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CURRICULUM VITAUpdated 21 November 2014

Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology

MinnesotaStateUniversityMoorhead

Moorhead, MN56563

Office Phone: (218) 477-2576

Home Phone: (218) 937-5280

Cell Phone: (701) 367-3045

Email:

FAX: (218) 477-2018
(note new home page address as of Nov 21 2014)

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

1985 - Ph.D. - The OhioStateUniversity, Columbus, OH; Zoology (Specialization - Wildlife Ecology)

1979 - M.S. - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; Biology (Specialization – Ecology)

1976 - B.S. - MarianCollege, Indianapolis, IN; Biology (summa cum laude); Chemistry Minor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

July 2001- June 2007 – Chairperson of the Biosciences Department, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

1989-Present – Currently Professor of Biology; Biosciences Department, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

-Classes Currently Taught (* denotes courses previously taught):

  • Animal Behavior *
  • General Zoology *
  • Wildlife Ecology
  • Cell Biology Labs
  • Field Biology Research Techniques *
  • Tropical Field Biology (with Costa Rica field trip)*
  • Research in Biology
  • Organismal Biology *
  • Organismal Biology Labs
  • Vertebrate Zoology
  • Research Design*
  • Advanced Research*
  • Minnesota Plant Identification
  • Ecology Labs
  • An Ecological Perspective

-Advising:

  • Pre-Medicine (1989-95)
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Pre-Wildlife Management
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Emphasis
  • Biology

-Appointed to MSUM Graduate Faculty in Spring 1990

1995-96 (Summers) - Department of Biology, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

-Taught the following workshops sponsored by the Eisenhower Grants for Elementary Teachers:

  • Northern RegionSummerMigrantSchool Teacher Workshop: Ecology and Environmental Education (1995)
  • Elementary Teacher Workshop: Ecology and Environmental Education (1995 and 1996)

1989-93 - Senior Faculty (Summers); School for Field Studies, Beverly, MA

-Class Taught:

  • Landscape Ecology: Parks for Preservation

1986-89 - Assistant Professor; Institute of Science and Technology, AntiochCollege, Yellow

Springs, OH

1986-86 - Instructor; Department of Life Science, OtterbeinCollege, Westerville, OH

1985-86 - Instructor; Department of Basic Science, Columbus Technical Institute, OH

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:

Papers Formerly Submitted and Currently Undergoing Revision:

Stockrahm, D. M. Bruns Stockrahm, E. K. Harper, D. E. Welberg Canfield, L. E. Schmitz,

J. R. Gerads, J. L. Stegeman, and T. M. Hatzenbeller. Importance of unreclaimed sandy spoil piles in gravel quarries as habitat for the northern grasshopper mouse in western Minnesota. Submitted to The Prairie Naturalist. Have received it back to make revisions and will probably now submit to a different journal.

Stockrahm, D. M. Bruns, J. P. Holkup, P. P. Ploenzke, T. M. Hatzenbeller, D. W.

Beiswenger, and M. A. Contos Kistner. Aging black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) by

length and width of the humerus. Submitted to the Journal of Mammalogy. Have received it back from peer review to make revisions and resubmit.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

Stockrahm, D. M. B., J. P. Schoon, K. M. Radtke, and C. L. Floden. Survival and population structure of a Gunnison’s prairie dog (Cynomys gunnisoni) population in Colorado. (Planned submission to Journal of Mammalogy)

Publications, Abstracts, Reports, Posters:

Publications (in reverse chronological order):

**denotes it was also an oral presentation.

2014

Anderson, Jordana K., Angela M. Kooren, SaraJ. Anderson, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Preliminary genetic study for examining population dynamics of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) in three sloughs of Clay County, MN. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 16:____ Abstract only.

Eder, Ashley M., Nikholai W. O’hara, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. A research proposal: effects of mown paths on meadow vole Movements. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 16:____ Abstract only.

Kooren, Angela M., Ashley M. Eder, Jamie L. Naasz, Julia R. Goroski , Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller, Jaime L. Kallstrom, Janna M. Gilbertson, Jordana K. Anderson, Scott T. Buchholz, Nikholai W. O’hara, Lily D. Holt, Harrison L. Pantera, Sanjaya I. Mendis, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Movements of painted turtles between three sloughs in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 16:____ Abstract only.

