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Dhabitat availability 



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Fig. 1 . Availability and use by Fundulus luciae of salt marsh habitats on Brad- 

 ley Creek Marsh, North Carolina, October-November, 1983. TS = tall-form 

 Spartina alterniflora, SS - short-form S. alterniflora, JU = Juncus roemerianus. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.— This study was prompted by discus- 

 sions with David G. Lindquist. Robin D. Bjork and Jennifer E. Slack 

 provided helpful field assistance. Courtney T. Hackney and Paul E. 

 Hosier constructively criticized the manuscript. 



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