Department of
Biological Sciences
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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Department of
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| Dr. Wm. David Webster |
| Professor and Curator of Mammals |
| Department
of Biological Sciences |
| University
of North Carolina at Wilmington |
| Wilmington,
NC 28403-3297 |
| Phone: 910/962-3756 FAX: 910/962-4066 E-mail: webste@uncwil.edu |
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EDUCATION |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | B.S. in Biology | 1976 |
| Michigan State University | M.S. in Zoology | 1978 |
| Texas Tech University | Ph.D. in Zoology | 1983 |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
| Professor, Member of the Graduate Faculty, Director of the Vertebrate Collections and Curator of Mammals | Department of Biological Sciences, UNCW | 1993-present |
| Affiliate Member of the Graduate Faculty | Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC | 1998-present |
| Director of the Vertebrate Collections | UNCW | 1998-present |
| Research Associate | Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA | 1995-present |
| Adjunct
Associate Professor and Member of the Graduate Faculty |
Department
of |
1991-1994 |
| Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program | UNCW | 1990-1995 |
| Associate Professor, Member of the Graduate Faculty, and Curator of Mammals | Department of Biological Sciences, UNCW | 1989-1993 |
| Tenure awarded | Department of Biological Sciences, UNCW | 1989 |
| Assistant Professor, Member of the Graduate Faculty, and Curator of Mammals | Department of Biological Sciences, UNCW | 1983-1989 |
| Instructor | Department of Biological Sciences, UNCW | 1977-78, 1979-83 |
| Research Assistant | The Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX | 1979 |
| Part-time Instructor | Dept. Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University | 1978 |
| Teaching Assistant | Dept. Biological Sciences, Michigan State University | 1977 |
| Curatorial Assistant | The Museum, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI | 1976 |
| BOOKS PUBLISHED |
| Webster,
W. D. 1993.
Systematics and evolution of bats of the genus Glossophaga.
Spec. Publ. Mus., Texas Tech |
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| Parnell,
J. F., W. D. Webster, and T. L. Quay. 1992.
Birds and mammals of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore: |
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| Webster,
W. D., J. F. Parnell, and W. C. Biggs, Jr.
1985. Mammals of the
Carolinas, Virginia, and Maryland. |
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CHAPTERS IN BOOKS |
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Webster,
W. D. 2000.
Coastal freshwater swamps as mammal refugia: the role of the Great Dismal
Swamp, pp. 253-261. In The
natural history of the Great Dismal Swamp (R. K. Rose, ed.).
Omni Press, Madison, Wisconsin, ii + 301 pp. |
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Webster,
W. D. 1999.
Northern yellow bat, Lasiurus
intermedius, pp. 109-110. In
The Smithsonian book of North American mammals (D. E. Wilson and S. Ruff, eds.). Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington,
D.C., xxv + 750 pp. |
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Webster,
W. D. 1999.
Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys
megalotis, pp. 558-560. In
The Smithsonian book of |
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Webster,
W. D. 1996.
Geographic variation in Blarina
brevicauda (Insectivora: Soricidae) from eastern North |
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Webster,
W. D. 1994.
Living resources: turtles and marine mammals, pp. 10-12.
In Managing the coastal ocean for |
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Webster,
W. D., and C. L. Reese. 1992. Mammalian
zoogeography on North Carolina's barrier islands, with special |
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Webster,
W. D. 1987.
Sorex longirostris fisheri Merriam, pp. 22-23.
In Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of |
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Webster,
W. D. 1987.
Sorex palustris punctulatus Hooper, pp. 36-38.
In Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of |
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Webster,
W. D. 1987. Sorex dispar blitchi Schwartz, pp. 39-40.
In Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of North |
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Webster,
W. D. 1987. Sorex hoyi winnemana Preble, pp. 40-41.
In Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of North |
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Webster,
W. D. 1987. Condylura cristata parva Paradiso, pp. 42-43. In
Endangered, threatened, and rare fauna of |
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS |
| Rabon, D. R., Jr., W. D. Webster, and D. K. Sawrey. In Press. Early postnatal mass in montane and prairie voles (Microtus). J. N.C. Acad. Sci., 118:XXX-XXX. |
| Webster, W. D. In Press. Elisha Mitchell and the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, North Carolina Academy of Science, and the Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. J. N.C. Acad. Sci., 118:XXX-XXX. |
| Webster, W. D. In Press. Northern yellow bat (Lasiurus intermedius) in North Carolina. J. N.C. Acad. Sci., 118:XXX-XXX. |
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Withers,
M. R., M. T. Correa, W. E. M. Morrow, M. E. Stebbins, J. Seriwatana, W. D.
Webster, M. B. Boak, B. L. Innis, and D. W. Vaughn.
