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        RESEARCH ARTICLES 
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        Effects of Cover Object Size and Material, Rainfall, and Month on Reptile Detection in Nebraska 
        Mikalah M. Brown and Keith Geluso 
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        Effects of Megafire on Woody Species in the Mixed-Grass Prairie 
        Matthias W. Sirch, Daniel S. Sullins, Nicholas J. Parker, David A. Haukos, John D. Kraft, Christian A. Hagen, and Kent A. Fricke 
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        Assessing Predation of Artificial Nests: Does Patch Size Matter? 
        Alex J. Solem and Travis J. Runia 
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        Density and Biomass Estimates of Flathead Catfish in Two Southeastern South Dakota Waters 
        Benjamin J. Schall, David O. Lucchesi, Nathan C. Loecker, and Keith E. Schwartz 
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        NOTES 
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        Use of a Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Burrow by Honey Bees in the Texas Panhandle 
        James D. Ray and Todd Mahlin 
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        EDITORIALS 
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        BOOK REVIEWS 
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        Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver, by James D. Paruk 
        Kristin Bianchini 
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        Methods for Ecological Research on Terrestrial Small Mammals, by Robert McCleery, Ara Monadjem, L. Mike Conner, James D. Austin, and Peter J. Taylor 
        Lynda R. LaFond 
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        The Duck Factory: A History of Waterfowl in North Dakota, by Mike Jacobs and Erik Fritzell 
        Douglas H. Johnson 
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        Spiders of North America, by Sarah Rose 
        Michael L. Draney 
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*This is a volume-in-progress.