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Parthenocissus quinquefolia
No full textRussellville, AR, USAhttps://orc.library.atu.edu/parthenocissus/1017/thumbnail.jp
Phlox divaricata
No full textKing Fisher Lake Road, Dardanelle, AR, UShttps://orc.library.atu.edu/phlox/1008/thumbnail.jp
Prunus serotina
No full textRussellville, AR, USAhttps://orc.library.atu.edu/prunus/1022/thumbnail.jp
Quercus marilandica
No full textRussellville, AR, USAhttps://orc.library.atu.edu/quercus/1137/thumbnail.jp
Ranunculus fascicularis
No full textCR-408, Berryville, AR, UShttps://orc.library.atu.edu/ranunculus/1014/thumbnail.jp
Comparative Spatial and Behavioral Ecology of the Prairie Lizard Sceloporus Consobrinus in the Arkansas River Valley
Get PDFHabitat-driven differences in reptile life-histories have been observed in many species. Prairie lizards, Sceloporus consobrinus, in the Arkansas River Valley inhabit rocky, forested, and intermediate habitat types that exhibit different thermal resource availabilities and habitat structures. I studied prairie lizard space usage and antipredator responses to examine whether lizards exhibit habitat-driven differences in ecology, and whether these differences are influenced, in part, by individual personality. I utilized radio telemetry to track lizards in each of these habitat types and established estimates of space usage and daily linear movements. I used behavioral approaches to quantify lizard antipredator responses to a simulated predator. Prairie lizards did not exhibit differences in three estimates of home range size (95% MCPs, 95% KDEs, and 50% KDE core use area estimates) or standardized daily linear movements among the three habitat types. Prairie lizards also did not express an effect of personality on their movements. Lizards did not differ in flight initiation distance or escape distances among the three habitat types. Individual differences in personality explained a significant amount of the variation in escape distances but not flight initiation distances. Overall, lizards exhibited space usage and behavioral responses that were independent of habitat type characteristics and expressed a pattern of generalist life-histories that have not been observed in Sceloporine lizards before. This may be due to population wide response to selection pressures or a late spring freeze that greatly altered the demographics of the local population
Rubus flagellaris
No full textOzark Street Francis National Forest, Dover, AR, UShttps://orc.library.atu.edu/rubus/1031/thumbnail.jp
Do Preconditions of Inflation Targeting Framework Matter?
Get PDFThe main feature of inflation targeting (IT) framework is the public announcement by the central bank that it will keep inflation at a numerical inflation target. A large literature addresses preconditions that a country should satisfy before adopting IT. However, there is much debate about whether satisfying these preconditions are essential. This study addresses this debate. Empirical results indicate that the fulfillment of preconditions before IT adoption ensures effective implementation of IT in the short-run. However, countries that met all preconditions before IT adoption do not have an advantage over countries that didnβt meet all preconditions before IT adoption in the long-run
