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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.— The efforts of several individuals war- 

 rant credit and special thanks. Field technicians Jerry Reynolds, Angelo 

 Capparella, Eric Rawls, Roger Mays, and Paul Freed weathered all sorts 

 of misfortune to collect Necturus. John E. Cooper and William M. 

 Palmer provided comments on the manuscript and assisted in many 

 other ways. John Clamp and Jerry Reynolds identified most of the 

 invertebrates from digestive tracts. North Carolina Wildlife Commission 

 personnel provided specimens and information resulting from their 

 stream survey work. Additional specimens were received from Gary 

 Woodyard, Sidney Shearin, and Perry Rogers. Jack Nealon (USDA) 

 and Mary Jo Gilliam assisted with the statistical analysis. Computer ser- 

 vices and personnel of the N.C. Department of Agriculture were very 

 helpful. Several institutions, previously listed, graciously provided 

 information on their N. lewisi holdings. This project was partially sup- 

 ported by Title 6 funds granted to the state of North Carolina through 

 the Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Additional funding was 

 provided by the N.C. State Museum of Natural History, N.C. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



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