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Program Information and Faculty AchievementsFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

NC STATE UNIVERSITY

Online at http://Cnr.nCsu.edu/Fer/FishWild/FWneWs.html VOlume 8, issue 2 june 1, 2011

indeXGraduate student abstracts .....6-7Publications/presentations ... 10-14Feral pig research in the news .......8Grants and awards ................... 10-15

Photo by Beverly LinebergerDr. Richard Lancia and his wife, Dorien, at the retirement party to honor a 30 year career.

Dr. richarD lancia to retire after 30 yearsDr. Lancia has mentoreD over 40 graDuate stuDentsbest known for his research on estimating animaL abunDance

students And FAculty gAther to honor lAncIA’s yeArs oF servIce to n.c. stAte. page 2

NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit receives four national awards ..................................12

12 undergraduate, 4 graduate degrees awarded in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology ........ 5

2011 spring graduates

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stuDents, faculty honor lancia’s years of service

In June 2011, Dr. Richard (Dick) Lancia, Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, will retire after over three decades of service to North Carolina State University (NCSU).

Dick Lancia’s life and career are best described by the word “service”. Dick served his country during the Viet-nam War as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and was awarded the Purple Heart. Dick served his profession through dedicated involvement in The Wildlife Society (TWS). A member of TWS since 1968, Dick served the society as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management, President of The North Carolina Chapter, President of the Southeastern Section, Southeast-ern Section Representative on the TWS Council, and Pres-ident of the national chapter. In 2004, Dick received the prestigious Fellow Award from TWS. Additionally, Dick served NCSU as Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Forestry, Interim Director of the Fac-

ulty Center for Teaching and Learning, Chairman of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers Executive Council, Di-rector of the University Honors Council, President of the

Photo by Beverly LinebergerDave Davenport addresses the crowd at the retirement party to honor Dr. Richard Lancia’s three decades of service to N.C. State University.

Please see, lanica Page 3

the cake for dr. lancia’s retirement party.

NCSU Chapter of Sigma Xi, and Co-ordinator of the Fisheries and Wild-life Sciences Program.

Dick mentored over 40 graduate students and authored or co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed articles. He and his students studied a variety of wildlife species, including wild tur-key, songbirds, beavers, bobcats, feral hogs, and white-tailed deer. Dick is best known for his research on esti-mating animal abundance and for his studies on the effects of land manage-ment practices on wildlife.

Dick has been a dedicated and con-scientious teacher and was named NCSU Alumni Distinguished Pro-fessor two years in a row. Addition-ally, he received the College of Natu-ral Resources Outstanding Advisor

Award and twice was the College of Natural Resources Nominee for the NCSU Board of Governor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching and Learn-ing. Throughout his career, Dick taught 10 different courses in wild-life biology and management and mentored hundreds of undergraduate students.

Dick is best known by most under-graduate students for his 23 years of

leadership during the Fisheries and Wildlife Summer Camp. Each sum-mer, he spent 6 weeks living at Hill Forest with rising Fisheries and Wild-life Sciences seniors. During the long days of field study in close quarters, Dick developed a unique mentoring relationship with many students. In fact, Dick is famous for teaching the students how to tick-proof their field clothes using duct tape.

Despite his many accomplishments, Dick is unassuming, modest, and has a selfless attitude. “Dick always puts the well-being of others ahead of his own interests, and is incredibly hum-ble considering his exceptional ac-complishments. Dick’s achievements truly were for the betterment of stu-dents, the university, the profession, and the environment,” says Dr. Chris Moorman, Coordinator of the Fisher-ies, Wildlife, and Conservation Biol-ogy Program.


