Record #:

28254

Author(s):

Wujek, Daniel E.

Abstract:

A total of twenty-nine scale-bearing Protista were observed from freshwater North and South Carolina sites. While ten of the taxa have been previously reported from the United States, nineteen are new records.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p1-16, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ecology; Microbiology

Record #:

28255

Author(s):

Moser, William E.; Van Devender, R. Wayne; Montanucci, Richard R.; Camp, Carlos D.; Klemm, Donald J.

Abstract:

The leech Oligobdella biannulata is a species endemic to mountain streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Physiographic Zone, and is thought to be host specific to salamanders. Host salamanders were collected in North Carolina and South Carolina, and examined for leeches. Observations revealed a much wider range of salamander hosts than had previously been reported.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p36-40, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leeches; Salamanders--Research

Record #:

28256

Author(s):

Webster, Wm. David

Abstract:

Only one published record of the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) from 1968 in North Carolina exists. Recently, gray bats have been documented more frequently during the summer months using a sonar detecting technique. Records indicate that the gray bat is more common and widespread in western North Carolina than previously known.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p45-46, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bats--Research

Record #:

28258

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Bonefishes (family Albulidae) are cosmopolitan fishes that inhabit sand and grass flats of tropical seas. The current status of bonefishes in North Carolina was reviewed and a sixth bonefish species (Albula vulpes) was identified near Cape Hatteras.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 1, Spring 2005, p47, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish populations--Research; Fishes--Geographical distribution

Record #:

28259

Author(s):

Freshwater, D. Wilson; Braly, S. Katharine; Stuercke, Brooke; Hamner, Rebecca M.; York, Robert A.

Abstract:

There are sixteen species of the red algal order Rhodymeniales reported from North Carolina waters, but there has been confusion over their taxonomic rank and classification. Phylogenetic analyses reveal a number of species differences, suggesting that Asteromenia is not a monotypic genus.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p49-55, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biology; Algae; Phylogeny

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

Record #:

28261

Author(s):

McLeod, George M.; Daigneau, Joseph; Gucwa, Robert J.

Abstract:

Phragmites australis, also known as common reed, is a major invasive species that inhabits much of the coastal marshland in the southeastern United States. This study examined the viability of using combined remote sensing and GIS techniques to improve accuracy in the mapping and management of the reed in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located near the North Carolina and Virginia border.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p61-70, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Invasive plants--North Carolina, Coastal; Geographic Information Systems

Record #:

28262

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Distributions and sizes are presented for three species of soapfishes and one razorfish documented to occur in North Carolinian waters. Unexplained gaps exist between early and recent captures of soapfishes and razorfishes.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p71-76, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishes--Geographical distribution; Fish--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 #:

28264

Author(s):

Brannon, M. Patrick; Rogers, Shelley R.

Abstract:

Terrestrial salamanders are vulnerable to changes in the forest-floor microclimate as a result of canopy thinning by the hemlock woolly adelgid. A study conducted in the Highlands of Macon County, North Carolina concluded that as long as leaf litter remained moist and intact, the long-term impact of canopy thinning will likely be minimal.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 4, Winter 2005, p151-156, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salamanders--Research; Forests and forestry

Record #:

28265

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Distributions, abundances and sizes are documented for species of searobins (family Triglidae) and armoured searobins (family Peristediidae) captured in inshore and offshore waters of North Carolina and adjacent areas. Observations show that the Cape Fear River estuary is a good nursery for these species, but fish distributions are being affected by warming and changing ecologies.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 4, Winter 2005, p157-169, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Fishes--Geographical distribution

Record #:

28266

Author(s):

Carter, Shawn L.; Horne, Brian D.; Herman, Dennis W.; Nichols, Donald K.; Haas, Carola A.; Mitchell, Joseph C.

Abstract:

Necropsy of two wild-caught bog turtles, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, found dead in 1982 and 1995 under similar conditions in North Carolina and Virginia revealed large numbers of bacteria in the lungs. This suggested bacterial pneumonia as the primary cause of death.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 4, Winter 2005, p170-173, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Turtles; Bacterial diseases

Record #:

28267

Author(s):

Sedberry, George R.; Meister, H. Scott; Loefer, Joshua K.

Abstract:

This report is the only known in-situ observation of a frill shark off eastern North America. The frill shark was observed and videotaped in the deep-waters of Blake Plateau, Georgia from a manned submersible.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 3, Fall 2007, p127-132, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks--Research

Record #:

28268

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Atlantic sturgeon populations, once abundant along the east coast and North Carolina, declined until a moratorium was declared in 1991. Fish specimens collected in Albermarle Sound and the Cape Fear River were examined. Snout shortening was observed in the sturgeon but reasons for this are still unknown.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 3, Fall 2007, p149-153, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Sturgeon

Record #:

28269

Author(s):

Harden, Leigh Anne; Diluzio, Nicholas A.; Gibbons, J. Whitfield; Dorcas, Michael E.

Abstract:

East coast barrier islands such as Kiawah Island, South Carolina serve as critical habitat for endemic diamondback terrapins, which are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances. A radiotelemetry study provides new insight to understanding terrapin habitat use and site fidelity.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 123 Issue 3, Fall 2007, p154-162, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Terrapins; Habitat (Ecology)