The 98th Annual Meeting which was scheduled for April 12 and 13, 2013 at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD, was cancelled due to a snow storm which made travel hazardous. Thus, the papers and abstracts included in this volume of the Proceedings were not presented at an annual meeting.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Consolidated Minutes of the 98th Annual Meeting .................................................. 1

Complete Senior Research Papers Submitted for Presentation

at the 98th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

The MAJORANA Demonstrator: Overview and Status Update. K. J. Keeter et al....7

Taxonomic Status of Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) at its Northwestern Boundary. M. P. Nepal and D.J. Wichern ................................................................................. 19

Assemblages Structure of Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) from Wadeable Streams of the Northern Glaciated Plains, South Dakota, USA. Arjun Kafle, Nels. H. Troelstrup, Jr., Jacob R. Krause, and Katie N. Bertrand.......................................... 31

Rain-Induced Erosion: A Study in Badlands National Park. Emily C. French, Donna Kliche, Paul Smith, and Larry D. Stetler................................................................. 51

Relationships between Primary Production, Water Transparency, Chlorophyll a, and Total Phosphorous in Oak Lake, Brookings County, South Dakota. Lyntausha C. Kuehl and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr ............................................................................. 67

Model for Seral Stage Classification and Monitoring of Big Bluestem-Sideoats Grama-Western Wheatgrass-Blue Grama Ecological Type in Central South Dakota. Daniel W. Uresk and Daryl E. Mergen ................................................................... 79

Ecological Model for Seral Stage Classification and Monitoring of Needle and Thread-Western Wheatgrass-Blue Grama Ecological Type. Daniel W. Uresk....................................................................................................................... 93

Effects of Climate Change on Phenology of Blackbirds and Orioles (Icterids) in Eastern South Dakota. Kelsey Bedford, Nicole Burkard, Brandi Crider, Emma Barnett, and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr ...................................................................... 105

Molecular Genetic Markers Linked to Soybean Aphid Resistance Loci in Soybean Line PI 71506. J. Wassom, A. Van Nurden, and C. Carter................................... 117

A Late Occurrence of the Bear Agriotherium from the Balncan Ringold Formation in Southeastern Washington. James E. Martin..................................................... 123

Dietary Inclusion of Commercial Probiotic During Rainbow Trout Rearing at a Production Hatchery: A Pilot Study. Matthew M. Wipf, Michael E. Barnes and Ryan Derr............................................................................................................. 127

Does Individual Personality Type Influence Dietary Taste Preference Among South Dakota State University (SDSU) Students?  N. W. Fitch and M. O. Gaylor .............................................................................................................................. 135

Danger in the School Science Lab: Are Students at Risk? C. M. Ezrailso ......... 149

 Abstracts of Senior Research and Symposium Papers and Posters Submitted for Presentation at the98th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Extraction of Ancient DNA from 800 Year Old Bison Bone. A. L. Gylfe and A. M. Kiesow ...........................................................................167

Examining Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli from Lake County, SD, and Lab Strain B. Amber Johnson and Donna Hazelwood........................................168

Quantification of Enzyme Activities Involved in Cellulose Decomposition by a Thermotolerant, Microaerophilic Bacterium Grown on Different Carbon Sources in Broth Culture. Kathleen A. Gibson and Bruce H. Bleakley......................................169

Multi-Drug Testing of Known Antimalarials via Fluorescence-Based High-Throughput Drug Screening. Brett Montieth, Jillian Draine, Jason Nies, and John Dixson .....................................170

Association between Seed Dormancy and Flowering Time for Three Isolated Genomic Segments on Chromosome 6 in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). M. S. Mispan, A. LaCayo, and X. Y. Gu .................................172

Phylogenetic Analysis of a Deep Subsurface Microbial Biofilm in the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) at the Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota. A. E. Finch, A. Brakke, O. Gorbatenko, C. M. Anderson, and D. J. Bergmann................................................................173

