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Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science Volume 73 Article 1 2019 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science - Volume 73, 2019 Academy Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas Part of the Engineering Commons, Life Sciences Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Editors, Academy (2019) "Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science - Volume 73, 2019," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 73 , Article 1. Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/1 This article is available for use under the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). Users are able to read, download, copy, print, distribute, search, link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This Entire Issue is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science - Volume 73, 2019 Erratum The following changes have been made to the on-line copy of the journal: Alexander and North (page 21-30) was retracted from the journal. Braund et al (page 93-105) was updated (see individual article page for details) This entire issue is available in Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/ vol73/iss1/1 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 Journal of the CODEN: AKASO ISSN 2326-0491 (Print) ARKANSAS ACADEMY ESSN 2326-0505 (Online) OF SCIENCE VOLUME 73 2019 ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Library Rate ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 1701 N. BOULDER AVE RUSSELLVILLE, AR 72801-2222 Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2019 1 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/1 2 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 Arkansas Academy of Science, Arkansas Tech University PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Charles Brookover 1917 Dwight M. Moore 1964 Arthur A. Johnson 1993 Dwight M. Moore 1932-33 L. F. Bailey 1965 George Harp 1994 Flora Haas 1934 James H. Fribourgh 1966 James Peck 1995 H. H. Hyman 1935 Howard Moore 1967 Peggy R. Dorris 1996 L. B. Ham 1936 John J. Chapman 1968 Richard Kluender 1997 W. C. Munn 1937 Arthur Fry 1969 James Daly 1998 M. J. McHenry 1938 M. L. Lawson 1970 Rose McConnell 1999 T. L. Smith 1939 R. T. Kirkwood 1971 Mostafa Hemmati 2000 P. G. Horton 1940 George E. Templeton 1972 Mark Draganjac 2001 L. A. Willis 1941-42 E. B. Whittlake 1973 John Rickett 2002 L. B. Roberts 1943-44 Clark McCarty 1974 Walter E. Godwin 2003 Jeff Banks 1945 Edward Dale 1975 Wayne L.Gray 2004 H. L. Winburn 1946-47 Joe Guenter 1976 Betty Crump 2005 E. A. Provine 1948 Jewel Moore 1977 Stanley Trauth 2006 G. V. Robinette 1949 Joe Nix 1978 David Saugey 2007 John R. Totter 1950 P. Max Johnson 1979 Collis Geren 2008 R. H. Austin 1951 E. Leon Richards 1980 Joyce Hardin 2009 E. A. Spessard 1952 Henry W. Robison 1981 Scott Kirkconnell 2010 Delbert Swartz 1953 John K. Beadles 1982 Jeff Robertson 2011 Z. V. Harvalik 1954 Robbin C. Anderson 1983 Anthony K. Grafton 2012 M. Ruth Armstrong 1955 Paul Sharrah 1984 Marc Seigar 2013 W. W. Nedrow 1956 William L. Evans 1985 Jeff Robertson 2014 Jack W. Sears 1957 Gary Heidt 1986 Abdel Bachri 2015 J. R. Mundie 1958 Edmond Bacon 1987 Ann Willyard 2016 C. E. Hoffman 1959 Gary Tucker 1988 Edmond Wilson 2017 N. D. Buffaloe 1960 David Chittenden 1989 Panneer Selvam 2018 H. L. Bogan 1961 Richard K. Speairs, Jr. 1990 Frank Hardcastle 2019 Truman McEver 1962 Robert Watson 1991 Robert Shideler 1963 Michael W. Rapp 1992 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS The Arkansas Academy of Science recognizes the support of the following institutions through their Institutional Membership in the Academy. ARKANSAS NATURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Jonesboro SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Russellville UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT FAYETTEVILLE HARDING UNIVERSITY, Conway UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES HENDRIX UNIVERSITY, Conway UNIVERSITY OF THE OZARKS, Clarksville LYON COLLEGE JOURNAL OF THE ARKANSAS ACADEMY EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief / Managing Editor Editorial Board Mostafa Hemmati/ Ivan H. Still C. Geren, UAF Dept. of Biological Sciences P. Selvam, UAF Arkansas Tech University F. Hardcastle, ATU Russellville, AR 72801 D. Barron, ATU C. Blanco. ATU COVER: Photograph of Fluorescence in a Flying Squirrel from Clark Co., SW Arkansas. From: Vertebrate Natural History Notes from Arkansas, 2019. R. Tumlison, et al., pp39-45 (Manuscript 3348) Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2019 3 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 103rd ANNUAL MEETING MARCH 29-30, 2019 Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol73/iss1/1 4 