Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science articles from July 2007

Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science archives from July 2007

Diversity of ground-dwelling insects in a mixed hardwood southern Appalachian forest in eastern Tennessee.(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--Insects were sampled using pitfall traps during a two-year study in four mixed hardwood forest sites (cove, slope, open, and tornado-damaged) to determine their diversity beneath three dominant tree species: white oak, Quercus alba...

Borrelia infection rates in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) removed from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Cheatham County, Tennessee.(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, are significant reservoir hosts of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Hard ticks serve as vectors of both B. burgdorferi and Borrelia lonestari, a species reported...

A unique exposure of Cambrian megaripples in the Hampton Formation, Unicoi County, Tennessee.(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--A spectacular 26-crest set of magaripples is described from sandstones and associated finer-grained rocks from the Hampton Formation (Lower Cambrian), Unicoi County, Tennessee. These megaripples are exposed on a single bedding plane...

Which laboratory activity best simulates the first-order kinetics of radioactive decay?(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--A review of the literature indicates that many different types of activities have been used in undergraduate science laboratories to illustrate the concept of half-life. The choice of a specific activity will depend on the desired...

Mussel fauna of the Wolf River, Fentress and Pickett counties, Tennessee.
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT-A 31-km-long reach of the Wolf River, from near the town of Pall Mall, Fentress County, to the backwaters of Dale Hollow Lake, Pickett County, Tennessee was surveyed by snorkeling and wading using visual and tactile methods. A total of...

An evaluation of four mineral formulations to attract deer to camera survey sites.(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--Estimating local deer populations is an important consideration for deer managers. Shelled corn is commonly used to attract white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to infrared-triggered camera survey sites. The addition of mineral...

Sealing whirl-pak [R]-type bags containing wet samples.(Report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT--Whirl-pak [R] and similar "fold-and-twist" blended polyethylene bags (FATs) are excellent containers for many types of biological samples because they are shatter-proof, lightweight, flat and thin when empty, less expensive than glass...

Abstracts of papers presented at the 2007 collegiate meetings.
July 1, 2007... EASTERN REGION SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE GROUP-STRUCTURED GENETICS IN A SOLITARY CARNIVORE. Popoh Atairu, Amjad Nasir, John Hisey, Jacqueline Famuyide, Chechi Nwosu-Abanum, and Michael Kennedy, Lee...

The Tennessee Junior Academy of Science.
July 1, 2007... The Tennessee Junior Academy of Science (TJAS), sponsored by the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS), is one of the oldest student science competition programs in the state and nation. Since its inception in 1942 at the George Peabody College in...

Awards presented by the Tennessee Academy of Science.
July 1, 2007... The Tennessee Academy of Science has established the following awards to be presented at the annual meeting. Nominations should be submitted by April 1 to Teresa Fulchcr, Secretary, Tennessee Academy of Science, Department of Natural and...

Presidents of the Tennessee Academy of Science, 1938-2008.
July 1, 2007... PRESIDENTS OF THE TENNESSEE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, 1938-2008 1938 Jesse M. Shaver, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville 1939 A. W. Dicus 1940 C. L. Baker, Southwestern College, Memphis J. T. McGill, Honorary ...