 )

The size, sexual performance, and habitat of the paw paw tree (Asimina triloba) were analyzed at three sites between the center and the northern portion of its geographic range. Maximum girth and height occurred in stands ...

The Composition, Structure, and Phenology of the Vegetation at the O. E. Anderson Compass-Plant Prairie in Unglaciated Southeastern Ohio

Auffenorde, T. M.; Wistendahl, Warren A. ( 1985-03 )

The O. E. Anderson Compass-Plant Prairie, located in the unglaciated hill country of southeastern Ohio (Lawrence Co.), currently represents the only known extant occurrence o£ Silphium laciniatum (compass-plant) in Ohio. ...

Brief Note: Lophopodella Carteri (Hyatt), Pottsiella Erecta (Potts), and Other Freshwater Ectoprocta in the Connecticut River (New England, U.S.A.)

Smith, Douglas G. ( 1985-03 )