Peter G. Weber,^1,*,** Scott Preston,^2,*** Michael J. Dlugos,^3,****,***** Andrew P. Nelson<sup>4,******

1</sup>aDepartment of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 1312
²bMathematics Department, State University of New York, College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126
³cDepartment of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 1312
⁴dRice Creek Field Station, State University of New York, College at Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126

^* Corresponding author: pweber2@twcny.rr.com
^**Peter Weber is a Professor Emeritus in the Biology Department at the State University of New York at Oswego. His research interest is in butterfly population ecology. He has been monitoring butterfly populations at the Rice Creek Field Station since 1995.
^***Scott Preston is a Statistician and Associate Professor in the Mathematics Department at the State University of New York at Oswego. He runs a statistical consulting service for on-and-off campus interests. He has been a research consultant with members of the Biology Department since 1996.
^**** Current address: Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902
^*****Mike Dlugos is a Doctoral student in the Department of Biological Sciences at Binghamton University of the State University of New York. His research is on environmental influences on the reproductive behavior of water striders.
^******Andrew Nelson is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of the Rice Creek Field Station at the State University of New York at Oswego. His research interest is in local flora, especially the flora of peatlands, and the management of invasive species.