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 The Reproductive Season of the Highland Stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum, Evidenced by Museum Specimens R. Tumlison1, H.W. Robison2, and G. Wills1 1Department of Biological Sciences, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR 71999 29717 Wild Mountain Drive, Sherwood, AR 72120 *Correspondence: [email protected] Running Title: Reproductive Season of Campostoma spadiceum in Arkansas Abstract grubs” (McAllister et al. 2013), “white grubs” (McAllister et al. 2014), and leeches (Richardson et al. The Highland Stoneroller (Campostoma 2013; 2014). Hodges and Magoulick (2011) followed spadiceum) was described as a distinct species in 2010. movement of C. spadiceum from riffles to pools during Since then, the only study specific to this species is a periods of stream drying, and Schanke (2013) studied survey of distribution, and nothing is known about genetics of subpopulations produced by isolating reproduction. We examined 134 lots including 315 barriers such as stream drying, waterfalls, and culverts. specimens of C. spadiceum housed in the Henderson The only other study specific to this species is a survey State University collection of fishes to evaluate the of distribution (Tumlison and Robison 2018). timing of reproductive events. We dissected individuals Information concerning reproduction in C. to reveal sex and reproductive status. Females as small spadiceum consists of a few anecdotal observations. as 49 mm total length were yolking eggs, and follicles Nuptial colors of males peaked in March or April were in development by October. Ripe (mature) eggs (Cashner et al. 2010), and tuberculated males were were present in specimens collected from January observed from March through late April (Tumlison et through May, but were most common in March through al. 2017). Mature specimens of both sexes were May. Several females had oviposited in early March, observed in Clark Co. on 3 March (deemed to be early), and most specimens that appeared to have spawned had and a tuberculated male was collected on 15 November, done so likely in April. Nuptial tubercles appeared on thought to be long after the breeding season (Tumlison males as early as January and February, but most adult et al. 2017). In Oklahoma, gravid C. spadiceum were males were fully tuberculated from March through May. collected on 13 February (McAllister and Robison 2016). Little is known about sizes of individuals in Introduction which reproduction begins, or the peak or duration of oviposition. We sought to provide information about the The Highland Stoneroller (Campostoma peak and duration of the reproductive season, and to spadiceum) was redescribed as a distinct species assess the possibility of multiple spawning in this newly (Cashner et al. 2010), soon after cladistic analysis of described stoneroller. mitochondrial DNA data (cytochrome b gene) revealed that the population in the Ouachita Mountains region of Methods Arkansas and Oklahoma should be considered a distinct species (Blum et al. 2008). Specimens of all sizes and We examined 134 lots including 315 specimens of both sexes present obvious red to red-orange coloration C. spadiceum, housed in the Henderson State University in median fins and usually in paired fins. The coloration collection of fishes, to evaluate the timing of lasts year-round and is most intense during the summer, reproductive events. Individuals had been fixed in 10% but the coloration is not found in contiguous populations formalin prior to washing and transfer to 45% of any other species of Campostoma (Cashner et al. isopropanol for storage. Total length (TL) was measured 2010). (mm) to determine at what size individuals became Since the description, few other studies have dealt reproductive. We dissected individuals by cutting them with the biology of this species. Some parasites have open from vent to pectoral fins, then snipping at those been documented from Highland Stonerollers, such as points along the left side to create a fold to expose the Acanthocephalans (McAllister et al. 2016), “black abdominal cavity. We examined specimens under a Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73, 2019 1 Published by Arkansas Academy of Science, 2019 5 Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Vol. 73 [2019], Art. 1 R. Tumlison, H.W. Robison, and G. Wills dissecting microscope to reveal sex and reproductive status. We adapted criteria in Núñez and Duponchelle (2008) and Timms (2017) to classify developmental status of ovaries in preserved museum specimens. Ovarian development was treated as having 5 stages (Fig. 1). Stage 1 ovaries are very thin, small, and contain no oocytes, representing the period between reproductive seasons (Timms 2017).
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