Photo by Beverly LinebergerDave Davenport, Brent Lineberger, and Dr. Richard Lancia at his retirement party.

lancia continued from page 2

dr. richard lancia

2011 spring graduates

BaChelOr OF sCienCe in Fisheries, WildliFe, and COnserVatiOn BiOlOgy Taureen BrownByron CurrinRyan DavisRobert DelphIan DudleyKara DziwulskiSpike GougeTaylor JacksonByron LevanMorgan ParksMichael RookJames Trammel

master’s OF Fisheries, WildliFe, and COnserVatiOn BiOlOgySara R. Marschhauser (Advisor - Dr. Chris DePerno)

master OF sCienCe in Fisheries, WildliFe, and COnserVatiOn BiOlOgyEmily Blackman (Advisors - Drs. Nils Peterson, Chris DePerno, and Chris Moorman)Brett Hartis (Advisor - Dr. Stacy Nelson)Elissa Buttermore (Advisors - Drs. Tom Kwak and Greg Cope)Kelly Douglass (Advisors - Drs. David Cobb and Phil Doerr)

the graduates


SpRINg ClASS of 2011: Back row (from left). Morgan Parks, Kara Dziwulski, Dr. Chris Moorman, Byron Levan, Robert Delph, Dr. Richard Lancia, Dr. Stacy Nelson, and Dr. Nils Peterson. Front row (from left). James Trammel, Ryan Davis, Ian Dudley, Michael Rook, and Brett Hartis.


The North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is a joint venture between the NCSU, NCWRC, USGS, USFWS, and the Wildlife Man-agement Institute (WMI). The NC Unit is located in the Biology Department at NCSU and is an inte-gral component of the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Con-servation Biology Program. In 2010 the unit was recognized with four prestigious national awards from the Cooperative Research Units program in Reston, Virginia. The Unit as a whole received the Science Excel-

lence Award for building a productive and relevant re-search program. Wendy Moore, Program Assistant, was award-

ed the WMI Administrative Excellence Award for

her outstanding performance and critical contribu-tions to the Unit. Tom Kwak, Unit Leader and Professor, was recog-

nized with the Leadership Excellence Award for his role as Leader of this successful research unit. Ted Simons, Assistant Unit Leader and Professor,

received a STAR Award (Science to Achieve Results) for exemplary science education and outreach activi-ties.

This kind of recognition of a single Coop Unit in a sin-gle year is very rare, so the FWCB Program and the NC Unit are especially pleased to share these awards with their cooperators and to express appreciation for all the support from our students, staff, faculty, administra-tors, and alumni.

nC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife research unit receives four national awards

Faculty and staff of the NC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit. From left, Dr. Jaime Collazo, Ted Simons, Dr. Joe Hightower, Wendy Moore, Dr. Tom Kwak.


Despite the research on lead (Pb) shot deposition and in-gestion by mourning doves (Zenaida macroura), there has been no research to determine how management practices may be utilized to effectively reduce Pb shot concentrations and potentially reduce shot availability in fields managed for dove hunting. We conducted a 2-part study on 5 public-ly managed mourning dove fields on Conoho Farms (CF), a segment of the Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, in Martin County, North Carolina. The goals of this study were to 1) quantify hunter effort and success in the dove fields during the 2007 and 2008 dove hunting seasons and 2) measure shot concentrations in the dove fields from Au-gust 2007 to August 2009 and to determine if concentration levels were significantly affected by season, crop, hunter ef-fort, or tillage.

To quantify hunter effort, we mailed self-administered di-ary surveys (N = 845) to every individual receiving a spe-cial hunt (SH) and point-of-sale (POS) permit during both dove hunting seasons on the 5 dove fields in CF. We used the modified Tailored Design method to collect hunter use, effort, and success data for each hunting season. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test to determine differ-ences in hunter effort and success between seasons and per-mit types and among fields. The adjusted overall response rate for the survey was 74.7%. Only 141 (22.7%) respon-dents reported hunting doves at CF. Hunters using the 5 fields at CF expended 801.75 hours ( x = 4.01, SE 0.13), fired 6,782 shots (x = 33.91, SE 2.25), and harvested 1,331 doves (x = 6.66, SE 0.36) during the 2007-2008 dove hunting sea-sons. Hunters reported firing a mean of 5.68 (SE 0.33) shots per harvested dove. Hunter effort and success per hunting event did not differ between seasons, but were significantly greater for the SH permittees than the POS permittees. SH permittees harvested more doves than POS permittees, and hunter success differed among fields. The number of hours hunted, but not shots fired, differed among fields.

