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Mating in the Cold: Seasonal Temperature Variability Affects Mating Behaviors of the Wolf Spider (Rabidosa punctulata) 寒冷条件下的交配：季节性温度变化对狼蛛交配行为的影响

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0304

Dustin J. Wilgers

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Leidy's Web: The Contributions of Joseph Leidy's Network of Scientists to Kansas Paleontology 雷迪的网:约瑟夫·雷迪的科学家网络对堪萨斯古生物学的贡献

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0302

J. Davidson, M. Everhart

{"title":"Leidy's Web: The Contributions of Joseph Leidy's Network of Scientists to Kansas Paleontology","authors":"J. Davidson, M. Everhart","doi":"10.1660/062.124.0302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1660/062.124.0302","url":null,"abstract":"By the middle of the 19th century, loosely organized systems for “networking” had developed among East Coast American scientists. These networks were both formal, such as memberships in societies or museums, and informal groups of colleagues. Such professional associations helped to establish co-operation in field work, laboratory research, and publication which had a major impact on paleontology. These associations also helped to establish outlets for publication and to acquire government funding for research. Even during the Civil War years, these professional networks served to further science and the careers of a number of young scholars ‘on their way up.’ Some of these activities were conducted under the auspices of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; others were sponsored through the Federal Government via the United States National Museum (Smithsonian Institution). From these scientific networks, many of which were under the aegis of Joseph Leidy, came a large number of important contributions to Kansas paleontology. Several of these occurred shortly after the close of the Civil War and involved military doctors that were posted to newly established forts in western Kansas. Important discoveries including rich deposits of fossil leaves, type specimens of the marine reptiles including Elasmosaurus platyurus, Polycotylus latipinnis, Tylosaurus proriger, and the first known bird with teeth, Ichthyornis dispar, were made by individuals in Kansas with connections to professionals in the, by then, well-established network of Joseph Leidy.","PeriodicalId":76755,"journal":{"name":"Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science","volume":"124 1","pages":"165 - 181"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46363272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Photo Essay: Notes on the Increasing Occurence of Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons (Nyctanassa violacea) in South-Central Kansas 图片随笔:关于在堪萨斯州中南部日益增加的黄冠夜鹭(nycanassa violacea)的记录

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0310

M. Everhart

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Public Misunderstandings of Bats does not Preclude Positive Attitudes towards Bats in Missouri 公众对蝙蝠的误解并不妨碍密苏里州对蝙蝠的积极态度

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-11-10 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0308

A. Hammesfahr, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Kathryn Womack-Bulliner, J. Whitney

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Evaluating Growth Rates of Two Newly Introduced Populations of Blue Catfish in Kansas 堪萨斯州两个新引进的蓝鲶鱼种群生长率的评估

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0114

E. Flores, W. Stark, Bryan J. Sowards, Scott Waters

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Virtual! The 153rd Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science: April 10, 2021 虚拟!堪萨斯科学院第153届年会:2021年4月10日

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0118

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Last Sixty-Two Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science 堪萨斯科学院最后62届年会

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0112

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A Preliminary Study: The C-Vue Chromatograph as a Presumptive Tool to Assist Kansas Law Enforcement to Distinguish Between Legal and Illegal Forms of Cannabis 初步研究：C-Vue色谱仪作为协助堪萨斯州执法部门区分合法和非法大麻形式的推定工具

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0111

Holly A. O'Neill, Gretchen Hogan, R. McKiddie

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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Kansas 堪萨斯州的Denrobatide电池锅炉

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0116

A. Snyder, Daren Riedle, W. Stark

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President's Message: Science is Booming, but Society Needs to Hear Our Voices 总统致辞：科学正在蓬勃发展，但社会需要倾听我们的声音

Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. Kansas Academy of Science Pub Date : 2021-05-04 DOI: 10.1660/062.124.0102

Dustin J. Wilgers

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