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ful to Christopher Powell and the Rhode Island De- 

 partment of Environmental Management, Division 

 of Fish and Wildlife, for their kind assistance and 

 the use of equipment. I would also like to thank Brian 

 and Michael Oliveira for their assistance in the field 

 and express a special thanks to Gayle Barbin, Sandra 

 Jeffrey, and Scott Oliveira for their assistance in both 

 the field and laboratory during this project. This work 

 was part of a dissertation submitted as partial ful- 

 fillment of the requirements for the Ph.D degree in 

 Biological Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. 



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