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Proceedings of SDAS 2000 Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science Volume 79 2000 Published by the South Dakota Academy of Science Academy Founded November 22, 1915 Editor Kenneth F. Higgins Terri Symens, Wildlife & Fisheries, SDSU provided secretarial assistance Tom Holmlund, Graphic Designer TABLE OF CONTENTS Consolidated Minutes of the Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science...........................................................................1 Presidential Address: Understanding Change. Lenore Koczon..........................5 Complete Senior Research Papers presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science Angler Opinions Regarding Fishing Success and Crappie Regulations in a Small South Dakota Impoundment. Timothy J. Bister, Bradley M. Baker and David W. Willis........................................................11 Biological Control of Canada Thistle (Cirsium Arvense) in South Dakota. Z. Liu, S.A. Clay and M. Brinkman...............................................21 Identification of ESTs that are possibly related to the FHB-resistance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Sumai 3. D.H. Xing, Y. Yen and J.C. Rudd ....................................................................................35 An Ichthyosaur Bone From the Jurassic of South Dakota. David C. Parris and Barbara Smith Grandstaff............................................41 A Bison Skull from Lyman County, South Dakota. B.S. Grandstaff, D.C. Parris and J.E. Martin............................................................................45 Using the Ocean Optics R-2000 Raman Spectrometer in the Undergraduate Laboratory. Deanna L. Donohoue, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste..............................................................................................63 13C NMR Spectra and Quantum Chemistry Calculations for Benzonitrile and 4-Aminobenzonitrile. Steven R. Moeckly, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste .......................................................................71 Synthesis and Analysis of Quaternary Compounds Containing Phosphate and Borate Anions. David Stone and Gary Earl .....................75 The Synthesis of Methyl Carbonate Quats and Their Anion Conversions. Drew J. Paulson and Gary W. Earl ......................................79 Molecular Modeling of Selected Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistant Enzymes. Kari Lunder, Gary W. Earl and Arlen Viste ...............................83 Amino Acid Concentration of Soybean With Protein Variation in Different Environments. R.A. Scott and K.D. Kephart...............................89 Misadventures in Soybean Transformation: Particle Bombardment vs. Agrobacterium and Cotyledonary Nodes. S.A. Hansen and C.D. Carter .....................................................................................................97 Summer Habitat Associations of Rare Fishes in South Dakota Tributaries to the Minnesota River. Douglas J. Dieterman and Charles R. Berry...........................................................................................103 Abstracts of Senior Research Papers presented at The 85th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science Use of Shelterbelts as Breeding Habitat by Birds in Eastern South Dakota. Dale L. Droge and Jeffrey S. Palmer ..........................................113 Investigating Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea) Egg Laying and Egg Survival. Valerie E. Wilson and Donna Hazelwood .................115 Water Quality and Phytoplankton Dynamics of the Ottertail Power Plant Cooling Pond, Milbank, SD. Amy L. Gronke and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr. .................................................................................117 Characterization of a Rural Stream to Define Critical Reaches Influenced by Non-Point Source Pollution. A.M. Larson and N.H. Troelstrup, Jr. ......................................................................................119 Distribution, Breeding Patterns, and Developmental Physiology of Some South Dakota Terrestrial Isopods. J. Likness and L.G. Johnson ................................................................................................121 Invertebrate Community Characteristics in Relation to Ecoregion, Shoreline Management and Habitat in Eastern South Dakota Lakes. C.W. Braskamp and N.H. Troelstrup Jr.........................................123 Impacts of Land Use on Aquatic Invertebrate Abundances and Their Correlation to Nutrient Concentrations in Prairie Pothole Wetlands. Brandon Jahnke and Diane Rickerl.........................................125 Detecting Indicators of Poor Absorption of Colostral Antibody in South Dakota Beef Calves. Amanda K. Weaver, William B. Epperson, Timothy A. Wittig, Richard