Vertebrate natural history notes from Arkansas, 2020

R. Tumlison; M.B. Connior; D.B. Sasse; H.W. Robison; S.E. Trauth; S.D. Higdon; L.K. Baer; Z. Baer; R. Stinson; D. Carson; T. Inebnit; L. Lewis; R.W. Perry; R. Redman

Vertebrate natural history notes from Arkansas, 2020

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Authors:	R. Tumlison, M.B. Connior, D.B. Sasse, H.W. Robison, S.E. Trauth, S.D. Higdon, L.K. Baer, Z. Baer, R. Stinson, D. Carson, T. Inebnit, L. Lewis, R.W. Perry, R. Redman
Year:	2020
Type:	Scientific Journal
Station:	Southern Research Station
Source:	Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

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Abstract

Smaller details of natural history often go undocumented to science if those details are not parts of larger studies, but small details can provide insights that lead to interesting questions about ecological relationships or environmental change. We have compiled recent important observations of distribution and reproduction of fishes and mammals. Included are new distributional records of mammals, and observations of reproduction in several mammals for which few data exist in Arkansas. A rare record of the long-tailed weasel, a species of special concern in Arkansas, is documented from Newton Co. We also provide evidence that Seminole bats likely reproduce in Arkansas.

Keywords

natural history, state records, Arkansas, long-tailed weasel, Seminole bat

Citation

Tumlison, R.; Connior, M.B.; Sasse, D.B.; Robison, H.W.; Trauth, S.E.; Higdon, S.D.; Baer, L.K.; Baer, Z.; Stinson, R.; Carson, D.; Inebnit, T.; Lewis, L.; Perry, R.W.; Redman, R. 2020. Vertebrate natural history notes from Arkansas, 2020. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science. 74: 4. 6 p.