To measure shot concentrations, we collected soil samples from the same 5 dove fields in CF using a complete block de-sign with 12 plots, each of which received a combination of

the following planting and management treatments: 3 crops (sunflower (Helianthus annuus), millet (Setaria italica or Brachiaria ramosa), or corn (Zea mays)) and 2 treatments (till or no-till). Soil samples (N = 4,204) were collected before, during, and after dove hunting seasons for 2 years from Au-gust 2007 to August 2009. Hunter effort data were standard-ized by area and categorized (high/low) by block based on the results of the hunter survey. Data were analyzed using a gen-eralized linear mixed model, with a negative binomial distri-bution, to evaluate differences in shot concentrations among crops and seasons, and between treatments and areas of high and low hunter effort. Shot concentrations differed among seasons and crops and between areas of high and low hunter effort, including a significant interaction between crop and effort. There were no significant effects of treatment, indi-cating that tillage does not reduce shot concentrations in dove fields. Managers could effectively reduce shot concentrations in dove fields and, therefore, reduce Pb exposure to doves, by limiting hunter access and/or effort or requiring nontoxic shot on managed dove fields.

Photo courtesy of Kelly douglassKelly douglass collecting soil samples.

the effects of tillage on shot concentrations in publicly managed mourning dove fields in n.C.

(under the direCtiOn OF dr. daVid t. COBB and phillip d. dOerr)

aBstraCt: kelly e. dOuglass


The fate and effects of pollution are complex processes, and many con-taminants present in low levels in the environment may increase in concen-tration from one trophic level to the next, reaching concentrations that are harmful to wildlife and human con-sumers. Puerto Rico has a history of anthropogenic chemical usage, and its human population density is among the highest globally, providing a mod-el environment to study human im-pacts on tropical island stream eco-systems. The objective of our study was to quantify occurrences and pat-terns of aquatic contaminants [poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, and metals] as related to watershed land-use characteristics and trophic relationships. We used stable isotope analyses of carbon, ni-trogen, and sulfur to elucidate con-taminant and trophic dynamics. We sampled reaches within 13 rivers spanning broad riparian and water-shed land-use patterns (e.g., urban, agricultural, industrial, and forested). Additional intensive studies were con-ducted at four of these sites, involving stable isotope analyses of all food web components and contaminant analy-ses of native fish and shrimp species. Overall, stream ecosystems in Puerto Rico were not severely polluted, with the exception of elevated concentra-tions of nickel in sediment at sites as-sociated with agricultural watersheds and PCBs and mercury in some fish

species. Trophic level and contami-nant concentrations were poorly cor-related in these dynamic ecosystems that are characterized by frequent hy-drologic disturbances, nutrient pulses, and marine influences. Calculation of food web magnification factors was complicated by low levels of contami-nants, biased estimates of trophic lev-el due to δ15N enrichment from nutri-ent pollution, and short food chains.

Lipid content of consumers was a bet-ter predictor of contaminant concen-tration than trophic level. These find-ings enhance understanding of contaminant dynamics in tropical stream ecosystems and provide natu-ral resource managers and public health agencies scientific information to guide ecosystem and fisheries man-agement and human health risk as-sessment.

Photo courtesy of Patrick cooneyelissa Buttermore samples large freshwater Macrobrachium shrimp in a Puerto rico river to study contaminant dynamics in tropical stream food webs.