J. Pruitt, Donald M. Marshall, and Alan R. Bender..................................................127 Losses Associated with Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Yearling, Stocker, Grass Calves. Keith Mertz, Bill Epperson, and Mike Hildreth...............................................................................................129 Effects of Melanocortins (MSH) and Agouti Protein on Melanogenesis in B16 Melanoma Cells. Partha Ramasastry and Nels H. Granholm .......................................................................................131 Measurement of Estrone and Progesterone in Mouse Serum Using Enzyme Linked Immunoassays. Maureen Diggins, Julia Spiry and Nels H. Granholm................................................................................133 Comparison of Native and Introduced Plants in Selected Fields and Roadsides in Tall Grass Prairie in Ottertail County, MN. Donna Hazelwood ......................................................................................135 Seed Biology of Honey Locust in the Northern Great Plains. Soja Sekharan, Arvid Boe, Paul Johnson and Shannon Puckett ..............137 Evaluating Site-Specific Post Emergence Weed Control Strategies. C.M. Cole, S.A. Clay, D.E. Clay, K.J. Dalsted, C.L. Reese and C.G. Carlson.................................................................................................139 Using Spectral Reflectance and Remote Sensing to Compare Crops and Weeds. C. Poppen, S.A. Clay, D. Clay, K. Dalsted, C.G. Carlson, and M.M. Ellsbury ................................................................141 Determining Conditions for Growth and Maintenance of Ustilago Maydis Under Laboratory Conditions. Kazmann J. Foster and Donna Hazelwood ......................................................................................143 Evaluating Yield Differences of Phytopthora Resistant and Non-Resistant Soybean Varieties by Soil Electro-Conductivity Zones. C.L. Reese, D.E. Clay and C.G. Carlson .......................................145 The Influence of Habitat on Species Richness and Abundance of Wetland Birds at Ordway Prairie, South Dakota. Mary C. Miller and Lester D. Flake ............................................................147 Chromosome Arm Dosage Effects on the Expression of the High Molecular Weight Glutenin Proteins of Wheat. Jill D. Kruse, Jesse D. Munkvold, Erin E. Lee, Elizabeth A. Hamann, Ellen J. Hamann, and Michael K. Wanous.................................................149 Carbon Isotope Discrimination as a Marker for Heat-Tolerance in Wheat. Kara J. Fuehrer, Steven R. Moeckly, Michael E. Chapman, Michael K. Wanous and Patrick F. Byrne ..................................................151 A Mathematical Model of Two Competing Species in a Simple Chemostat When the Growth Function of Each Species is of Continued Fraction Form. Melissa A. Wittgenstein and A.S. Elkhader ...............................................................................................153 EDB Contaminant Plume at Nemo, South Dakota. Perry H. Rahn and Christopher S. Johnson ...............................................................................155 Direct Electrochemical Oxidation of Amino Acids at Diamond Thin-Film Electrodes. Eric Hammond, Miles Koppang and Greg M. Swain.............................................................................................157 Experiences in Creating an Internet Chemistry Course and Students’ Attitudes Towards the Course. Dwayne W. Rehfeld ...............................159 Working with Dihydrogenatedtallow Dimethyl Ammonium Methylcarbonate. Jenny Bjergaard and Dr. Gary Earl .............................161 Synthesis of Dimethyl Dihydrogenatedtallow Ammonium Compounds Exhibiting Aromatic Anions. Steven R. Moeckly and Gary W. Earl .......163 Synthesis of a Biodegradable Surfactant from Starch. Levi M. Stanley and Gary W. Earl.........................................................................................165 Synthesis of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds from 2-Aminoglucose. John D. Gilbertson and Gary Earl ...............................167 Virtual Geology Field Trips of South Dakota. Howard J. Woodard and Mike Hildreth .......................................................................................169 Isolation, Cloning, and Sequencing of the Porcine Agouti-Related Protein Gene (agrp). Michael Halverson, Nels Granholm, Carl Westby and Donald Marshall..............................................................171 Biosystematic Evaluation of South Dakota Populations of Beckwith’s Clover Using RAPDs. Jeffrey D. Noll, Gary E. Larson and Melvin R. Duvall..........................................................................................173 Native Plants of the Northern Great Plains: Ethylene Induction of Asteraceae Seed Germination. April Stahnke
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