Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from July 1 2007

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from July 1 2007

Hybrid vehicles--are university students in North Alabama ready to buy them?
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT In this case study, the writers researched North Alabama college students' knowledge of and willingness to purchase hybrid vehicles via a survey administered to a convenience sample of 200 North Alabama university students. The...

Revenue estimation practices in the U.S. municipal governments: findings and implications.
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT This study uses ICMA's 1999 Revenue Estimation Survey to examine the state of municipal revenue forecasting as well as the influence of the city size and forms of government on the use of forecasting methods in American cites. The...

The systematic position of the monocotyledons inferred from 26S RNA gene DNA sequences.
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Although there is no consensus concerning the precise phylogenetic position of the monocotyledons within the angiosperms, most studies suggest that the monocotyledons are diverged from a common ancestor with a basally diverged...

The effect of forest mid-story reduction on breeding bird populations in montane longleaf pine stands of the Talladega National Forest, Alabama.(Technical report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT The effect of mid-story reduction in a montane longleaf pine forest on bird species richness and habitat characteristics was examined on the Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega National Forest. Sites in which the mid-story had...

Five Mile Creek bioassessment study: baseline evaluation of stream health using fish communities.(Technical report)
July 1, 2007... ABSTRACT During fall 2005 and spring 2006, habitat assessments and fish bioassessments were conducted at six sites on Five Mile Creek in Jefferson County, Alabama and two sites on nearby rural streams. Habitat scores and index of biotic...