Contaminant and trophic dynamics of tropical stream ecosystems

(under OF the direCtiOn OF dr. thOmas j. kWak and dr. W. gregOry COpe)

aBstraCt: elissa ButtermOre


The nation’s feral pig population continues to expand, increasing the potential for interaction with humans and domestic swine – and for spread-ing diseases. Researchers at North Carolina State University examined feral pigs from eastern North Caroli-na to determine exposure to two para-sites that can be transmitted from ani-mals to people – Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and Trichinella spp.

The study found that wild pigs host a significant number of these parasites.

“If ingested by humans, these para-sites can invade muscle tissue and or-gans, causing flu-like symptoms – with more serious complications in the im-mune-compromised,” says Dr. Chris DePerno, associate professor of Fisher-ies, Wildlife and Conservation Biology and co-author of the paper describing the research. “Little research has fo-cused on evaluating feral pigs as poten-tial reservoirs for these zoonotic para-

sites. Because of the numbers of commercial swine populations in east-ern North Carolina, the expanding fe-ral pig population, and the greater in-teraction with humans, we wanted to determine the exposure of feral pigs to these zoonotic parasites.”

Modern market farm production practices have nearly eliminated the presence of most of these parasites in domestic swine. However, the recent trend toward organic and free-range pig production has increased domes-tic pig exposure to infection, and the possibility of human infection through pork consumption.

Between 2007 and 2009, researchers collected blood serum from 83 feral pigs harvested at Howell Woods Envi-ronmental Learning Center in Four Oaks, N.C. The pigs were then tested for the presence of antibodies. The prevalence of antibodies to T. gondii and Trichinella spp. were 27.7 percent

and 13.3 percent, respectively, and 4 percent had antibodies to both agents.

“As feral pig range and population size expands, the opportunity for feral pig hunting increases. We recommend edu-cation programs be conducted for hunt-ers to understand their risk of exposure to these diseases during the cleaning process and meat consumption,” DeP-erno says. Also, he hopes to conduct additional research examining the inter-action of feral pigs with domestic swine operations, especially in light of the growth of free-range pig productions.

DePerno conducted the study with former Fisheries, Wildlife and Con-servation Biology graduate student Mark Sandfoss, Drs. James Flowers and Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf in NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Sharon Patton from the University of Tennessee. The re-search is published in the April issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

impact of feral pigs in eastern n.C

Feral pig research highlighted Sandfoss, M., C. DePerno, S. Patton, J. Flower, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. 2011. Prevalence of antibody to Toxo-

plasma gondii and Trichinella spp. in feral pigs (Sus scrofa) of eastern North Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Dis-eases 47:338-343.

HIgHlIgHTEd IN North Carolina State University Newsroom, 25 April 2011 (http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/cbferalpigs/)

Triangle Business Journal (http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2011/04/nc-state-issues-feral-pig-warning.html)

National geographic daily News (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/110502-wild-pigs-parasites-animals-pork-science-health-nation/)

Natural Unseen hazards Blog (http://naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com/);

Animal Health Smart Brief (http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/wireless?issueid=331896B8-D3D7-40FD-A4DA-9C241C908653&sid=f54e1dc3-3565-46c5-afbc-6c4c0cf0783e)

College of Natural Resources News Central (http://cnr.ncsu.edu/blogs/news/2011/05/04/wild-hogs-researchers-examine-impact-of-feral-pigs-in-eastern-n-c/).


Susan King, a recent Fisheries, Wild-life, and Conservation Biology Gradu-ate, begins a M.S. at Eastern Kentucky University.

Sue’s research will focus on the popu-lation status of four-toed salamanders in natural and constructed wetlands. She will search 12 wetlands in Daniel Boone National Forest for four-toed salaman-der nests and larvae, will compare em-bryonic and larval survival between

natural and constructed wetlands, and will measure habitat variables.

Sue received a small Sigma Xi grant to help cover the cost travel to her field sites. Also, Sue is teaching biology labs for majors (similar to the class she taught at NCSU) and anatomy labs. Sue is ex-cited about her project and she is very grateful for the support and encourage-ment of the NCSU Faculty while a stu-dent.