Kooren, Angela M., Ashley M. Eder, Jamie L. Naasz, Julia R. Goroski, Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller, Jaime L Kallstrom, Janna M. Gilbertson, Jordana K. Anderson, Staci M. Dreyer, Scott T. Buchholz, Nikholai W. O’hara, Lily D. Holt, Harrison L. Pantera, Sanjaya I. Mendis, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Movements of painted turtles between three sloughs in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Bemidji, MN, 4-6 Feb 2014.

Kooren, Angela M., Ashley M. Eder, Jamie L. Naasz, Julia R. Goroski , Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller, Jaime L. Kallstrom, Janna M. Gilbertson, Jordana K. Anderson, Scott T. Buchholz, Nikholai W. O’hara, Lily D. Holt, Harrison L. Pantera, Sanjaya I. Mendis, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Movements of painted turtles between three sloughs in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the Midwest PARC (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) Meeting, Loretto, MN, 22-24 Aug. 2014.

Mendis, Sanjaya I., Angela M. Kooren, Ashley M. Eder, Jamie L. Naasz, Julia R. Goroski , Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller, Jaime L. Kallstrom, Janna M. Gilbertson, Jordana K. Anderson, Scott T. Buchholz, Nikholai W. O’hara, Lily D. Holt, Harrison L. Pantera, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Growth rate models of painted turtles (Chrysemyspictabellii) in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 16:____ Abstract only.

Naasz, Jamie L., Ashley M. Eder, Angela M. Kooren, Julia R. Goroski, Kayla C. Kenney, Ryan M. Rothstein,Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller,Jaime L. Kallstrom,Janna M. Gilbertson, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Continuing population control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 16:____ Abstract only.

Naasz, Jamie L., Ashley M. Eder, Angela M. Kooren, Julia R. Goroski, Kayla C. Kenney, Ryan M. Rothstein, Kara K. Nygaard, Elizabeth A. Miller, Jaime L. Kallstrom, Janna M. Gilbertson, Emily A. Jorgenson, Amie R. Nowacki, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Kris M. Wittman, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2014. Continuing population control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State
Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Bemidji, MN, 4-6 Feb 2014. Abstract only.
Stockrahm, Donna M. Bruns, Angela M. Kooren, Julia R. Goroski, and Kara K. Nygaard. 2014. Movements of painted turtles between three sloughs in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 21th Annual Meeting of the National Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 25-30 October 2014. Abstract only.

2013

Kleindl, Scott J., AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Olivia K. Hansen, Calvin E. Flander, Kara K. Nygaard, Jordana K. Anderson, Amie R. Nowacki, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Kristin M. Wittman, Angela M. Kooren, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Population control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Walker, MN, 5-7 Feb 2013. Abstract only.

Kooren, Amie Nowack, Jaime Kallstrom, Calvin Flander, Olivia Hansen, Kara Nygaard, Chelsea Schmaltz, Jordana Anderson, Kristin Wittman, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Population control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 15:____ Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Jaime L. Kallstrom, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Do painted turtles utilize “nursery” sloughs? Poster presented at the 15th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 15:____ Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Jaime L. Kallstrom, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Do painted turtles utilize “nursery” sloughs? Poster presented in the “Student Research-in-Progress” category at the 20th Annual Meeting of the National Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Milwaukee, WI, 5-10 October 2013. Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Jaime L. Kallstrom, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. The efficacy of PIT tag use in painted turtles. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 15:____ Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Jaime L. Kallstrom, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. The efficacy of PIT tag use in painted turtles. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Walker, MN, 5-7 Feb 2013. Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Jaime L. Kallstrom, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Do painted turtles utilize “nursery” sloughs? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Walker, MN, 5-7 Feb 2013. Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Jaime L. Kallstrom, Amie R. Nowacki, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Kristin M. Wittman, Ashlyn A. Kuklock , and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Urban Turkeys: Survey of Wild Turkey Distribution and Numbers, Human-Turkey Interactions, and Public Opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2012). Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Walker, MN, 5-7 Feb 2013. Abstract only.

Nygaard, Kara K., Jaime L. Kallstrom, Amie R. Nowacki, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, Kristin M. Wittman, Ashlyn A. Kuklock , and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Urban Turkeys: Survey of Wild Turkey Distribution and Numbers, Human-Turkey Interactions, and Public Opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2012). Poster presented at the 15th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 15:____ Abstract only.

