FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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A Method for Estimating Egg Numbers in Egg Clutches of The Exotic Apple Snail Pomacea maculata Without Affecting Clutch Viability
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Cantaloube, Michael, Markwith, Scott, Monette, Dean, Sharfstein, Bruce
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The exotic apple snail Pomacea maculata appears to be gradually extending its range and increasing its density through much of south Florida. As a consequence, there is increasing interest in understanding its life history. One difficulty encountered in studying P. maculata is that it lays large, multilayered clutches of very small eggs that are impossible to count without disaggregating the egg… more
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Examining Consumption Behavior differences between Pomacea maculata and Pomacea paludosa on Vallisneria americana.
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ewe, Sharon, Markwith, Scott, Monette, Dean, Olavarria, Adriana
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Pomacea maculata is invading Florida’s freshwater ecosystems. P. maculata is potentially competing with native Pomacea paludosa. However very little work has looked at the consumption behavior to Vallisneria americana. V. Americana, a restoration plant used by resource managers provides important habitat to nursery species. This study examines P. maculata and P. paludosa’s rate of physical,… more
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