King begins M.s. at eastern Kentucky university

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research publicationsBeard, A. W., R. G. Maggi, S. Kennedy-Stoskopf, N. A. Cherry, M. R. Sandfoss, C. S. DePerno, and E. B. Bre-

itschwerdt. 2011. Bartonella spp. in feral pigs, southeastern United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 17:893-895.

Cagnacci, F., L. Boitani, R. A. Powell, and M. S. Boyce. 2010. Animal ecology meets GPS-based radiotelemetry: a perfect storm of opportunities and challenges: Preface. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365: 2155.

Cagnacci, F., L. Boitani, R. A. Powell, and M. S. Boyce. 2010. Animal ecology meets GPS-based radiotelemetry: a perfect storm of opportunities and challenges: Introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365:2157-2162.

Chitwood, M. C., M. N. Peterson, and C. S. DePerno. 2011. Assessing dog hunter identity in coastal North Carolina. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 16:128-141.

Donaldson, M. R., D. D. Aday, and S. J. Cooke. 2011. A call for mini-reviews: an effective but underutilized method of synthesizing knowledge to inform and direct fisheries management, policy, and research. Fisheries 36:123-129.

Gaillard, J.-M., M. Hebblewhite, A. Loison, M. Fuller, R. A. Powell, M. Basille, and B. Van Moorter. 2010. Habitat–performance relationships: finding the right metric at a given spatial scale. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365:2255-2265.

Grovenburg, T. W., C. C. Swanson, C. N. Jacques, C. S. DePerno, R. W. Klaver, and J. A. Jenks. 2011. Female white-tailed deer survival across ecoregions in Minnesota and South Dakota. American Midland Naturalist 165:426-435.

Kie, J. G., J. Matthiopoulos, J. Fieberg, R. A. Powell, F. Cagnacci, M. S. Mitchell, J.-M. Gaillard and P. R. Moor-croft. 2010. The home-range concept: are traditional estimators still relevant with modern telemetry technolo-gy? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365: 2221-2231.

Morales, J. M., P. R. Moorcroft, J. Matthiopoulos, J. L. Frair, J. G. Kie, R. A. Powell, E. H. Merrill, and D. T. Haydon. 2010. Building the bridge between animal movement and population dynamics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365:2289-2301.

Quinn, J. W., and T. J. Kwak. 2011. Movement and survival of brown trout and rainbow trout in an Ozark tailwater river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31: 299-304.

Sandfoss, M., C. DePerno, S. Patton, J. Flower, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. 2011. Prevalence of antibody to Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. in feral pigs (Sus scrofa) of eastern North Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47:338-343.


Publications & Presentations



Scarlata, C. D., B. A. Elias, J. R. Godwin, R. A. Powell, D. Shepherdson, L. A. Shipley, and J. L. Brown. 2011. Characterizing gonadal and adrenal activity by fecal steroid analyses in pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 171: 373-380.

Shake, C. S., C. E. Moorman, and M. R. Burchell II. 2011. Cropland edge, forest succession, and landscape affect shrubland bird nest predation. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:825-835.

research presentations

Archambault, J. M., W. G. Cope, T. J. Kwak, and T. J. Pandolfo. 2011. Development of laboratory tests to deter-mine thermal tolerance of juvenile freshwater mussels in sediment. 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011.

Bringolf, R. B., A. C. Fritts, M. C. Barnhart, and W. G. Cope. 2011. Is glochidia viability accurately determined by NaCl exposure? 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011.

Bowling, S. A., C. E. Moorman, C. S. DePerno, and T. R. Simons. 2011. Influence of landscape factors on northern bobwhite densities on croplands in the Carolinas. 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, McKim-mon Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Bowling, S. A., C. E. Moorman, and C. S. DePerno. 2011. Influence of landscape factors on northern bobwhite densi-ties within agricultural landscapes. North Carolina Partners in Flight Spring Meeting, Raleigh, NC. Poster.