Plasma Corticosterone Levels Suggest Similar Stopover Habitat Quality for Riparian Corridore Woodlands and Anthropogenic Woodlots in the Northern Prairie Region. Ming Liu and David L. Swanson..........................174

Increasing Biodiversity of Native Perennial Biofuel Crops on the Prairie

Farm. Cody J. Zilverberg, W. Carter Johnson, and Arvid Boe ............................175

Tradeoffs in Agronomic, Energetic, and Environmental Performance of Prairie and Corn Bioenergy Cropping Systems. Meghann E. Jarchow, Matt Liebman, Shashi Dhungel, Ranae Dietzel, David Sundberg, Robert P. Anex, Michael L. Thompson, and Teresita Chua..................................176

Building Knowledge of Alfalfa Seedling Shoot Morphology for Use in Future Breeding Programs. Derek Kannenberg, Lan Xu, and Arvid A. Boe.......................................................................177

Formation of the White River-Missouri River Delta in South Dakota: Opportunities for Cottonwood Forest Regeneration. Malia Volke and W. Carter Johnson.......................................................................................178

Biology of the Switchgrass Gall Midge (Diptera:Cecidomyiidae). Veronica Calles Torrez, Paul J. Johnson, and Arvid Boe......................................179

Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Placental Scars to Estimate Reproduction in Mountain Lions. B. L. Crider, T. W. Grovenburg, and J. A. Jenks .......................180

Brown County, South Dakota: Waterways Analysis. B. Rose and J. Mitchell ...................................................................................................181

Floristic Analysis of the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation. Jordan M. Purintun and Gary E. Larson ............................................................182

Using Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as Indicators of Restoration Success in Temperate Grasslands. L. B. Winkler..................................................183

Belowground Bud Bank of Smooth Brome in Response to Mowing Treatments. Taylor Ranum, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr., and Haiming Kan ..........................................................184

Present and Historic Riparian Vegetation among Ecoregions of the White River. Alex Cahlander-Mooers and Mark D. Dixon............................................ 185

Fluorometric Measurement of Trace Level Ammonia in an Ice-core Melter System. Erica Manandhar and Jihong Cole-Dai ...................................... 186

Finding Climate-impacting Volcanic Eruptions in Ice Cores Using Sulfur Isotopes. Jihong Cole-Dai, David Ferris, and Alyson Lanciki ............................. 187

Electroforming Ultra-Radiopure Copper Alloys. Anne-Marie Suriano ................ 188

Synthesis of Ionic Liquid N,N-Butylmethylpyrrolidinium Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide with a Perdeuterated Butyl Group. Nicole J. Altena, Riley P. McManus, Rachel S. Anderson, Austin R. Letcher, Mathew E. Amundson, Gary W. Earl, and Duane E. Weisshaar.............................................. 189

Synthesis of Terphenyls to Prevent Aggregation of Porphyrins. Garret Heiberger and Barrett Eichler ................................................................. 190

Synthesis of Electropositive Extended Pi-conjugated Materials for Incorporation into Porphyrins for Solar Cells. Eric Habbe and Barrett Eichler............................................................................................. 191

Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Haloferrocenes.

J. H. Kramer, A. R. Erck, A. Putta, J. D. Mottishaw, H. Sun, and M. D. Koppang.................... 192

Evaluation of Simple Polyethylene Plastic Strips as Biomimetic Passive Sampling Devices for Estimating Bioavailability of Brominated Flame Retardants in Sewage Sludge Intended for Land Application. K. Even, M. Gaylor, and R. C. Hale................................................................... 193

Analyzing Factors Influencing Teaching as a Career Choice Using Structural Equation Modeling. Budhinath Padhy, Gemechis Djira, Kenneth Emo, and Amit Deokar........................................................................ 194

An Education: The View from Theory of Communication.B. A. Shmagin.................................................................................................... 195

Research Papers and Posters Submitted by Title Only

to the 98th Annual Meeting

of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Electroforming Ultra-Radiopure Copper. Adam Caldwell. Department of Chemical and Biological Science, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Rapid City, SD 57701.