In Press. Hepatitis
E virus antibody levels in North Carolina swine workers, non-swine workers, swine and murids.
Amer. J. Trop. Med. Hygiene. |
| Webster, W. D., and M. D. DiCola. Submitted. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of North Carolina. Spec. Publ. Mus., Texas Tech Univ., XX:XXX-XXX. |
| Ray, D. K., D. W. Freshwater, and W. D. Webster. 2002. Multiplex PCR identification of eastern and Allegheny woodrats in zones of contact. J. Wildl. Manage., 66:86-90. |
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Webster,
W. D., N. D. Moncrief, B. E. Gurshaw, J. L. Loxterman, R. K. Rose, J. F. Pagels,
and S. Y. Erdle. Submitted.
Morphometric and allozymic variation in the southeastern shrew (Sorex
longirostris). J. Mamm. |
| Rabon, D. R., Jr., K. W. Sawrey, and W. D. Webster. 2001. Infant ultrasonic vocalizations and parental responses in two species of voles (Microtus). Can. J. Zool., 79:830-837. |
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Ray, D. K., E. G. Bolen, and W. D. Webster. 2001. Characteristics of a barrier island deer population in the southeastern United States. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 117:113-122. |
| Webster, W. D., and P. B. Spivey. 2001. The pygmy shrew, Sorex hoyi (Insectivora: Soricidae), in North Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 117:29-35. |
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W. D. Webster and K. A. Cook. 2001.
Intraseasonal nesting activity of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta
caretta) in southeastern North Carolina.
Amer.
Midl. Nat. |
| Webster,
W. D. 2000.
[Review of] The mammals of Virginia.
J. Mamm., 81:624-627. |
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Rabon, D. R., Jr., W. D. Webster, and S. L. Donaton. 2000. Pleistocene bats of the southeastern United States, with comments on their hypothetical occurrences in NorthCarolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 116:57-68. |
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Webster,
W. D. 2000.
Westernmost record of the Seminole bat (Lasiurus
seminolus) in North Carolina. J.
Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 116:91-92. |
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Woodson,
H. M., and W. D. Webster. 1999.
Chelonia mydas (Green Sea
Turtle). Nesting distribution.
Herpetological Review, 30:224-225. |
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DeBow,
T. M., W. D. Webster, and P. W. Sumner. 1998.
Range expansion of the coyote, Canis
latrans (Carnivora: Canidae), into
North Carolina; with comments on some management implications.
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 114:113-118. |
| Webster, W. D. 1998. [Review of] A guide to the mammals of the southeastern United States. Assoc. Southeastern Biol. Bull., 45:76-79. |
| Webster,
W. D., C. O. Handley, Jr., and P. J. Soriano.
1998. Glossophaga
longirostris. Mammal. Species,
576:1-5. |
| Webster,
W. D., P. D. Goley, J. Pustis, and J. F. Gouveia.
1996. Seasonality in
cetacean strandings along the coast of North Carolina.
Brimleyana, 23:91-101. |
| Markham,
K. W. and W. D. Webster. 1993. Diets of
marsh rabbits, Sylvilagus palustris (Lagomorpha:
Leporidae), from coastal islands in southeastern North Carolina.
Brimleyana, 19:147-154. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1993.
Glossophaga commissarisi. Mammal.
Species, 446:1-4. |
| Webster,
W. D., A. P. Smith, and K. W. Markham. 1992.
A noteworthy record for the Dismal Swamp bog lemming (Synaptomys
cooperi helaletes) in North Carolina. J.
Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 108:89-90. |
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Murray,
C. A., W. D. Webster, and K. W. Markham. 1992.
Seasonal variation in the diet of bobcats in eastern North Carolina.
