30023

Hairston, Nelson G., Sr.; Wiley, R. Haven

Data were collected on populations of six species of salamanders at two locations in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. Although the numbers have fluctuated for various reasons, there has been no trend in the numbers of any of the species.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p59-64, il, bibl Periodical Website

Salamanders--North Carolina, Western; Salamanders--Research

30024

Beachy, Christopher King

Comparative descriptive data are provided on variation of egg size in five species of salamanders in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. The species differ in their use of larval habitats.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p71-82, il, bibl Periodical Website

Salamanders--North Carolina, Western; Salamanders--Research

30026

Stuart, Michael D.

A study examined eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) for helminth parasites in thirteen North Carolina counties. The results indicate that a broad range of helminth parasites infect the box turtle, and appear to be regulated by a turtle’s diet.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p83-98, bibl Periodical Website

Eastern Box Turtles; Turtles--North Carolina

30027

Mitchell, Joseph C.; Southwick, Ronald

The Gulf Coast spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is a wide-ranging species found throughout North Carolina and other states along the Atlantic Ocean. The first record of this species in Norfolk, Virginia was observed in 1991. The Virginia population may be related to the population based in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p99-102, bibl Periodical Website

Turtles--North Carolina; Turtles; Reptile populations

30028

Lee, David S.

The tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) has expanded its range throughout North Carolina and the southeast, despite its reputation has a generally sporadic or irregular breeder. Research shows that land clearing, impoundments and other land use patterns, the reintroduction of beavers, and the use of bluebird boxes by swallows as nest sites appear to have facilitated the expansion.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p103-113, map, bibl Periodical Website

Bird populations; Birds--Research

30029

Haney, J. Christopher; Faanes, Craig A.; Bourne, William R.P.

The soft-plumaged petrel and related species (Pterodroma spp.) remain one of the most poorly known seabird taxa in the Atlantic Ocean. Study observations of petrels off North Carolina and other eastern states reveal the pelagic seabird to be accompanying flocks of mixed bird species during offshore migrations.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p115-123, il, bibl Periodical Website

Sea birds; Birds--Research; Birds--Migration

30030

Boone, James L.; Laerm, Joshua

Livetrapping of small mammals was conducted in the Great Dismal Swamp and other areas of North Carolina in 1990. This study reveals the first published records of cottom mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) taken in this region since the 1930s.

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 18, June 1993, p125-130, bibl Periodical Website

Mice; Great Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.)