Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Comparison of Hatching Failure in a Wildland and Suburban Population of the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Sonya Christine LeClair
The Early Ontogeny of Feeding in Two Shark Species: Developmental Aspects of Morphology, Behavior, and Performance, David C. Lowry
Cloning, Expression, and Sequence Analysis of Camelysin, a Zinc Metalloprotease from Bacillus anthracis and B. cereus, Andrew Ross Myers
Tardigrade Evolution And Ecology, Phillip Brent Nichols
Effect of Chromium VI on the Production and Behavior of Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echiniodea), Jennifer Rhora
Effects of Long-Term Administration of Caffeine in a Mouse Model for Alzheimer’s Disease, William Schleif
A Vascular Plant Inventory and Description of the Twelve Plant Community Types Found in the University of South Florida Ecological Research Area, Hillsborough County, Florida, Anne Candace Schmidt
Effects of Adoptive Transfer of Beta-Amyloid Sensitive Immune Cells in a Mouse Model for Alzheimer’s Disease, Daniel Shippy
The Effects of Labyrinthula sp. Infection, Salinity, and Light on the Production of Phenolic Compounds in Thalassia testudinum, Jennifer M. Sneed
Molecular Subtyping and Antibiotic Resistance Analysis of Salmonella Species, Aparna Tatavarthy
Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria and Fecal Enterococci in Recreational Water With an Evanescent Wave Fiber Optic Biosensor, Maria Theresa Trindade
A Phylogenetic Approach for the Study of Variation and Determination of Population Affiliation of Indigent Human Skeletal Remains, Hattie Bea Wetherington
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
An Analysis of Key Deer Herbivory on Forest Communities in the Lower Florida Keys, Mark Allan Barrett
Effects of hydrodynamic regime on photosynthesis in the green alga Caulerpa., Mark D. Driscoll
A Vascular Plant Inventory of Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park, Pasco County, Florida, Emily Ferguson
Biological Indicators of Wetland Health: Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Vegetation Measures with Anuran Measures, Shannon M. Gonzalez
Detection, Cloning, and Analysis of a U32 Collagenase in Streptococcus mutans GS-5, Marios Ioannides
Human Topoisomerase II Alpha Nuclear Export Is Mediated by Two Crm-1 Dependent Nuclear Export Signals, Joel G. Turner
Development of a Sensitive and Specific Biosensor Assay to Detect Vibrio vulnificus in Estuarine Waters, Robert M. Ulrich
Behavioral and Morphological Consequences of Rearing Florida Largemouth Bass with Non-Elusive Prey, Alpa Patel Wintzer
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Herbivore Abundance in Simple and Diverse Habitats: The Direct and Indirect Effects of Plant Diversity and Habitat Structure, Laura F. Altfeld
Reproductive Characteristics, Multiple Paternity and Mating System in a Central Florida Population of the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, Jamie Colleen Colson-Moon
Nutrient Uptake by Seagrass Communities and Associated Organisms: Impact of Hydrodynamic Regime Quantified through Field Measurements and use of an Isotope Label, Christopher David Cornelisen
An Assessment of Cognitive and Sensorimotor Deficits Associated with APPsw and P301L Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease, Marcos F. Garcia
A Molecular Approach to Assessing Meiofauna Diversity in Marine Sediments, Heather C. Hamilton
Phylogeography and Evolution of the Florida Crown Conch (Melongena Corona), Kenneth A. Hayes
An Examination of Modulation of Feeding Behavior in the Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonaterre 1788), Michael Matott
Population Structure of the Gopher Tortise (Gopherus polyphemus) in Florida, using Microsatellites, Tonia S. Schwartz
Genetic Changes in Natural Populations Caused by the Release of Cultured Fishes, Michael Dominic Tringali
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
THE EFFECT OF MULCHING ON HERBACEOUS WETLAND CREATION AREAS IN WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA, Christopher J. Anderson
RESPONSE OF THE THREATENED SAND SKINK (NEOSEPS REYNOLDS!) AND OTHER HERPETOFAUNAL SPECIES TO BURNING AND CLEARCUTTING IN THE FLORIDA SAND PINE SCRUB HABITAT, Kristie D. Gianopulos
THE FORAGING ECOLOGY OF THE JUVENILE GOPHER TORTOISE, GOPHERUSPOL YPHEMUS, Terri Anne Stilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
THE EFFECTS OF SILVICULTURE AND PRESCRIBED BURNING ON HERPETOFAUNA IN FLORIDA SAND-PINE SCRUB, Stig Ravdal
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
THE INFLUENCE OF HABITAT VARIATION ON DEMOGRAPHY OF BLUE JAYS (CYANOCIITA CRISTATA) IN SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA, Keith Allen Tarvin
GENETIC VARIATION IN CHRYSOPSIS FLORIDANA SMALL, THE ENDANGERED FLORIDA GOLDEN ASTER, AS REVEALED BY RANDOM AMPLIFICATION FOR POLYMORPHISM DETECTION (RAPD), Laurie Lysle Walker Markham
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
HOMING BEHAVIOR AND ORIENTATION IN THE GOPHER TORTOISE, GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS, Kevin Michael Connor
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF HERBACEOUS ANGIOSPERMS IN GRASS-SEDGE MARSHES OF WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA: THE EFFECT OF SEASONAL WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION, Pamela S. Botts
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
THE DIET OF THE GOPHER TORTOISE, Gopherus polyphemus, IN A SANDHILL HABITAT IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, Laurie Ann Macdonald
Theses/Dissertations from 1983
BEHAVIOR, HABITAT USE, FOOD, AND FORAGING EFFICIENCY OF THREE SPECIES OF SYMPATRIC MERONS (EGRETTA), Donald M. Kent
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
DEMOGRAPHY, MOVEMENTS, ACTIVITY, HABITAT UTILIZATION AND MARKING BEHAVIOR OF A BOBCAT (LYNX RUFUS) POPULATION IN SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA, Douglas A. Wassmer
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
A POPULATION STUDY OF THE BURROWING OWL NEAR TAMPA, FLORIDA, William D. Courser