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 108:25-28. |
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Webster,
W. D. 1992.
[Review of] Wild pigs in the United States: their history, comparative
morphology, and current status. Assoc. Southeastern
Biol. Bull., 39:133-134. |
| Alvarez, J., M. R. Willig, J. K. Jones, Jr., and W. D. Webster. 1991. Glossophaga soricina. Mammal. Species, 379:1-7 |
| Padgett,
D. E., A. S. Kendrick, J. H. Hearth, and W. D. Webster.
1988. Influence of salinity,
temperature, and nutrient availability on the respiration of saprolegniaceous
fungi (Oomycetes). Holarctic Ecol.,
11:119-126. |
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Webster, W. D. 1988. The mammals of Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve and surrounding areas. Assoc. Southeastern Biol. Bull., 35:223-229. |
| Webster, W. D. 1987. Kyphosis in the marsh rice rat, Oryzomys palustris. J. Wildl. Diseases, 23:171-172. |
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Handley,
C. O., Jr., and W. D. Webster. 1987.
The supposed occurrence of Glossophaga longirostris Miller on Dominica
and problems with the type series of Glossophaga rostrata Miller.
Occas. Papers Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 108:1-10. |
| Webster, W. D., W. W. Golder, A. Neville, and J. F. Gouveia. 1987. The distributional status of the eastern wood rat, Neotoma floridana floridana, in North Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 103:111-112. |
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Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1987.
A new subspecies of Glossophaga commissarisi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
from South America. Occas. Papers
Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 109:1-6. |
| Webster, W. D., and C. O. Handley, Jr. 1986. Systematics of Miller's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga longirostris, with description of two new subspecies. Occas. Papers Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 100:1-22. |
| Adams,
W. F., C. S. Pike, III, W. D. Webster, and J. F. Parnell.
1986. Composition of barn
owl, Tyto alba,
pellets from two locations in North Carolina.
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 102:16-18. |
| Carter,
D. C., W. D. Webster, J. K. Jones, Jr., C. Jones, and R. D. Suttkus.
1985. Dipodomys elator. Mammal. Species, 232:1-3. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1985.
Nongeographic variation, reproduction, and demography in the Texas kangaroo rat,
Dipodomys elator.
Texas Acad. Sci., 37:51-61. |
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Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1985.
Glossophaga mexicana. Mammal.
Species, 245:1-2. |
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Webster, W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1984. A new subspecies of Glossophaga mexicana (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from southern Mexico. Occas. Papers Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 91:1-5. |
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Webster,
W. D., and R. D. Owen. 1984. Pygoderma
bilabiatum. Mammal. Species,
220:1-3. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1984.
Notes on a collection of bats from Amazonian Ecuador.
Mammalia, 48:247252. |
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Webster,
W. D., and W. B. McGillivray. 1984.
Additional records of bats from French Guiana. Mammalia, 48:463-465. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1984.
Glossophaga leachii. Mammal.
Species, 226:1-3. |
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Webster,
W. D., and C. M. Fugler. 1984. Lista de
quiropteros de las regiones nortenas de Bolivia. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Bolivia,
Communicacion, 3:13-18. |
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Webster, W. D., P. B. Colwell, and M. A. Shields. 1984. Noteworthy records of mammals from North Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 100:112-115. |
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Owen,
R. D., and W. D. Webster. 1983. Morphological
variation in the Ipanema bat, Pygoderma
bilabiatum, with description of a new subspecies. J. Mammal., 64:146-149. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1983.
First record of Glossophaga
commissarisi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from South America.
J. Mammal., 64:150. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1983.
Artibeus hirsutus and Artibeus inopinatus. Mammal. Species, 199:1-3. |
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Anderson,
S., and W. D. Webster. 1983. Notes on
Bolivian mammals. 1. Additional records of
bats. Amer. Mus. Novitates,
2766:1-3. |
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Jones,
J. K., Jr., D. C. Carter, and W. D. Webster.
1983. Records of mammals
from Hidalgo, Mexico. The Southwestern Nat., 28:378-380. |
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Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1982.
A new subspecies of Glossophaga commissarisi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
from western Mexico. Occas. Papers
Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 76:1-6. |
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Webster,
W. D., L. W. Robbins, R. L. Robbins, and R. J. Baker.
1982. Comments on the status of Musonycteris harrisoni (Chiroptera:
Phyllostomidae). Occas. Papers
Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 78:1-5. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1982.
Reithrodontomys megalotis. Mammal.
Species, 167:1-5. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1982.
Artibeus aztecus. Mammal.
Species, 177:1-3. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1982.
Artibeus toltecus. Mammal.
Species, 178:1-3. |
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Webster,
W. D. 1981.
Tooth replacement patterns in Myotis
albescens. J. Mammal.,
62:422-423. |
| Webster,
W. D., J. K. Jones, Jr., and R. J. Baker. 1980.
Lasiurus intermedius. Mammal.
