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19059
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A new species of crayfish is the only known member of its subgenus east of the Blue Ridge physiographic province. It is endemic to the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico river basins of North Carolina, occurring in the Coastal Plain and the eastern edge of the Piedmont Plateau.
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19060
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Schwartz reports of the nipping behavior of certain fish species on clam siphon tips in the Cape Fear River estuary.
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19061
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The river frog occurs in aquatic and riparian habitats in the southeastern US, reaching the northern edge of its range in southeastern North Carolina. It is currently listed in the state as a species of concern being last documented in 1975, although current evidence suggests it may no longer exist in the state; reasons for its disappearance are unknown.
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19062
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This article discusses the suitability of human constructed, wooded impoundments located on blackwater streams as habitat for wood ducks in North Carolina.
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19063
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The brook silverside, a small beaked fish, although previously undocumented in the Carolinas, has seen to have expanded its range northward into the Atlanic slope that includes the rivers of North Carolina.
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19064
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Sampling for larvae of six species of ocean-spawning, estuarine-dependent fishes was conducted inside Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke Inlet, two major entry points into the Pamlico Sound. The inlets difference in the abundance and size of species collected which was a function of water temperatures and water salinity.
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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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30043
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This study surveyed bats in the Great Dismal Swamp, a forested wetland located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Before this survey, only five species of bats were known in this area. Observations from bats collected in this study yield four new species in the Dismal Swamp area.
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