Georgia Journal of Science articles from December 2002

Georgia Journal of Science archives from December 2002

GAS president's comments and report from the Academy council.(Georgia Academy of Science)
December 22, 2002... In my previous set of comments, I addressed the issue of what we try to teach the children of the State of Georgia. At that time I was writing in connection with low SAT scores and changes in the Quality Core Curriculum for grades K through 12....

Text of a resolution passed unanimously by plenary session of the Georgia Academy of Science on 19 April 1980.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... Whereas members of the Georgia Academy of Science are duly trained in their respective scientific disciplines by years of education and experience, and Whereas members of the Georgia Academy of Science have considered creationism in light...

Synoptic position statement of the Georgia Academy of Science with respect to the forced Teaching of Creation-science in public school science education.
December 22, 2002... The great majority of scientists and teachers of science in the primary schools, high schools, colleges, and universities of Georgia are both evolutionists and Christians, or Jews, or adherents to some other religious preference. A few may...

A request to help counter the Cobb County, Ga., School Board's actions on the teaching of evolution in public schools.(letter excerpts from National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts)(Letter to the Editor)
December 22, 2002... Excerpts from a letter by Bruce Alberts, President of the national academy of sciences, to members who live in Georgia. September 18, 2002 Dear Colleagues: You may be aware of the recent decision by the Cobb County School Board to...

Relative efficiency of three small mammal traps in central Appalachian wetlands.
December 22, 2002... ABSTRACT We investigated the relative efficiency of three small mammal traps Sherman box traps, Museum Special snap traps, and pitfall traps - in 18 high-elevation central Appalachian wetlands, questioning whether traditional trap biases...

Effects of a forested riparian peninsula on mean home range size of the golden mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli) and the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus).
December 22, 2002... ABSTRACT There is a paucity of information in the literature regarding how landscape features, specifically small riparian peninsulas, and extreme niche overlap impact small mammal home range size. We selected two small mammal species with...

Winter mortality of adult nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
December 22, 2002... ABSTRACT Implantable radio-transmitters were used to collect data to estimate seasonal survival rates (SR) of 16 adult (8 males and 8 females) nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia,...

Northernmost record of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei) in Georgia.
December 22, 2002... ABSTRACT The brown anole, Anolis sagrei, is endemic to Cuba and the Bahamas, but in the past ca. 115 years has spread throughout Florida and into southern Georgia. The recent discovery of brown anoles in Houston County, Georgia extends the...