Species, 132:1-3. |
| Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1980.
Noteworthy records of bats from Bolivia. Occas. Papers Mus.,Texas Tech Univ., 68:1-6. |
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Webster,
W. D., and J. K. Jones, Jr. 1980.
Taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes on bats of the genus Glossophaga in
North America, with description of a new species. Occas. Papers Mus., Texas Tech Univ., 71:1-12. |
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Snow,
J. L., J. K. Jones, Jr., and W. D. Webster.
1980. Centurio senex.
Mammal. Species, 138:1-3. |
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GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED |
| DATE | FUNDING AGENCY | TITLE | AMOUNT |
| 2002 | NC Department of Transportation and US Army Corps of Engineers |
Habitat requirements and distributional status of the Buxton Woods white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus ssp. nov.) |
pending |
| 2002 | Figure
'8' Beach Homeowners' Association |
Survey for endangered plants and animals on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina—Piping Plovers, sea turtles, sea beach amaranth, and marine mammals | $16,474 |
| 2002 | New Hanover County, North Carolina |
Effects of the Mason Inlet relocation project on the endangered Piping Plover |
$50,314 |
| 2001 | Figure
'8' Beach Homeowners' Association |
Survey for endangered plants and animals on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina—Piping Plovers, sea turtles, sea beach amaranth, and marine mammals | $16,474 |
| 2001 | Duke Power and Light Company | Threatened and endangered salamanders of the Nantahala Power and Light project lands, North Carolina | $18,069 |
| 2001 | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Distributional status of the Buxton Woods white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus ssp. nov.) (with D. W. Freshwater) |
$4,000 |
| 2001 | Figure
'8' Beach Homeowners' Association |
Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina |
$8,271 |
| 2001 | NOAA, National Estuarine Research Reserve |
Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina |
$4,000 |
| 2000 | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Efficacy of cone, Lang, and Eijkelkamp penetrometers in measuring soil compaction:
management implications for beach nourishment in sea turtle nesting habitat |
$5,000 |
| 2000 | Figure
'8' Beach Homeowners' Association |
Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, on Figure Eight Island, North Carolina |
$6,980 |
| 2000 | NOAA, National Estuarine Research Reserve | Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, on Masonboro Island, North Carolina | $4,000 |
| 2000 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, on Masonboro Island, North Carolina | $4,000 |
| 1999 | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta |
$5,000 |
| 1999 | NOAA, National Estuarine Research Reserve | Effects of beach renourishment and tilling on nest site selection, nesting success, and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta |
$3,000 |
| 1999 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | PCR analysis and DNA sequencing of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) in the southern Appalachian Mountains |
$3,300 |
| 1997 | US
Geological Survey, Species at Risk Program |
Habitat
requirements of the eastern woodrat (Neotoma f. floridana) in the northeasternmost part of its geographic range |
$24,970 |
| 1996 | NC Natural Heritage Program | The status of a newly discovered shrew of the genus Sorex (Insectivora: Soricidae) in the Dare County Bombing Range, North Carolina |
$13,645 |
| 1996 | NC Natural Heritage Program | The rare and
threatened mammals of Brunswick County, North Carolina |
$5,516 |
| 1996 | US Air Force | The rare and threatened small mammals of the Dare County Bombing Range |
$11,212 |
| 1995 | Thorpe Group of Companies | Morphometric analysis of the southeastern shrew (Sorex |
$11,654 |
| 1995 | NC Natural Heritage Program | Rare and threatened mammals of Holly Shelter Game Lands | $4,723 |
| 1995 | US Fish and Wildlife Service | The geographic distribution and evolution of the southeastern shrew in eastern North America |
$16,000 |
| 1994 | NC Natural Heritage Program |
Rare and threatened mammals of the Dare County Bombing Range |
$4,000 |
| 1994 | US Fish and Wildlife Service | A preliminary mitochondrial DNA analysis of the Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris fisheri) (with J. B. Geller) |
$2,500 |
| 1994 | NC Natural Heritage Program | Rare and threatened mammals of the Dismal Swamp Natural Area |
$6,998 |
