Record #:

26179

Author(s):

Spivey, Angela

Abstract:

Alan Feduccia, professor of biology, challenges the view that birds evolved from dinosaurs. He thinks that birds began evolving long before the hypothetical first bird, Archaeopteryx.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 13 Issue 3, Spring 1997, p4-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; Birds; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Record #:

28306

Author(s):

Fernando, Anthony V.; Kemp, Philip S., Jr.

Abstract:

A key was prepared for the shell-less opisthobranch gastropods reported as occurring on the Atlantic coast from South Carolina to New Jersey. Forty-seven species were keyed out using primarily external characteristics.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 4, Winter 2007, p233-241, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Snails; Biology

Record #:

26222

Author(s):

McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

Biology doctoral candidate Jonathan Parkinson is researching patchy ephemeral resources, transient habitats such as mushrooms that sprout after it rains. He believes his work in patch dynamics has practical applications in conservation and agriculture.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 1990, p11-12, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

28263

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Safrit, Glenn, Jr.

Abstract:

Various theories have attempted to explain color abnormalities in the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Specimens of southern flounder were collected in Core Sound, North Carolina and examined. Observations contradict previous theories and suggest ambicoloration and abnormalities may be the result of other developmental factors.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p77-79, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Biology

Record #:

28233

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Biological features of five species of carangid fishes (African pompano, Atlantic bumper, rainbow runner, leatherjack, and cottonmouth jack) were examined. Abundance and presence of all five species in ocean or inland waters of North Carolina were influenced by habitat or water conditions.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 3, Fall 2004, p99-105, il, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishes--Geographical distribution; Fish--Research; Biology

Record #:

25838

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Dr. Jason Bond, professor of biology at East Carolina, has just received three National Science Foundation grants to study spiders and millipedes. The research will focus on cataloging species from around the world, examining biodiversity and evolutionary biology with the aid of undergraduate and graduate students.

Source:

Edge (NoCar LD 1741 E44 E33), Vol. Issue , Spring 2006, p27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spiders; Biology; Millipedes

Record #:

28172

Author(s):

Capehart, Anthony A.; Giaimo, Antonio; Singhas, Charles A.

Abstract:

Biologists at East Carolina University conducted a study of the distribution of chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans in the human chorio-amnionic membrane complex. The study utilized immunohistochemistry to localize the antigens. Results suggest creation of a boundary between fetal and maternal tissues and possible participation in regulation of amniotic fluid transport.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 1, Spring 2003, p1-12, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; Biochemistry

Record #:

26199

Author(s):

Horn, Dottie

Abstract:

Biology undergraduates are working with Seth Reice, chair of the Ecology Curriculum, to examine New Hope Creek for their senior theses. They will study the various physical influences that cause macro-invertebrate species, called benthos, to select particular stream habitats.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 8 Issue 1, Fall 1990, p12, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research

Record #:

28208

Author(s):

Panneton, Bruce E.; Sprague, Mark W.; Kalmus, Gerhard W.; Charles, Thomas M.; Daniel, Hal J.

Abstract:

Researchers at East Carolina University conducted a study of tiger beetle (Megacephela carolina carolina) behavioral responses to simulations of bat echo location calls. Results reveal a host of acoustic startle response behaviors, suggesting that tiger beetles may have evolved hearing organs as a direct result of the hunting pressures exerted by insectivorous bats.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 119 Issue 4, Winter 2003, p150-156, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Insects; Bats--Research; Biology

Record #:

28212

Author(s):

Wujek, Daniel E.; Cook, Jessica L.; Wright, Evan M.

Abstract:

There is a diverse freshwater silica-scaled chrysophycean algal flora for the Carolina Piedmont and Mountain Regions, including several new taxa. This study presents an account of the scale-bearing chrysophytes from the Carolina Coastal Region, which were observed using scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 1, Spring 2004, p1-25, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Algae; Biology

Record #:

28215

Author(s):

Ray, Daniel K.; Webster, Wm. David

Abstract:

Woodrats are species in the rodent genus Neotoma. Specimens of Neotoma from West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina were karyotyped using standard techniques and examined.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 2, Summer 2004, p50-54, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rodents; Biology

Record #:

28334

Author(s):

Smith, Joseph W.; O’Bier, W. Bradley; McNeill, Neil A.

Abstract:

Atlantic menhaden fish were collected from purse-seine catches at Reedville, Virginia and Beaufort, North Carolina in 2003. The fork length to total length and length to weight relationships are presented to help investigators have more precise biostatistical information on forage fishes.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 3, Fall 2008, p102-105, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Biology; Menhaden

Record #:

28336

Author(s):

Frick-Ruppert, Jennifer E.; Rosen, Joshua J.

Abstract:

The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a lampyrid beetle found in the southern Appalachians, observed primarily in May and June. Its behavior and habitat were observed at several locations in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina from 1997 through 2008.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 4, Winter 2008, p139-147, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fireflies; Biology; Habitat (Ecology)

Record #:

28234

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Naked soles (Gymnachirus melas) are now known from 108 specimens collected between 1951 and 2003 off North Carolina ocean waters. Standard lengths, total lengths, capture depths, and capture locations of the naked soles were documented, but much remains unknown about their distribution, abundance, and biology.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 120 Issue 3, Fall 2004, p110-112, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Biology

Record #:

28260

Author(s):

Dolan, Michael F.; Melnitsky, Hannah

Abstract:

The wood-feeding cockroach Cryptocercus harbors wood-digesting protists related to those in the guts of termites. The protest symbionts of a population of Cryptocercus from northeast Georgia were examined to determine if species-specific bacteria are associated with the protists.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p56-60, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Insects; Biology