TABLE OF CONTENTS

Consolidated Minutes of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science          ………………………………………………………………………………………..................…...1

Presidential Address: Meeting the Mission of the South Dakota Academy of Science. Vicki Marie Geiser  …………………………………………………………………………………............................……….19

Complete Senior Research Papers Presented at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the
South Dakota Academy of Science
 

A Survey of Redbelly Snakes in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Charles D. Dieter and Tait Ronningen ..........25

Optimal Prey Selection in Eastern Gray Squirrels. Robert Tatina..........................................................................33

Using Water Quality and GIS to Evaluate Lake Trout Habitat in Deerfield Reservoir, South Dakota. Lindsey Meiers, Michelle Bucholz, Joellyn Moine and Greg Simpson ...................................................45

Feeding Technique Does Not Impact the Growth of Rainbow Trout Receiving Sub-satiation Rations. Patrick A. Nero, Michael E. Barnes, Emily P. Trappe, and Eric Krebs .....................................50

Importance of Fishing as a Segmentation Variable in the Application of a Social Worlds Model. Larry M. Gigliotti and Loren Chase .......................................................................................................................58

Wildlife Value Orientation Stability among South Dakota Residents: Setting the Stage for a Longitudinal Analysis. Larry M. Gigliotti and Andrew W. Don Carlos ............................................................... 77

A Rare Occurrence of the Fossil Water Mole Gaillardia (Desmanini, Talipidae) from the Neogene in North America. James E. Martin ........................................................................................................................94

Preliminary Chemical Characterization of Water from Sites Near the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Joseph M. Barnes and Micheal H. Zehfus ..............................................................................................................99

A Comparison of Types of Information About Weed Distribution From Counties in the Missouri Plateau. Mark Gabel and Grace Kostel ................................................................................................................ 112

Fates of Ovules in Groundplum Milk-vetch (Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.) in South Dakota. Arvid Boe and Paul J. Johnson .............................................................................................................................121

Thin Section Microscopy of the Fossil Fish Cylindracanthus. Barbara S. Grandstaff, Rodrigo A. Pellegrini, David C. Parris, and Donald Clements ...............................................................................................130

Ethnobotany at South Dakota State University: An Outgrowth of Regional American Indian Reservation Teaching and Research Collaborations. R. Neil Reese ....................................................................144

Atmospheric Sciences at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Andrew G. Detwiler and Paul L. Smith .................................................................................................................................................151

Shoot Position Effects on Fruit Characteristics of Brianna Grape. Rhoda L. Burrows .......................................169

Erratum: Swanson, D. L. 2015. From Tabeau to SDOU: A Brief History of Ornithology in South Dakota with Special Reference to Works Published in the Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science. Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science 94:29-51. ……………………………………….....………………..174

Abstracts of Senior Research Papers and PostersPresented at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Watershed Vulnerability to Forecasted Land-Use and Land-Cover Under Multiple Scenarios of Future Development. A. Suehringand N. H. Troelstrup, Jr 195

Effects of Pulsed and Pressed Draw-down on Macroinvertebrate Communities of Temporary Wetland Mesocosms. Lindsey Meiers and Nels Troelstrup, Jr           196

Diversification and Maintenance of Disease Resistant Genes in the Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genome. Ethan J. Andersen and Madhav P. Nepal       197

Do Native Plants Deploy More Rapidly Evolving Genes Than Their Cultivated Relatives Do? Lauren E. Lindsey, Ethan J. Andersen and Madhav P. Nepal           198

Synthesis and Characterization of Polycarbonates from 1,4:3,6-Dianhydro-D-mannitol. J. A. Pallas and Ts. Filipova 199

Identification of Potential Lectins Useful for Diagnosing Eggs of Different Trichostrongyle Nematode Genera in South Dakota Cattle. A. J. Nikolas, P. Khanal, P. S. Heliso, L. M. N. Monga, and M. B. Hildreth     200

The Hetz Gene Regulates Heterocyst Formation in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120. P. J. Videau, V. A. Swenson, M. O. Gaylor, S. M. O’Hanlon, and L. M. Cozy  201

Exploring Molecular Simulations of a Plausible Prebiotic Reduced Phospholipid Using Hyperchem Software. L. J. Leinen, N. W. Fitch, K. L. Even, P. J. Videau, and M. O. Gaylor    202

Characterization of the Volatilome of Land-Disposed Sewage Sludge Under Seasonal Temperature Regimes. H. L. Juntunen, L. J. Leinen, V. A. Swenson, R. Honour, R. C. Hale, P. J. Videau, and M. O. Gaylor            203

Assessment of Four Solvents for Extraction and Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Sansevieria Extrafoliar Nectar Drops by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. H. L. Juntunen, P. J. Videau, D. Hazelwood, and M. O. Gaylor  204

Identification and Characterization of Fungal Isolates from Land- Applied Sewage Sludge. V. A. Swenson, H. L. Juntunen, R. Honour, R. C Hale, M. O. Gaylor, and P. J. Videau        205

Compounding Theory and Practice in Hydrology: A Case of the Missouri River in 2011. B. A. Shmagin           206

NSF REU Site: Bringing Us Together, Improving Communications and Lives 2014-2016 Summary. Thomas P. Montoya      207