| 1994 | US Army Corps of Engineers and NOAA | Effects of beach renourishment on nest site selection and nesting behavior of loggerhead sea turtles on Masonboro Island, North Carolina |
$27,110 |
| 1994 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | Where do North Carolina's loggerhead sea turtles go during the internesting interval? |
$4,000 |
| 1994 | Langley and McDonald, P.C. | The distributional status of the southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris) at Elbow Lakes Estates, Virginia | $8,000 |
| 1993 | Yarbrough Undergraduate Research Grant, NCAS (for G. E. Parkhurst) | Niche segregation and microhabitat utilization in the small mammal fauna of southeastern North Carolina. | $210 |
| 1992 | UNCW Research and Faculty Development Fund | Direct and indirect effects of rice rat predation on
salt-marsh community structure (with
M. H. Posey) |
$1,200 |
| 1991 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | The geographic distribution of the Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris fisheri) in North Carolina |
$2,000 |
| 1991 | US Army Corps of Engineers | The nesting biology of loggerhead sea turtles at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina |
$2,000 |
| 1990 | US Army Corps of Engineers | The nesting biology of loggerhead sea turtles at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina |
$9,000 |
| 1989 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | The natural history of the eastern
woodrat, Neotoma f. floridana, in North Carolina |
$800 |
| 1988 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | The natural history of two rare mammals
(rock shrew, Sorex dispar, and rock vole, Microtus chrotorrhinus) in North Carolina |
$3,000 |
| 1988 | US Fish and Wildlife Service | The effects of nest temperature on sexual differentiation in the loggerhead sea turtle |
$4,000 |
| 1988 | Cape Hatteras National Seashore | Inventory of the birds and mammals of Cape Hatteras National
Seashore (with J. F. Parnell) |
$16,000 |
| 1988 | Coastal Zone Resources, Inc. | A survey of the mammalian fauna of the Texas-Gulf Phosphate Area, Beaufort County, North Carolina |
$4,000 |
| 1987 | Nature Conservancy, Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve | Mammals of Nags Head Woods | $300 |
| 1987 | Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Recreation Area | Mammals of Buxton Woods | $300 |
| 1986 | Cape Lookout National Seashore |
The effects of feral animals on small mammals on Shackleford Banks, North Carolina |
$366 |
| 1986 | Society for Masonboro Island | Nesting ecology of loggerhead sea turtles on Masonboro Island, North Carolina |
$1,000 |
| 1985 | UNCW Faculty Research and Development Fund | Nesting ecology of loggerhead sea turtles on Masonboro Island, North Carolina |
$993 |
| 1985 | NC Wildlife Resources Commission | The effects of edaphic variability on nesting success in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) on Masonboro Island, North Carolina |
$300 |
| 1981 | Theodore Roosevelt Mem. Fund, Amer. Mus. Natural History, NY | Systematics and evolutionary relationships of bats of the genus Glossophaga |
$300 |
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ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS PRESENTED |
| Piatkowski, D., and W. D. Webster. In Press. Long-term effects of beach renourishment on the nesting biology of sea turtes: a four-year study at Masonboro Island, North Carolina, p. xx. In Proc. Twenty-second Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
| Ferrell, C. M., W. D. Webster, and D. Piatkowski. In Press. Comparison of five soil compaction measurement devices and their implications for the management of nesting sea turtles, p. xx. In Proc. Twenty-second Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
| Stacy, C. J., and W. D. Webster. In Press. Patterns of rabies infestation in North Carolina bats. J. N.C. Acad. Sci., 118:XXX-XXX. |
| Webster, W. D. In Press. Noteworthy records of bats from North Carolina. J. N.C. Acad. Sci., 118:XXX-XXX. |
| Webster, W. D., Ray, D. K., and D. W. Freshwater. 2001. Phylogenetics and evolution of woodrats (Neotoma) in the southeastern United States. Amer. Soc. Mammal., 245. |
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Rabon, D. R., Jr., W. D. Webster, and D. K. Sawrey.
2001. Mass of
laboratory-reared infant Microtus montanus
and M. ochrogaster. Amer. Soc. Mammal., 173. |
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Webster, W. D., D. K. Ray, and D .W. Freshwater.
2001. Evolution
and systematics of woodrats (Neotoma) in the
southern Appalachian Mountains. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.,
117:197-198. |
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Webster, W. D., M. A. Shipp-Pennock,
and D. W. Freshwater. 2001.
