Browsing Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 95, Issue 4 (September, 1995) by Issue Date

Front Matter

( 1995-09 )

Subfossils of the Boreal Mosses Calliergon trifarium and Meesia triquetra in an Indiana Peatland

Swinehart, Anthony L. ( 1995-09 )

Analysis of peat cores extracted from Tamarack Bog, section 7, Noble Township, Noble County, IN, revealed the first recorded subfossils of the boreal mosses Calliergon trifarium (Web. & Mohr.) Kindb. and Meesia triquetra ...

Distribution and Persistence of American Chestnut Sprouts, Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh., in Northeastern Ohio Woodlands

Schwadron, Patricia A. ( 1995-09 )

Sprouts and stumps of American chestnut, Castanea dentata [Marsh.] Borkh., were mapped from data collected at three forested sites of varying size and historical background in Cuyahoga County of northeast Ohio to compare ...

Brief Note: Discovery of the Federally Endangered Freshwater Mussel, Epioblasma obliquata obliquata (Rafinesque, 1820) (Unionidae), in Ohio

Hoggarth, Michael A.; Rice, Daniel L.; Lee, Diana M. ( 1995-09 )

Discovery of the purple catspaw, Epioblasma obliquata obliquata, in Killbuck Creek, Coshocton County, OH, is reported. This subspecies of unionid mollusc was thought to have been extirpated from the state in the mid to ...

Recent Records of the Endangered Western Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus menona, in the Portage River Basin, Ohio

Poly, William J.; Miltner, Robert J. ( 1995-09 )

Within the past decade, the western banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanus menona, has been collected on several occasions in the Portage River basin, from which it was previously considered extirpated. In 1994 while conducting ...

Brief Note: New Records of the Flora of Lorain County, Ohio

Walters, Timothy L. ( 1995-09 )

A floral survey of the Lorain County Metro Parks and non-park areas was conducted from mid-March to mid-September 1993 to aid in the development of management plans. A total of 734 species was documented for the county. ...

Brief Note: A Gravity Reference Station at Wright State University

Rittenger, Paul; Wolfe, Paul J. ( 1995-09 )

An absolute gravity reference station has been established in a publicly accessible area of the Wright State University campus, in Fairborn, OH. A new station was needed for the area because the previous stations were ...

Back Matter

( 1995-09 )

Brief Note: Perching Orientation Affects Number of Feeding Attempts and Seed Consumption by the American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)

Horn, David Joseph ( 1995-09 )

In the mid 1800s, J. J. Audubon illustrated American Goldfinches (Carduelis tristis} feeding upside-down to obtain seed from thistles. The influence of feeding orientation on the number of feeding attempts and seed consumption ...