Dual Electrode Detection in LC-EC Analysis of Sanger Derivatized Amino Acids. Dong Wang, Paulina Guerrero, John Becker, Haoran Sun, and Miles Koppang    208

A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Erigone Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Linyphiidae). K. Olson, L. B. Patrick, and A. VanTassal      209

Comparing Spider (Araneae) Diversity in Remnant vs Restored Tallgrass Prairie in Eastern South Dakota. A. VanTassel, L. B. Patrick, L. Winkler, and P. Johnson.     210

A New Species in the Genus Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1833 (Araneae, Linyphiidae), with a Rediscription of W. oregana Millidge, 1983. N. Woslum and L. B. Patrick ............................................................................ 211

Nutritional Competitive Ability in Bromus inermis and Pascopyrum mithii. M. A. Malecek and L. Xu  ..................................................................... 212

A Targeted Approach for Analyzing Large Lipidomic Data Sets. 

D. Paulson and P. Mazzer  ................................................................................. 213

Effects of Altered Precipitation Intervals and Simulated Grazing on Vegetative Propagules and Tiller Recruitment of Two Perennial Grasses. Surendra Bam, Jacqueline P. Ott, Jack L. Butler, and Lan Xu  .............. 214

The Rejuvenation of Antimicrobials through Competitive Selection. Chris W. Brooks and Andrew R. Russell  .................................................................... 215

Genetics and Selection for Simply Inherited traits in Red Clover. Arvid Boe and Robin Bortnem  ................................................................................... 216

Analysis of Algal Composition and Nutrient Removal in the Nutrient Removal Facility and Lake Kampeska. Taylor S. Clemmons, Jaime Z. Haueter, Lisa A. Kunza, and Roger Foote  ..................................................... 217

Genes and Their Linkage to Dental and Cardiovascular Health. J. Keryakos, A. van Oosbree, and A.M. Kiesow ................................................. 218

Research Papers and Posters

Published by Title Only 

Presented at the 102nd Annual Meeting 

of the South Dakota Academy of Science

The Three Oaks of Three Oaks: A Case of Nomenclatural Imprecision. Robert Tatina, Department of Biological Sciences, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD 57301

Experimental Augmentation of MicroRNA-34a Effects: Implications for Human Genomic Studies. A.V. Kofman. Department of Biology, Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD, 57301

Rare Single Nucleotide Variations in the Proximity of the Reported Polymorphisms Within Cancer-Associated MicroRNA-Binding Sites. J. Dosch1, T. Fortuna1, E. Hadley1, T. Houwman1, S. Husher1,

P. Kinley1, K. Kniffen1, K. Lopez1, B. Oehlerking1, D. Paulson1, A. Schwader1, M. Soderberg1, N. Stadem1, M. Travis1, M. Weidenbach1,

C. Wiese1, N. Woslum1, J. Sutherland1, C. Anderson2, M. Larson3,

P. Mazzer1, T. Mullican1, M. Catalano1, E. Paryiskaya4, A. D. Kharazova4, A. Lyshhev4, B. Martynov4, A. Ulitin5, Y. Bao6, A. Dolby7, X. Wu8, K. Ding8, J. L. Collins9, A. V. Kofman1. 1Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD, U.S.A., 2Black Hills State University, SD, U.S.A., 3Augustana University, SD, U.S.A., 4St. Petersburg State University, Russia, 5Polenov Neurosurgical Institute, Russia, 6University of Virginia, VA, U.S.A., 7University of Mary Washington, VA, U.S.A., 8John Hopkins Medical School, MD, U.S.A., 9University of Tennessee at Martin, TN, U.S.A.

Time-Lapse Microscopic Observation of Rarely Dividing Cells in Cultured Human Osteosarcoma MG-63 Cell Line. E. Hadley1 C. Wiese1, M. Soderberg1, T. Houwman1, J. Dosch1, Y. Garcia2, M. Honey2, C. Joyce2, S. Sulcer2, A. Dolby3, K. Ding4, B. van Knippenberg5, C. Gregory6, A. Kofman1,7. 1Dakota Wesleyan University, SD, U.S.A., 2University of Tennessee at Martin, TN, U.S.A., 3University of Mary Washington, VA, U.S.A., 4John Hopkins School of Medicine, MD, U.S.A., 5CytoSMART Technologies BV, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 6Institute for Regenerative Medicine, TX, U.S.A., 7Aging- Cancer Interface Group, LDS-2 Medical Center, St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Influence of Hydrogen Bonding on the Physical Properties of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids. Elianna Isaac, Joshua Tuttle, and Adam Sturlaugson. Chemistry Department, University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Reviewers of Manuscripts

Michael Barnes (South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks) 

David Bergmann (Black Hills State University) 

Stephen Chipps (South Dakota State University) 

Charles Dieter (South Dakota State University)

Andy Farke (Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology)

Mark Gabel (Black Hills State University)

Michael Gaylor (Dakota State University)

Nels Granholm (South Dakota State University) 

Donna Hazelwood (Dakota State University) 

Kenneth Higgins (South Dakota State University) 

Lana Loken (Dakota Wesleyan University)

Tim Mullican (Dakota Wesleyan University) 

Darrin Pagnac (New Jersey State Museum) 

Jeff Palmer (Dakota State University)

Brian Patrick (Dakota Wesleyan University) 

Cliff Summers (University of South Dakota)

Nels Troelstrup, Jr. (South Dakota State University)