Northeastern Naturalist Volume 20, Number 1, 2013

Contents. Click on the hotlinked titles to view open-access first pages with abstracts.

Front cover
Inside front cover
Board of Editors/indicia page
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Assessing Efficacy of Non-Lethal Harassment of Double-Crested Cormorants to Improve Atlantic Salmon Smolt Survival James P. Hawkes, Rory Saunders, Adam D. Vashon, and Michael S. Cooperman	1
*Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) Habitat Use and Dispersal Patterns in New York Adirondack Mountain Headwater Streams* Justin Ecret and Timothy B. Mihuc	19
*Diet of the Eastern Mudminnow (Umbra pygmaea* DeKay) from Two Geographically Distinct Populations within the North American Native Range** Frank M. Panek and Judith S. Weis	37
*Host Fishes and Conservation Status of Alasmidonta marginata* (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Minnesota** Kylie H. Bloodsworth, Ben R. Bosman, Bernard E. Sietman, and Mark C. Hove	49
Fish and Blue Crab Assemblages in the Shore Zone of Tidal Creeks in the Delaware Coastal Bays Brian P. Boutin and Timothy E. Targett	69
An Impoverished Benthic Community Shows Regional Distinctions Erica L. Smith, David Coté, and Murray H. Colbo	91
Community Structure and Ecological and Behavioral Traits of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Massachusetts Open and Forested Habitats Israel Del Toro, Kevin Towle, Drew N. Morrison, and Shannon L. Pelini	103
Ectomycota Associated with Hibernating Bats in Eastern Canadian Caves prior to the Emergence of White-nose Syndrome Karen J. Vanderwolf, Donald F. McAlpine, David Malloch, and Graham J. Forbes	115
Nesting Success of Grassland Birds in Oak Barrens and Dry Prairies in West Central Wisconsin Susan M. Vos and Christine A. Ribic	131

NOTES
Common Loon Incubates Rocks as Surrogates for Eggs Stephen DeStefano, Kiana K.G. Koenen, and Jillian W. Pereira	143
Predation on Dovekies by Goosefish over Deep Water in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Matthew C. Perry, Glenn H. Olsen, R. Anne Richards, and Peter C. Osenton	148

2012 NORTHEAST NATURAL HISTORY CONFERENCE SPECIAL SECTION
Special section cover page
Special section inside cover page
*Habitat Selection by the Rock Gunnel, Pholis gunnellus* L. (Pholidae)** Jacob T. Shorty and Damon P. Gannon	155
The Value of Native and Invasive Fruit-Bearing Shrubs for Migrating Songbirds Susan B. Smith, Samantha A. DeSando, and Todd Pagano	171
The Second Northernmost Cave-adapted Fish in the World? Groundwork on the Tytoona Cave Sculpin Population Luis Espinasa, Alexandra Mendyk, Emily Schaffer, and Amy Cahill	185
*Distribution of Ticks and Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi* in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont** Abigail C. Serra, Paul S. Warden, Colin R. Fricker, and Alan R. Giese	197

Noteworthy Books	205