Effects of a Light Activated Naphthalimide Compound on Vessel Physiology in the Rat Model. Brooke Fischer1, Jessie Huff2 and Karen Munger3,4,5. 1 Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2 Department of Biology and Chemistry, Mount Marty College, Yankton, SD. 3Avera Research Institute. 4 Research Service, Veterans Administration. 5Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD .

Interactions of Sushi Domain Containing 2 (SUSD2) and Galectin-1 in Breast Tumori- genesis. Emily L. Grandprey1 , Elizabeth M. Davis2, Allison P. Watson2, and Kristi A. Egland2. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Can- cer Biology Research Center at Sanford Research, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD.

Synthesis and Evaluation of Alkyl and Aryl Isothiocyanates as Anticancer Agents. Amanda L. Johnson and Jared R. Mays. Department of Chemistry, Augustana Col- lege, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Differential Gene Expression in a Yeast Model of Cystinosis: A Functional Genomics Study. Bethany Ahlers1, Heidi Nelson1, Alyce Haugan1, Andy Cardillo2, David Pearce2, and Seasson Vitiello1. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Sanford Research, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD

Variation in Aposematic Coloration in the Grassland Burying Beetle Nicrophorus mar- ginatus. Emily K. Bose, Chandler B. Nielsen, Nodia R. Lippert, Paige I. DePerno, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Burning Issues in Conservation Biology: The Effect of Reproductive Season Prescribed Fire on an Endangered Insect Species. Morgan D. DePerno, Brian D. Hokeness, Paige I. DePerno, Daniel R. Howard, and Carrie L. Hall. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

An Investigation into MARCKS’ Role in Neuronal Polarity and Neuropediatric Diseas- es. Sam Evenson1, Tarah Nelso2, Seung Yon Ko2, and Jill Weimer2,3. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Children’s Health Research Cen- ter, Sanford Research, University of South Dakota. 3Dept. of Pediatrics, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD.

Drosophila melanogaster: Variation of Embryo Size and Blastoderm Stage Nuclear Number with Temperature. Nodia R. Lippert, Brooke K. Woelber, and Cecelia M. Miles. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Whole Blood Fatty Acids in End-stage Renal Failure (CKD Stage 5). Miranda L. Lom- men1, Steven B. Ortmeier2, George A. Kaysen3, and Gregory C. Shearer2. 1Depart- ment of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Sanford Research, Uni- versity of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD. 3School of Medicine University of California- Davis, Davis, CA.

A Novel Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Protein, SUSD2, Aids in Ovarian Tumor Metasta- sis. Jackie Miles1, Emily Johnson2, Jessica Johnson1, Allison Watson3, Kristi A. Eg- land3, and Jennifer A. A. Gubbels1. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Dept. of Biology, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD. 3Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD.

A Bacterial Symbiont Contributes to the Antibacterial Properties of Secretions from the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus marginatus. Courtney L. Moore, Matthew P. Anderson, Carrie L. Hall, and Paul G. Egland. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Interaction of Sushi Domain Containing 2 (SUSD2) and Fibronectin in Breast Tumori- genesis. Brennan G. Olson1, Rick L. Evans2, Allison P. Watson2, and Kristi A. Eg- land2. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Cancer Biology Research Center at Sanford Research, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD.

Natural Epigenetic Variation at Sadhu Retroposons in Arabidopsis. Dane Rasmussen1, Natalie Henkhuas2, Eric J. Richards2, and Steven Matzner1. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Re- search, Ithaca, NY.

Synthesis of a Proposed Novel Fungicide. Jenna Kuhle and Jetty Duffy-Matzner. De- partment of Chemistry, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Altering the Platelet/Coagulation Interface with Omega-3 Fatty Acid. Lucinda Weaver, Kristen Luepke, and Mark K. Larson. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Acoustic Communication in the Malaysian Giant Long-legged Katydid (Macrolyristes corporalis). Natasha M. Wegner, Bailey D. Ketelsen, Morgan D. DePerno, Paige I. DePerno, Robert Merz, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard. Department of Biol- ogy, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Correlating Anatomical and Functional Connectivity in the Default Mode Network in Multiple Sclerosis. Kelly Wong1, Sean Tobyne2, and Eric Klawiter2. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Dept. of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Oxidative Stress and the Role of APE1/Ref-1. Chanesse Schaefer1, Miranda Floen2, and Peter Vitiello2,3. 1Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota. 3Children’s Health Re- search Center, Sanford Research, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD.

