Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from October 2002

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from October 2002

Prevalence of ova of the nematode parasite, Toxocara spp., in three public parks in Birmingham, Alabama.
October 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Twenty-four soil samples, (3 samples per park), were collected from eight public parks in Birmingham, Alabama. Soil samples were randomly collected from around monkey bars, slides and swings where human contact with Toxocara ova...

The domestication of the dog in general--and dog burial research in the southeastern United States.
October 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Several problems concerning the domestication of the dog have challenged anthropologists for decades. The previously accepted views of the dog's origins, method of domestication and approximate evolutionary dates are now being...

Seasonal prevalence of two larval trematodes of Physella gyrina in a spring in Northwestern Alabama.
October 1, 2002... ABSTRACT From June 1993 to November 1994, 20 to 30 Physella gyrina were collected monthly from four sites within King Spring Wildlife Sancturay, a spring in Northwestern Alabama, and were examined for the presence of larval trematodes. Two...

Tolbert Farm: a Paleo-Early Archaic Site complex near Jacksonville, Alabama.
October 1, 2002... ABSTRACT The Tolbert Farm Complex is located along a tributary branch of Tallasseehatchee Creek. These sites are of interest for two reasons: (1) the diversity and density of Paleoindian/Early Archaic bifaces recovered from the complex as...

Circadian rhythm of Aspergillus niger and Penicillum notatum: a comparative analysis.
October 1, 2002... ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to conduct a comparative analysis of two Hyphomycete fungi, Penicillium notatum and Aspergillus niger, to demonstrate differences in their sporulation and endogenous timing periods that are...

Alabama artificial reef program.
October 1, 2002... The natural bottom offshore Alabama is predominately flat sand, gravel and mud. This bottom type attracts very few fish that are either commercially or recreationally valuable. However, it has long been known that if vertical relief is created...

Bioethics for the twenty first century and beyond: where ought we look for guidance?(Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution)(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... Our Posthuman Future--Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution, Francis Fukuyama. 241 pp. plus bibliography, New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002. During the summer of 2001 public debate about ethical issues surrounding...