Stockrahm, Donna M. Bruns, Kara K. Nygaard, Angela M. Kooren, Amie R. Nowacki, Kris M. Wittman, Emily A. Jorgenson, Ashlyn A. Kuklock, Jaclyn J. Kuklock, Ryan D. Schmit, Scott J. Kleindl, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, and Jaime L. Kallstrom. 2013. The efficacy of PIT tag use in painted turtles. Poster presented at the 20th Annual Meeting of the National Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Milwaukee, WI, 5-10 October 2013. Abstract only.

Wittman, Kristin M., Kara K. Nygaard, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2013. Applying GIS techniques to long-term ecological studies on painted turtles. Poster presented in the “Student Research-in-Progress” category at the 20th Annual Meeting of the National Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Milwaukee, WI, 5-10 October 2013. Abstract only.

2012
Kleindl, Scott J., Sara L. Bergeron, Nicole D. Brokmeier, Jaclyn B. Fuller, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Ashley D. Remmick, DeAnna J. Rastedt, Kyle G. Kosak and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Nest monitoring and control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented at Joint Annual Meeting of the ND Chapter and the MN Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Fargo, ND, 7-9 February 2012. Abstract only.

Kleindl, Scott J., Sara L. Bergeron, Nicole D. Brokmeier, Jaclyn B. Fuller, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Ashley D. Remmick, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Nest monitoring and control of urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota. Poster presented atthe 14th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 14:____ Abstract only.

Kleindl, Scott J. Kara K. Nygaard, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson,Ashley D. Remmick, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, DeAnna J. Rastedt, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Urban turkeys: survey of wild turkey distribution and numbers, human-turkey interactions, and public opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2011. Poster presented at Joint Annual Meeting of the ND Chapter and the MN Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Fargo, ND, 7-9 February 2012. Abstract only.

Kleindl, Scott J. Kara K. Nygaard, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Ashley D. Remmick, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Chelsea M. Schmaltz, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Urban turkeys: survey of wild turkey distribution and numbers, human-turkey interactions, and public opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2011. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 14:____ Abstract only.

Schmaltz, Chelsea M., Kara K. Nygaard, Scott J. Kleindl, Sara L. Bergeron, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Justin A. Olson, Jessica E. Keesling, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Ashley D. Remmick, Kiana M. Ochsendorf, Kyle G. Kosak, DeAnna J. Rastedt, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Eleven years of painted turtle ecology in Clay County, Minnesota: where have the turtles gone? Poster presented at Joint Annual Meeting of the ND Chapter and the MN Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Fargo, ND, 7-9 February 2012. Abstract only.

Schmaltz, Chelsea M., Kara K. Nygaard, Scott J. Kleindl, Sara L. Bergeron, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Justin A. Olson, Jessica E. Keesling, AmandaLeigh K. Peterson, Ashley D. Remmick, Kiana M. Ochsendorf, Kyle G. Kosak, DeAnna J. Rastedt, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2012. Eleven years of painted turtle ecology in Clay County, Minnesota: where have the turtles gone? Poster presented at the 14th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 14:____ Abstract only.

2011

Rastedt, DeAnnaJ, Ashley D. Remmick,Nicole D. Brokmeier,Justin A. Olson,Jason L. Walker, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Sarah E. Martinson, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2011. A decade of painted turtle ecology in Clay County, Minnesota, What Have We Learned? Poster presented at the 13th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 13:____ Abstract only.
Rastedt, DeAnna J., Ashley D. Remmick,Jasen L. Walker, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2011. Urban turkeys: survey of wild turkey distribution and numbers, human-turkey interactions, and public opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2010). Poster presented at the 13th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 13:____ Abstract only.
Rastedt, DeAnna J., Kyle Kosak, Christina Sadowski, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2011. Urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota: how many are too many? Poster presented at the 13th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 13:____ Abstract only.
Stockrahm, Donna M. Bruns, DeAnna J. Rastedt, and Ashley D. Remmick. 2011. Ten years of painted turtle ecology in Clay County, Minnesota. Poster submitted and accepted for presentation at the
18th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Kona, Hawaii, 5-10 November 2011. Abstract only.
(Poster could not be presented due to illness).