Systematics of white-footed mice (Peromyscus
leucopus) in the mid-Atlantic states. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 117:198. |
| Quel, C. B., and W. D. Webster. 2001. Remigration intervals for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, p. xx. In Proc. Twenty-first Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
| Piatkowski, D., and W. D. Webster. 2001. Efficacy of the cone and Lang penotrometers: management implications for beach renourishment in sea turtle nesting habitat, p. xx. In Proc. Twenty-first Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
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Nutter,
F. B., D. D. Lee, M. A. Stamper, G. A. Lewbart, C. B. Quel, W. D. Webster, and
M. K. Stoskopf. 2000.
Hemiovariosalpingectomy in a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), p.
XX. In Proc. Twentieth Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
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Piatkowski,
D., and W. D. Webster. 2000.
Efficacy of the cone and Lang penotrometers: management implications for
beach renourishment in sea turtle nesting habitat. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 117:79. |
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Shipp-Pennock,
M. A., B. Simmons, and W. D. Webster. 2000.
An evaluation of two wetland restoration mitigation sites in Wilmington,
North Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell
Sci. Soc., 117:79. |
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Weiss,
A., and W. D. Webster. 1999. Management
of the black bear (Ursus americanus)
in North Carolina: a tale of success. J.
Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 115:195. |
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Webster,
W. D., and P. Spivey. 1999. North
Carolina’s rarest mammal? Not the
pygmy shrew (Sorex hoyi)! J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 115:196. |
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Rabon,
D. R., Jr., W. D. Webster, and D. K. Sawrey.
1999. Comparison of infant
ultrasonic vocalizations and parental response in the montane vole, Microtus
montanus, and the prairie vole, M.
ochrogaster. Assoc. Southeast. Biol., 46:115. |
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Webster,
W. D. 1999.
Sea turtle distribution and breeding along the southeastern coast: Can we
maintain our populations? Assoc.
Southeast. Biol., 46:158-159. |
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Wilson,
B. L., and W. D. Webster. 1999. Microhabitat
selection in the eastern woodrat, Neotoma
floridana (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae), in the northeasternmost part of its
geographic distribution. Assoc.
Southeastern Biol. Bull., 46:166-167. |
|
Webster, W. D., N. D. Moncrief, H. H. Genoways, and J. R. Choate. 1998. Systematic implications of geographic variation in the northern short-tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda. Amer. Soc. Mammal., no. 227. |
| Rabon, D. R., Jr., D. K. Sawrey, and W. D. Webster. 1998. Ontogeny of ultrasonic vocalizations in two species of voles (Microtus). Amer. Soc. Mammal., no. 165. |
|
Barnes,
D. M., H. M. Woodson, W. D. Webster, E. Redfearn, and G. Grant.
1998. Sea turtle population
estimates in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina, p. 92.
In Proc. Eighteenth Internatl. Sea Turtle Symp. |
|
Webster,
W. D., N. D. Moncrief, and R. K. Rose. 1997.
The status of the Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew (Sorex longirostris fisheri)--is it really endangered?
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 113:98-99. |
|
Thomas,
C. T., W. B. Brooks, and W. D. Webster. 1997.
Aerial survey of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along
the east coast of Florida. Amer.
Soc. Mammal., no. 171. |
| Thomas,
C. T., W. B. Brooks, and W. D. Webster. 1997.
Aerial survey of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along
the East Coast of Florida. Atlantic
Coastal Dolphin Conf., p. 8. |
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Moncrief,
N. D., W. D. Webster, B. E. Gurshaw, and R. K. Rose.
1996. Allozyme and morphometric variation in the southeastern shrew
(Sorex longirostris).
Amer. Soc. Mammal., no. 134. |
|
Grogan,
N. L., and W. D. Webster. 1994. Utilization of the Cape Fear River by sea turtles:
species composition and seasonality. J.
Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 109:252. |
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Tucker,
M. M., W. D. Webster, and A. Neville. 1993.
The effect of metabolic heat on sex determination in the loggerhead sea
turtle (Caretta caretta).
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 108:197. |
| Carlin,
J. L., C. L. Mittelstadt, and W. D. Webster.
1991. Relationship between
carapace size, number of eggs, and nest depth of Caretta
caretta at Bald Head Island, NC. J.
Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 107:167. |
|
Reed,
D. L., and W. D. Webster. 1991. Use of
palmetto (Sabal minor) forests by
eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana
floridana) in southeastern North Carolina.
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 107:195. |
|
Neville,
A., W. D. Webster, and W. B. Brooks. 1989.