Chitwood, M. C., M. N. Peterson, and R. D. Brown. 2011. Predicting support for intensive deer management in southeastern states. 34th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group. Downtown Sheraton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Daraio, J. A., and J. D. Bales. 2011. Multiscale modeling to assess the effects of climate and land use changes on common and imperiled freshwater mussel occurrence in the Tar River, NC and the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers in the Upper Midwest, USA. 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011.

Greiner, R., J. Levine, C. Osborne, T. Kwak, A. Bogan, and D. Buchwalter. 2011. Shredding insects’ potential contribution to freshwater mussel nutrition. 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011. Winner of the Best Student Platform Presentation.

Hux, S. J., C. E. Moorman, C. S. DePerno, and T. R. Simons. 2011. Developing a model approach for monitoring long-term population changes on parks and nature preserves. Joint Meeting of NCTWS and NC PARC, Lake Junaluska Conference Center, NC. Poster. Best Student Poster Award.

Klimstra, R., and C. E. Moorman. 2011. Small mammal use of native, warm-season and exotic cool-season grass fields. The 6th Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Poster.

Lashley, M.A., and C.A. Harper. 2011. The effects of extreme drought on forage quality and deer diet selection. Pro-ceedings of the 34th Annual Southeast Deer Study Group. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Leonard, J. A., W. G. Cope, M. C. Barnhart, and R. B. Bringolf. 2011. Using metabolomics to investigate endo-crine stress in Elliptio complanata and other freshwater mussel species. 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwa-ter Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011.

Levan, B. M, and C. S. DePerno. 2011. Habitat selection by herpetofauna in relation to slope aspect at Hill Demon-stration Forest, near Durham, NC. 20th Annual North Carolina State University Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium, McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Moorman, C. E., S. C. Allen, S. E. Moore, G. Hess, and M. N. Peterson. 2011. Identifying strategies to facilitate implementation of conservation subdivisions. International Urban Wildlife Management and Planning Confer-ence, Austin, TX.

Pandolfo, T. J., T. J. Kwak, W. G. Cope, R. J. Heise, and R. B. Nichols. 2011. Modeling effects of climate and land use changes on common and imperiled freshwater mussel occurrence in the Tar River Basin, North Carolina. 7th Biennial Symposium of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society, Louisville, KY, April 11-15, 2011.

Plush, C. J, C. E. Moorman, D. Orr, and C. Reberg-Horton. 2011. Do beneficial insect habitats provide quality brood habitat for northern bobwhite: a comparison between fallow and planted field borders? North Carolina Partners in Flight Spring Meeting, Raleigh, NC. Poster.

Plush, C. J., C. E. Moorman, D. Orr, and C. Reberg-Horton. 2011. Do beneficial insect habitats provide quality brood habitat for northern bobwhite: a comparison between fallow and planted field borders? The 6th Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Poster.

Rutledge, M. E., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and B. E. Washburn. 2011. Assessing the movement of Canada geese around an urban airport in urban North Carolina. 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Turner, M. M., B. Eyler, C. S. DePerno, and M. C. Conner. Evaluating mechanisms behind intracranial abscessation in white-tailed deer: levels of A. pyogenes in Maryland. Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, New Hampshire.





Raybuck, A. L., C. E. Moorman, C. Greenberg, C. DePerno, and K. Gross. 2011. Small mammal and salamander response to oak regeneration practices. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

Lee Jenni, G., M.N. Peterson. Exploring Multiple-use Access on North Carolina Game Lands. NCTWS/NCPARC 2011 Annual Meeting. Lake Junaluska, NC. 5–7 April 2011.