Utilization of FRET to Determine Hybridization of DNA. Dane Schroeder1, Jade Hov- et1, Barrett Eichler1, and Dan Engebretson2. 1Department of Chemistry, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197. 2Biomedical Engineering Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069.

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Isothiocyanates. E. H. Tornberg, C. J. Lensing, and J. R. Mays. Department of Chemistry, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Relative Roles of Temperature and Photoperiod as Drivers of Metabolic Flexibility in Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis). David Swanson, Yufeng Zhang and Marisa King. Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069.

The Response of Bird Communities to the 2011 Missouri River Flood. Esther Balla, Mark Dixon, David Swanson, and Chris Merkord. Department of Biology, Univer- sity of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069.

Variation in Thermogenic Capacity in American Goldfinches Spinus tristis is Driven by Variation in Flight Muscle Size but not Cellular Aerobic Capacity. Yufeng Zhang, Marisa O. King and David L. Swanson. Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069.

Diversification of Switchgrass Plantings on Heterogenous Landscapes to Increase Pro- ductivity and Resilience. Kwan Hong Teoh. Natural Resource Management. South Dakota State University. Brookings, SD 57007.

The Effects of the 2011 Flood on Riparian Forest Structure along the Missouri River. C. J. Boever and M. D. Dixon. Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069.

Lectin Binding Profile of Porcine Respiratory Epithelial MK1-OSU Cells and Porcine Intestinal Epithelial SD-PJEC Cells. Max Pierson, Milton Thomas, Mahesh Khatri and Radhey S. Kaushik. Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007.

Effects of Stem Flexing on Xylem Reinforcement and Drought Tolerance in Phaseolus vulgaris. Jackson Buchanan, Tara Cummiskey, and Steven Matzner. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Assessing Wetland Function in the Prairie Pothole Region using Phosphorus (P) Forms. K. M. Chowanski1, L. A. Kunza1, P. V. Sundareshwar1, R. Gleason2, P. Pellachia3, and C. Sandvik1. 1Department of Atmospheric Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD. 2USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND. 3Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

Reproductive Trade-offs in the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus marginatus: Does Parental Competitive Environment Influence Offspring Sex Ratio or Brood Size Dynamics? Anna B. Bahnson, Brooke K. Woelber, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard. De- partment of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

Vibrational Signaling in the Cook Strait Giant Weta (Deinacrida rugosa). Ashley P. Schmidt, Courtney L. Moore, Claire E. Bestul, Andrew C. Mason, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

The Influence of Anthropogenic Vibration on Animal Reproductive Behavior: A Test of the Sensory Pollution Hypothesis. Claire E. Bestul, Courtney L. Moore, Ashley P. Schmidt, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard. Department of Biology, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197

CRF Innervation into the Nucleus Accumbens. Kristi E. Tschetter, Leah B. Callahan, Patrick J. Ronan, and Colleen K. Hannum. Chemistry Department, Dakota Wes- leyan University, Mitchell, SD 57301.

Synthesis and Cyclic Voltammetry Study of Poly(thiophenediyl-ethynediyl-hydrocar- bonaromatic-ethynediyl) Receptor Monomers and Oligomers. Joseph W. Keppen, Manar Alherech, Megan E. Fegley, Duanne E. Weisshaar, Wayne E. Jones, Jr. and Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner. Department of Chemistry, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.

Synthesis and Characterization of a Dioxypyrrolopyrrole-difurano-thiophenyl-diethynyl Polymer for Use in Organic Photovoltaics. Alan M. Julius, Peter C. Ruppelt, and Jetty L. Duffy-Matzner. Department of Chemistry, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197.