Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences articles

Recent articles from Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences

Effects of exposure to low concentrations of nercury on Glycine Alpha-3,-6 GABA-A Chloride and glutamate-gated channel receptors in the HepG2 cell line in culture.
October 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Neuronal networking in specific regions of the developing brain including the hippocampus is critically regulated by GABAergic signaling. Sequential progression in several stages of development during embryogenesis commence with first formation of functional GABAergic synapses...

The demographic effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi gulf coast: an analysis by zip code.
October 1, 2008... Abstract This paper provides an estimate of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the population of 20 selected zip code areas in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties, Mississippi, that were at or near the epicenter of Hurricane Katrina. The effects are examined by using 1990 and 2000...

Water quality studies of Nworie River in Owerri, Nigeria.
October 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Nworie River is a first order stream that runs about a 5km course across Owerri metropolis in Imo State, Nigeria before emptying into another river, the Otamiri River. Its watershed is subject to intensive human and industrial activities resulting in the discharge of a wide...

Infraspecific systematic relationships of Sarracenia alata Wood. (Sarraceniaceae) inferred from nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences.
October 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Yellow trumpets, Sarracenia alata, is an insectivorous perennial herb that occurs infrequently in acidic hillside seepage bogs and wet savannas from central Texas to southern Alabama. Its overall range is disjunct with the western portion extending from central Texas to western...

The bird tick, Ixodes brunneus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae): a rare and unusual tick in Mississippi.
October 1, 2008... Introduction The bird-feeding tick, Ixodes brunneus, Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) (Figure 1), is an interesting tick which occurs in primarily in North America. All active stages of I. brunneus have been collected on birds of many species, but commonly reported hosts include blackbirds, jays,...