Douglass, K. E., D. Cobb, and P. D. Doerr. The Effects of Tillage on Shot Concentrations in Publicly Man-aged Mourning Dove Fields in North Carolina. An-nual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

Hux, S. J., C. E. Moorman, C. S. DePerno, and T. R. Simons. 2011. Developing a model approach for monitoring long-term population changes on parks and nature preserves. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Lake Ju-naluska, North Carolina.

nCtWs annual meeting

extension and OutreachChitwood, M. C., and M. A. Lashley. 2011. Overview of white-tailed deer research at NCSU. Presented to 12 mem-

bers of the NCSU Chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association, Biltmore Hall, NCSU campus, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Chitwood, M. C., C. S. DePerno, and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. 2011. Physiological analysis of white-tailed deer in coastal North Carolina. Presented to Foundation board members and NCSU faculty at the North Carolina State Natural Resources Foundation Dinner, The North Carolina State University Club, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Chitwood, M. C., C. S. DePerno, and M. N. Peterson. 2011. Project summary: Hofmann Forest deer research. Pre-sented to ~80 individuals of the 2011 Hofmann hunting clubs, Jones County Civic Center, Trenton, North Caro-lina.

Chitwood, M. C., M. A. Lashley, B. L. Sherrill, and K. W. Young. 2011. Conducted fawn searches and discussed deer research at Fort Bragg with 9 members of the Cape Fear River Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association. Fort Bragg, North Carolina.



Rutledge, M. E., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and B. E. Washburn. 2011. Assessing the movement of Canada geese around an urban airport in urban North Carolina. Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Chap-ter of The Wildlife Society, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.

NCTWS Best Student Presentation

Sharon Hux: Developing a model ap-proach for monitoring long-term pop-ulation changes on parks and nature preserves.



Conley, R. E., and M. C. Chitwood. 2011. Student perspectives on NCSU wildlife education and research. Pre-sented to alumni and faculty of the NCSU Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Program at the Fisheries and Wildlife Alumni Reunion, L. R. Harrill Center, North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S., and S. Kennedy-Stoskopf. 2011. Changing landscapes, populations, values, and disease risks: what

is happening to wildlife populations? One Health Intellectual Exchange Group Series, North Carolina Biotech-nology Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S. 2011. Ecology and management of coyotes and feral dogs on the landscape. Presented to 85 individu-als at the Rockingham County Livestock Association, Wentworth, North Carolina.

DePerno, C. S., S. Hutchens, A. Rockhill, and M. Sandfoss. 2011. Observational research methods: population monitoring. Presented to 18 faculty members and students in the Terrestrial Wildlife Surveys Class (Jason Rig-gio), Duke University. Durham, North Carolina.

Lashley, M. A., and M. C. Chitwood. 2011. Benefits of incorporating fire into your management plan. Presented to ~40 individuals at the Edgecombe County Wildlife Meeting, East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

Lashley, M. A., and M. C. Chitwood. 2010. Deer Habitat Use and Fawn Survival in the North Carolina Sandhills. Presented to ~80 landowners, wildlife faculty, and QDMA members at the Southeast Regional QDMA Reach Conference, Willow Oaks Plantation, Eden, North Carolina.

Moorman, C. E. 2011. Wildlife Habitat Management on Golf Courses. Wildlife and Habitat Management on the Golf Course Seminar (D. Drake and C. Moorman). 2011 GCSAA Education Conference, Orlando, FL.

Moorman, C. E. 2011. The Basics of Wildlife Habitat. North Carolina Envirothon Training Module. Videoconference file recorded by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Moorman, C. E. 2011. Landscaping for Wildlife. Wild West Gardening Group, Raleigh.

Moorman, C. E. 2011. Backyard Management for the Birds. 2011 North Carolina Master Gardner Conference, Raleigh, NC (95 people)

grantsPowell, R. A. Research on fishers in northern California. California Department of Fish & Game; $390,000.