Nest temperatures and the duration between pipping and emergence in
hatchling loggerhead sea turtles in southeastern North Carolina, pp. 131-133.
In Proc. Ninth Ann. Workshop Sea Turtle Conserv. (S. A. Eckert, K.
L. Eckert, and T. H. Richardson, eds.). NOAA
Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFC-232, 305 pp. |
|
Brooks,
W. B., and W. D. Webster. 1988. How tides
affect loggerhead emergence activities on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, pp.
3-5. In Proc. Eighth Ann.
Conf. Sea Turtle Biol. Conserv. (B. A. Schroeder, ed.). NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFC214, 146 pp. |
| Gouveia, J. F., and W. D. Webster. 1988. Nest temperature and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle, pp. 27-28. In Proc. Eighth Ann. Conf. Sea Turtle Biol. Conserv. (B. A. Schroeder, ed.). NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFC-214, 146 pp. |
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Neville,
A., W. D. Webster, J. F. Gouveia, E. L. Hendricks, I. Hendricks, G. Marvin, and
W. H. Marvin. 1988.
The effects of nest temperature on hatchling emergence in the loggerhead
sea turtle (Caretta caretta), pp.
71-73. In Proc. Eighth Ann.
Conf. Sea Turtle Biol. Conserv. (B. A. Schroeder, ed.).
NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFC-214, 146 pp. |
|
Webster,
W. D., and J. F. Gouveia. 1988.
Predicting hatchling sex ratios in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta
caretta) by incubation duration, pp. 127-128.
In Proc. Eighth Ann. Conf. Sea Turtle Biol. Conserv. (B. A.
Schroeder, ed.). NOAA Tech. Memo.
NMFS-SEFC-214, 146 pp. |
|
Lankford,
T. E., W. D. Webster, T. A. Ballard, and R. M. Dillaman.
1986. The histological
organization of the digestive system in Blarina
brevicauda (Insectivora: Soricidae). Amer.
Soc. Mammal., no. 16. |
|
Webster,
W. D., and P. D. Goley. 1985. Seasonality
in cetacean strandings along the coast of North Carolina.
Amer. Soc. Mammal., no. 103. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1984.
Systematics and evolution of bats of the genus Glossophaga.
Dissert. Abst., 44:2359B. |
|
Goley,
P. D., and W. D. Webster. 1983. Seasonality
in cetacean strandings along the North Carolina coast. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 99:171-172. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1983.
A review of the short-tailed shrews (genus Blarina)
in North Carolina. J. Elisha
Mitchell Sci. Soc., 99:162. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1983.
Short-tailed shrews (genus Blarina)
in North Carolina. Amer. Soc.
Mammal., no. 179. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1982. Myotis austroriparius (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in North
Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci.
Soc., 98:208. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1982.
Systematics of bats of the genus
Glossophaga. Amer. Soc.
Mammal., no. 26. |
|
Webster,
W. D., P. E. Hosier, and M. Kochhar. 1980.
Effects of off-road vehicles on small mammal communities on North
Carolina barrier islands. Amer.
Soc. Mammal., no. 34. |
| Owen,
R. D., and W. D. Webster. 1980. Sexual and
geographic variation in Pygoderma
bilabiatum. Ann. Bat Meetings. |
|
Wylie,
P. E., C. M. Fugler, and W. D. Webster. 1979.
Community structure of a dry season Bolivian amphibian fauna.
Assoc. Southeastern Biol. Bull., 26:84-85. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1979.
Tooth replacement in Myotis
albescens and the systematic implications of tooth replacement in bats.
The Southwestern Nat. Swanews, 1-2:21. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1978.
Tooth replacement patterns in Myotis
albescens (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 94:114-115. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1976.
Species composition and species diversity of the chiropterans of the Rio
Upano, Ecuador. J. Elisha Mitchell
Sci. Soc., 92:49-50. |
|
OTHER PAPERS PRESENTED |
| Shipp-Pennock, M. A., W. D. Webster, and W. Freshwater. 2001. Evolution and systematics of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in the mid-Atlantic states. 2001 Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. |
|
Ray,
D. K., D. W. Freshwater, W. D. Webster, and C. McGrath.
2000. Systematics and
distribution of woodrats (Neotoma magister and N. floridana
haematoreia) in the southern Appalachian Mountains.
