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100 1 a| Heath, Charlie F.,c| Jr.,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Feeding habits of vertebrates in Mallard Creek /c| by Charlie F. Heath, Jr.;

264 0 c| 1971.;

300 a| 51 leaves :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 1971;

500 a| Submitted to the faculty of the Department of Biology.;

500 a| Advisor: Joseph G. Boyette;

520 3 a| Samples were taken from Mallard Creek during the summer of 1969 and returned to the laboratory for stomach analyses. Specimens were weighed, measured, sexed and some were temporarily processed by freezing when time did not permit immediate stomach analyses. Although several collecting methods were used, rotenone accounted for the largest sample of fishes. Turtles were taken on set-hooks. Seventeen species of vertebrates were collected. Nine species were collected in numbers of nine or more. Data collected from stomach analyses Indicated that no species was entirely herbivorous, but golden shiners, brown bullheads and snapping turtles relied heavily on plant material. These animals served primarily as first level consumers in the Mallard Creek system. Pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white perch and american eel ate some plant material but fed primarily on Invertebrates. In pumpkinseed, all plant material was found in the larger fish. Yellow perch consumed a variety of foods but fish was the major food in the largest perch (230-277 mm). White perch fed primarily on fish but took invertebrates also. The american eel fed primarily on invertebrates, most of which were insects. The pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white perch, and american eel occupied significant positions as second and higher level consumers in the Mallard Creek system. The bluespotted sunfish served as a secondary consumer and fed exclusively on invertebrates; while the adult chain pickerel served as a top level consumer, feeding exclusively on fish.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaf 44).;

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Feeding habits of vertebrates in Mallard Creek / by Charlie F. Heath, Jr.

Author/creator	Heath, Charlie F. author.
Other author	Boyette, Joseph G., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Biology.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Production	1971.
Description	51 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Vertebrates--North Carolina. Vertebrates--Digestive organs. Chordata.

Summary	Samples were taken from Mallard Creek during the summer of 1969 and returned to the laboratory for stomach analyses. Specimens were weighed, measured, sexed and some were temporarily processed by freezing when time did not permit immediate stomach analyses. Although several collecting methods were used, rotenone accounted for the largest sample of fishes. Turtles were taken on set-hooks. Seventeen species of vertebrates were collected. Nine species were collected in numbers of nine or more. Data collected from stomach analyses Indicated that no species was entirely herbivorous, but golden shiners, brown bullheads and snapping turtles relied heavily on plant material. These animals served primarily as first level consumers in the Mallard Creek system. Pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white perch and american eel ate some plant material but fed primarily on Invertebrates. In pumpkinseed, all plant material was found in the larger fish. Yellow perch consumed a variety of foods but fish was the major food in the largest perch (230-277 mm). White perch fed primarily on fish but took invertebrates also. The american eel fed primarily on invertebrates, most of which were insects. The pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white perch, and american eel occupied significant positions as second and higher level consumers in the Mallard Creek system. The bluespotted sunfish served as a secondary consumer and fed exclusively on invertebrates; while the adult chain pickerel served as a top level consumer, feeding exclusively on fish.
General note	Submitted to the faculty of the Department of Biology.
General note	Advisor: Joseph G. Boyette
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 1971
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaf 44).
Genre/form	dissertations.
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Thèses et écrits académiques.

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