Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science

https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/issue/feed Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 2026-03-06T14:20:41+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed poas@okstate.edu Open Journal Systems The Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science contains papers on topics of interest to scientists. The goal is to publish clear communications of scientific findings and of matters of general concern for scientists in Oklahoma, and to serve as a creative outlet for other scientific contributions by scientists. https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10693 Technical Meeting Abstracts 2026-03-05T18:13:38+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10692 Analytical and Numerical Solutions of the Relativistic Schrödinger Differential Wave Equation 2026-03-05T18:12:22+00:00 James McNeill simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu James Bidlack simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10691 Writing Scaffolding Introduction and Effectiveness Across Chemistry Curriculum 2026-03-05T18:08:07+00:00 Stephanie Skiles-Jones simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Eric Eitrheim simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Cheryl Frech simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Luis Montes simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Tracy Morris simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Dallas New simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Amanda Waters simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10694 Officers and Section Chairs 2026-03-05T18:15:06+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10695 Financial Statements 2026-03-05T18:21:50+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10696 Membership Application Form 2026-03-05T18:22:48+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10697 Editorial Policies and Practices 2026-03-05T18:23:53+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10698 Instructions for Authors 2026-03-05T18:24:43+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10682 New County Records of Mammals from Oklahoma 2026-03-05T17:25:56+00:00 Lynda Loucks simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu J.T. Warr simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Nadiya Cavallo simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Lillian Gunelson simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Damon Corvelo simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Michelle Haynie simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10683 Trapping Turtles or Trapping Errors? A case study in Alligator Snapping Turtles 2026-03-05T17:28:50+00:00 Kameron Voves simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Samantha Hannabass simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Day Ligon simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10684 Mechanistic Insight into Gape Limitation and Growth-mediated Competition Among Moronid 2026-03-05T17:48:38+00:00 Douglas Zentner simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Austin Griffin simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Jory Bartnicki simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Michael Porta simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Richard Snow simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10685 Neoterranova caballaeroi (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from Northern Cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia: Ophidia: Viperidae) in Arkansas 2026-03-05T17:50:25+00:00 Chris McAllister simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Michelle Mejia simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10686 Correction: Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis not Kinosternon flavescens from Latimer County, Oklahoma 2026-03-05T17:52:01+00:00 Chris McAllister simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10687 Ectoparasites of the Woodchuck, Marmota mo- nax (Rodentia: Sciuridae), from Arkansas, with a Summary of Ectoparasite Records from M. monax 2026-03-05T17:58:59+00:00 Chris McAllister simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Lance Durden simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Jeffrey Pittman simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Henry Robison simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10688 Helminth Parasites (Cestoda: Nematoda) of Baird’s Pocket Gopher, Geomys breviceps (Rodentia: Geo- myidae) from Northeastern Texas 2026-03-05T18:00:42+00:00 Chris McAllister simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Isabel Tresidder simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10689 New Host and Distributional Records for Hematozo- an and Helminth Parasites of Midland Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon pleuralis (Ophidia: Natricidae), from Western Arkansas 2026-03-05T18:02:15+00:00 Chris McAllister simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Charles Bursey simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Gracie Gray simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Stephanie Hernandez simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Henry Robison simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10690 External Morphology of the Tubercles on the Ears of the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis 2026-03-05T18:04:14+00:00 William Caire simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Lynda Loucks simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu Melville Vaughan simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10678 Policies of the Proceedings 2026-03-05T17:15:31+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10679 Table of Contents 2026-03-05T17:16:53+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10676 Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 2026-03-05T16:39:20+00:00 Mostafa Elshahed simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10681 Aberrant characters in Chinquapin Oak populations, Quercus muehlenbergii Engelmann, of the Four Canyon Nature Preserve, Ellis County, Oklahoma suggest a time of ancient introgression by Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa Michaux 2026-03-05T17:23:19+00:00 Paul Thomson simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026 https://ojs.library.okstate.edu/osu/index.php/OAS/article/view/10680 The Quercus Undulata Torrey Complex in Oklahoma 2026-03-05T17:17:57+00:00 Paul Thomson simon.ringsmuth@okstate.edu 2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2026