Aday, D. D., and J. A. Rice. Population parameters, life history characteristics, spatial distribution, and habitat use of reservoir white bass. 2011 - 2014. NC Wildlife Resources Commission. $178,101.

Aday, D. D., S. W. Kullman, W. G. Cope, T. J. Kwak, J. A. Rice, and J. M. Law. A Comprehensive Examination of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds and Intersex Fish in North Carolina Water Bodies. 2011 - 2016. NC Wildlife Resources Commission. $493,258.

Sarah Fritts, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. student (Advisor Dr. Chris Moorman) won the North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals Ph.D. Scholarship. Sarah won a $1000 scholarship and a 1 year membership to the North Carolina Association of Environmental Professionals.



Dr. Joe Hightower, left, and Dr. Chris Moorman, right, present Jacob Hughes with the annual Joseph E. and Robin C. Hightower graduate student award. The endowment is used to provide financial awards and educational opportunities for graduate students enrolled in the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Master’s and Ph.D. degree programs

awardsBrey, M. (PhD student Rice/Aday) won a best poster award at the 2011 NCSU Graduate Student Symposium

Chitwood, M. C. 3rd place, Outstanding Student Oral Presentation Award; 34th Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group, Downtown Sheraton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Hux, S. (MS student - Moorman) won best student presentation at the 2011 NCTWS Annual Meeting.

Galster, B. (MS student - Aday/Rice) won a best presentation award at the 2011 Department of Biology Research Symposium.

Petre, S. (undergraduate student - Aday) won a best poster award at the 2011 NCSU Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Sackett, D. (PhD student Aday/Rice) won a best poster award at the 2011 Department of Biology Research Symposium

popular press“Carnivore Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques”, edited by Luigi Boitani and Roger Powell, has gone into production at Oxford University Press and will be out later this year. Ken Pollock (with Ullas Karanth and Jim Nichols) and Michael Stoskopf each has a chapter in the book. Also, past Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology students have contributed to the project; undergrad Scott Mills, is a co-author on a chapter, PhD student Mike Mitchell is a co-author on another chapter.

Goose research conducted by Chris Ayers and Drs. DePerno, Moorman, and Yelverton was highlighted in the May 2011 issue of Golf Course Management. Online: http://digitalgcm.gcsaa.org/DigitalAnywhere/viewer.aspx?id=23&pageId=42&refid=560135&s=share

Ayers, C. R., C. S. DePerno, C. E. Moorman, and F. H. Yelverton. Canada goose weed dispersal and nutrient loading in turfgrass systems. Online. Applied Turfgrass Science

Christopher S. deperno, ph.d.Associate Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

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sChOlarships and OppOrtunitiesPlease see the NC State Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology website for additional scholarship opportunities. http:www.cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/fishwild/fwschol.html

Bull neCk sWamp sChOlarship

The Bull Neck Swamp Scholarship will provide $2,000/semester ($4,000 an-nually) to a qualified Fisheries and Wildlife student. This scholarship will be awarded to students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement. For incoming freshmen, a high school grade point average of at least 3.5 and a total SAT score of 1150 are required. For transfer students and current students at NC State, a total grade point average of at least 3.2 is required. Applications are due 1 May 2011.

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summer Camp student endOWments

Please consider giving to our two Summer Camp student endowments. These endowments help undergraduate students attend the Fisheries and Wildlife Sum-mer Camp. For more information on how to contribute, contact Dr. Chris Moor-man at 919-515-5578 or [email protected]

phil dOerr endOWment Fund

Also, you may consider giving to the Phil Doerr Endowment Fund. The en-dowment, established with the North Carolina Natural Resources Foundation, will be used to fund an annual award to assist undergraduate or graduate student(s) in gaining valuable field experience. For more information on how to contribute, contact Dr. Chris Moorman at 919-515-5578 or [email protected]

read BaCk issues OnlineIf you missed the last issue of the Fisheries and Wildlife newsletter you can catch up on back issues on the department’s Web site under the news tab.

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