Volume 38(1)

Journal
of the
Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science


CONTENTS

Ecotypic Variation in Summer Dormancy of Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) and its Ecological Significance
    Simon A. Lei
1
Impact of Slash Pile Size and Burning on Soil Chemical Characteristics in Ponderosa Pine Forests
    Geoff Seymour and Aregai Tecle
6
Micrometeorology of a Smooth and Rugose Biological Soil Crust near Coon Bluff, Arizona
    Casey D. Allen
21
Assessment of the Urban Heat Island in Casa Grande, Arizona
    Brent C. Hedquist
29
Development of a Murine Cell Line Model for Chimeric Neurofilament Protein Aggregation
    Mathew Cordova, Chris Spoja, and William P. Baker
40
How Well Does Sky Harbor International Airport Characterize Winter Precipitation in the Phoenix Area?
    Gregory B. Goodrich
45
A Surface and Upper-Air Analysis of Freezing Fog in Northern Nevada
    S. Jeffrey Underwood
58
Book Review 64


2005
Published by the
Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science