Georgia Journal of Science articles from June 2007

Georgia Journal of Science archives from June 2007

GAS President's comments and report from the Academy Council.(Georgia Academy of Science)
June 22, 2007... Colleagues, The Georgia Academy of Science Constitution and Web Page emphasize that the purpose of the Academy is to promote the interests of science education and to foster the promotion of scientific research in the State of Georgia. To...

Does the number of lectures a week make a difference in the learning of concepts and retention of students in college algebra?(Report)
June 22, 2007... ABSTRACT One of the courses that attracts attention at the university level is college algebra. It is perceived by the students to be one of the most difficult courses in college. Some students take the class three or four times before...

Amphiuma (Caudata: Amphiumidae) from the Pleistocene Clark Quarry local fauna of coastal Georgia.(Report)
June 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Fossil vertebrae of an amphiumid salamander (Amphiuma sp.) are reported from a late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean NALMA) site of coastal Georgia. A suite of vertebral characters that identify the fossils to Amphiuma is given, as well...

Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus) as feed for the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis Daudin).(Report)
June 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Larvae of Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), or one of two commercial feeds were offered to three randomized groups of hatchling American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis...

Correlation of sex, age, and body mass with hoof size in white-tailed deer from the Piedmont Wildlife Refuge, Georgia.(Report)
June 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The distal forelimbs and mandibles of 157 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested during the 2001 fall hunting season on the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, were used to explore the osteometric correlation...