2000 Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United
States. |
|
Shipp-Pennock,
M. A., W. D. Webster, and W. Freshwater. 2000.
Pungo white-footed mouse (Peromyscus
leucopus easti): distribution and systematics. 2000. Colloquium
on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. |
|
Wilson,
B. L., and W. D. Webster. 1999. Microhabitat
selection in the eastern woodrat, Neotoma
floridana (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae), in the northeasternmost part of its
geographic distribution. 1999
Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States. |
| Webster, W.
D., and J. N. Nelson. 1998.
Identification and distribution of short-tailed shrews (Insectivora:
Blarina) in North Carolina. N.
C. Academy of Sciences, Annual Meeting. |
|
Nesler,
M. A., and W. D. Webster. 1998. Nesting
frequency in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta) of Bald Head Island, North Carolina. N. C. Academy of Sciences, Annual Meeting. |
|
Webster,
W. D., N. D. Moncrief, and R. K. Rose, and B. E. Gurshaw.
1997. Morphometric and genic
variation in the Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew (Sorex
longirostris fisheri). Seventh
Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the South and Central United
States. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1997.
The Dismal Swamp as a refugium for mammals.
Third Dismal Swamp Symposium. |
| Webster,
W. D., D. L. Hentosh, K. M. Davis, and J. M. Leisman.
1995. The effects of beach
renourishment on soil compaction, ghost crab density and distribution, and
loggerhead nest site selection on Masonboro Island, North Carolina.
Fifteenth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1994.
Systematics of short-tailed shrews (genus Blarina)
in North Carolina. N.C. Academy of
Science, Annual Meeting. |
| Webster,
W. D. and J. F. Gouveia. 1989. The timing
of sexual differentiation in the loggerhead sea turtle. Ninth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation |
|
Webster,
W. D. and W. B. Brooks. 1988. How tides
affect nesting activity on Bald Head Island.
Eighth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. |
| Webster, W. D., J. F. Gouveia, and A. Neville. 1988. The effects of nest temperature on hatchling emergence in the loggerhead sea turtle. Eighth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. |
|
Webster,
W.D. and J. F. Gouveia. 1988. Nest
temperature and sex determination in the loggerhead sea turtle. Eighth Annual
Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. |
| Webster,
W. D. and J. F. Gouveia. 1988. Predicting
sex ratios by incubation duration. Eighth
Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1987.
Masonboro Island sea turtle research project.
Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation in North Carolina, Annual Meeting. |
|
Webster,
W. D. 1987.
Small mammals of Nags Head Woods: species richness enhanced by freshwater
ponds. Nags Head Woods Ecological Forum. |
| PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS |
| American Society of Mammalogists | North Carolina Academy of Sciences |
| Association of Southeastern Biologists | Sigma Xi |
| Bat Research News | Society for Masonboro Island |
| IUCN, The World Conservation Union | Society of Systematic Biology |
|
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AWARDS |
| President, North Carolina Academy of Science | 2001-present |
| Mammal Review Committee, SC Department of Natural Resources | 2001-present |
| Board of Scientific Advisors, Highlands Biological Station | 1999-present |
| Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee, NC Wildlife Resources Commission | 1998-present |
| National GAP Analysis Project, US Geological Survey (Biol. Resources Div.) | 1998-present |
| Masonboro Island Advisory Committee, NC National Estuarine Research Reserve | 1998-present |
| Collegiate Academy Major Advisor, North Carolina Academy of Science | 1996-present |
| Chair of Finance Committee, North Carolina Academy of Sciences | 1995-2001 |
| Board of Directors, North Carolina Academy of Sciences | 1995-present |
| Board of Directors, The Society for Masonboro Island | 1995-present |
|
Scientific Council on Mammals, Appointed by the Nongame Advisory Committee, NC Wildl. Res. Comm. |
1987-present |
Advisory Board, Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve |
1988-present |
| NOAA, Marine Mammal Stranding Network | 1983-present |
| President-Elect, North Carolina Academy of Science | 2000-2001 |
| President, The Society for Masonboro Island | 1999-2000 |
Vice-President, North Carolina Academy of Science |
1999-2000 |
Recovery Team, Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
1992-1999 |
| Marine Turtle Specialist Group, IUCN, The World Conservation Union | 1990-1997 |
|
Grants-in-Aid of Research Committee, American Society of Mammalogists |
1993-1996 |
|
Committee on Nomenclature, American Society of Mammalogists |
1983-1986 |