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1782
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The authors conducted a mark-recapture study to assess the impacts of wild hog rooting on small mammal populations in the upper elevation beech forests of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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1783
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Lunk captured and analyzed specimens of cottontail in order to determine an approximate total body fat quantity that is characteristic of the species.
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1784
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The first North Carolina specimen of the shiny cowbird, representing the fourth collected in North America, was discovered at New Bern in 1990.
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1839
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The first and only molluscan survey in the Neuse River basin was conducted in 1956. Since that time urbanization and industrialization have increased rapidly, potentially affecting molluscan population and distribution.
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1840
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Leatherback turtles have been sighted in the coastal waters off North Topsail Beach. The authors report their observations of leatherbacks regarding feeding behavior, fish associations, and the simultaneous occurrence of the turtles with jellyfish.
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1841
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The authors collected and analyzed specimens of snowy grouper in order to determine feeding habits. The results revealed that crustaceans, fish, and mollusks comprised the groupers' diet, and that crabs accounted for 90% of food items ingested.
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1842
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A communal roost of the silver-haired bat was discovered in Granville County in 1993. This is the first confirmed report of communal winter roosting for this species.
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30023
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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.
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30024
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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.
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30026
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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.
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30027
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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.
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30028
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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.
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30029
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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.
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30030
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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.
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30042
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A survey of ants and cockroaches present near suburban houses was conducted in Wake County, North Carolina. Observations from trapped insects show twenty-six species of ants, and indicate that the smoky brown cockroach (Periplaneta fuliginosa) is a prevalent pest that occurs both indoors and outdoors.
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