2010

Elfelt, Morgan B., Susan C. Bury, Tara M Eichhorn, Ashley S. Horton, Ashley L. LaPlante, Kelly B. Markham, Justin A. Olson, Rory S. Oxton, DeAnna J. Rastedt, Jennifer D. Ringhold , Cory Stessen, Kiaja R. Undersander, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) ecology in Clay County, MN – what do we know after nine years? Poster presented at the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Nisswa, MN, 1-3 March 2010. Abstract only.

Elfelt, Morgan B., Susan C. Bury, Tara M Eichhorn, Ashley S. Horton, Ashley L. LaPlante, Kelly B. Markham, Justin A. Olson, Rory S. Oxton, DeAnna J. Rastedt, Jennifer D. Ringhold , Cory Stessen, Kiaja R. Undersander, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) ecology in Clay County, MN – what do we know after nine years? Poster presented at the 12th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 12:32.

Elfelt, Morgan B., Deanna J. Rastedt, Tara M. Eichhorn, Kiaja R. Undersander, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Updated survey of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) distribution in Cass (ND) and Clay (MN) counties, (2003-2009). Poster presented at the 12th Annual Minnesota State University Moorhead Student Academic Conference 12:51 Abstract only.

Elfelt, Morgan B., Todd M. Zielinski, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Updated Survey of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) distribution in Cass (ND) and Clay (MN) counties (2003-2009). Poster presented at the Minnesota State Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Nisswa, MN, 1-3 March 2010. Abstract only.

Rastedt, DeAnna J., Tara M. Eichhorn, Ashley D. Remmick, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Urban turkeys: survey of wild turkey distribution and numbers, human-turkey interactions, and public opinion in the Red River Valley in Cass (North Dakota) and Clay (Minnesota) Counties (2003-2010). Poster presented to the 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN on 12-15 December 2010. Abstract only.

-Oral presentation of the above was also given by Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm as part of the “Symposium on Human Dimensions in Wildlife” at the 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN on 12-15 December 2010.
Rastedt, DeAnna J., Chelsey A. Penuel, Kathleen J. Germann, Morgan B. Elfelt, Ashley S. Horton, Ashley L. Laplante, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2010. Urban Canada geese in Moorhead, Minnesota: how many are too many? Poster presented to the 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN on 12-15 December 2010. Abstract only.

Rastedt, DeAnna J., Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm, Kathleen J. Germann, Sophia V. Hegedus,
Ashley S. Horton, Sarah E. Martinson, Justin A. Olson, Chelsey A. Penuel, Ashley D. Remmick, Jennifer D. Ringgold, Jasen L. Walker, and Nicole D. Brokmeier. 2010. A decade of painted turtle ecology in Clay County, Minnesota – what have we learned? Poster presented to the 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN on 12-15 December 2010. Abstract only.

- Oral presentation of the above was also given by DeAnna J. Rastedt as part of the “Symposium on Long-Term Research” at the 71st Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN on 12-15 December 2010.

Stockrahm, Donna M. Bruns, and DeAnna J. Rastadt. 2010. Report of goose nests and eggs taken, Special Permit No. 16367. Unpublished report sent to American Crystal Sugar and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on 12 July 2010. 3pp.

2009

Bury, Susan, Morgan Elfelt,Dustin Fetzer, Theresa Floer, Ashley Horton, Brian Johnson, Ashley LaPlante, Megan Lisburg, Kelly Markham, Rory Oxton, DeAnna Rastedt, Stephanie Stene, Cory Stessen, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2009. Long-term population trends in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii) in Clay Count, MN. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Minnesota State University Student Academic Conference 11:40. Abstract only.

Elfelt, Morgan B., Megan R. Lisburg, Susan Bury, Dustin Fetzer, Theresa Floer, Ashley Horton, Brian Johnson, Ashley LaPlante, Kelly Markham, Rory Oxton, DeAnna Rastedt, Stephanie Stene, Cory Stessen, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2009. Long-term population trends in painted turtlesin Clay County, Minnesota. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Monterey, California, 20-24 September 2009. Abstract only.

Elfelt, Morgan, and Donna M. Bruns Stockrahm. 2009. Updated survey of wild turkey (Meleagrisgallopavo) distribution in Cass (ND) and Clay (MN) Counties. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Minnesota State University Student Academic Conference 11:46. Abstract only.