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30145
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The Florida red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata obscura) is a nominate subspecies of the redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata). Redbelly snake populations occurring in the Gulf Coastal Plain from eastern Texas to the Carolinas were found to differ from the nominate Florida subspecies in nuchal pattern, ventral coloration, relative tail length, and subcaudal number.
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30134
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Terrestrial vertebrate studies have been conducted on some of the islands of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, but information on the vertebrates of many barrier islands is limited. This article describes the previously unreported small mammal fauna of a South Carolina barrier island. Information is provided on species composition, relative abundance, and habitat use.
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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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30124
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This study examined eighty-five sea birds for the presence of parasitic worms (helminths) between May 1977 and September 1979. The birds were collected off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, and represented the orders Procellariiformes, Pelecaniformes, and Charadriiformes. Feeding habits of the host birds were directly reflected by their helminth fauna.
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Many of the early voyagers and explorers, dating back to Thomas Hariot in 1588, reported sightings of parrots or parakeets in the Carolinas. McKinley discusses these early reports of the Carolina parakeet in North and South Carolina and what happened to it in later centuries.
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30044
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The largest population of red-cockaded woodpeckers in North Carolina is located in the Sandhills. This study observed the bird’s foraging habits in the Sandhills Game Land for one year. Most foraging took place on living pines as has been reported elsewhere.
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30128
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Malocclusion, with the consequential overgrowth of incisors or molars has been reported in rodents and, to a much lesser extent, in hares and rabbits (lagomorphs). A cottontail rabbit with incisor malocclusion was found and examined in Wayne County, North Carolina. No clear reason for the dental condition was found, and this was only the second report of the phenomenon in the wild.
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2523
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Although the state has an indigenous scorpion, accidentally transplanted scorpions from Florida and the southwestern United States have been found in the state since 1991, for example, in Wake, Dare, and Nash Counties.
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Smith provides black and white reproductions of John White's paintings representing the box turtle, diamond back terrapin, loggerhead turtle, West Indian iguana, and crocodile, as well as a brief account of White's role in the history of American exploration.
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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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19056
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Cobia, a marine fish, have been collected along the central North Carolina coast for many years. This article details the life history of this fish within North Carolina waters as they progress to different areas for different life stages.
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30053
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The pinewoods darter fish (Etheostoma mariae) is endemic to streams in the Carolina Sandhills where it is restricted to the Lumber River in North Carolina and to the Little Pee Dee River in North and South Carolina. This study examined the life history and ecology of the darter fish population in Naked Creek, North Carolina.
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30086
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Fourteen species of reptiles were found in a year-long study of lower Wilson Creek, Caldwell County, North Carolina. Several of these species represented significant range extensions. A combination of exposed rock for basking, deep fissures, and warmer night and winter temperatures is probably responsible for the continued presence of these species well outside their known ranges.
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30122
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Environmental impact studies associated with the operation of a nuclear steam electric power plant on the Cape Fear River near Southport permitted the first extensive survey of the marine and freshwater fish fauna of the Cape Fear watershed. The survey was conducted between 1973 and 1980, providing information on fish distribution, abundance, and water quality parameters.
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30045
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River otters were transplanted from North Carolina and Maryland into the West Fork River of West Virginia during February and April, 1987. Birth of young and mating by the released otters occurred within two months of release. This represents the only known occurrence of birth during the same year following transplanting.
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