FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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A comparison of the red fire ant and gopher tortoise burrow distribution within the FAU preserve.
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frazier, Evelyn, Nenkova, Anzehla
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is considered a threatened species throughout much of its range. Their decline is mainly attributed to habitat fragmentation and destruction. These habitat disturbances commonly favor invasive species such as the red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). The red fire ant has been detected on aprons of gopher tortoise burrows at the FAU preserve and we would… more
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A comparative survey of Gopherus polyphemus hemoparasites in two differing South Florida habitats
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Caruso, Joseph P., Cooney, Brian, Elhassani, Dana, Frazier, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a keystone species which affects the
biodiversity that shares its burrow. Habitat fragmentation has led to a decline in
populations within southeastern ranges. Haemogregarina (intracellular parasites)
have been identified in the blood of gopher tortoises, possibly due to the lack of
prescribed fires which are known to kill ticks. However, little is… more
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Bacterial Community Analysis of Soil Samples Beneath Decomposing Sus scrofa Carcasses
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Brown, Spencer, Caruso, Joseph P., Ebanks, Ryan, Frazier, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The post-mortem interval (PMI) is the time elapsed from the time of death until the discovery of a decomposing body, which forensic scientists utilize to decipher how and when a death occurred. Much of decomposition is attributable to bacterial activity. Identifying a net change in bacterial composition throughout the PMI of a decomposing carcass helps to explain the mechanism of decomposition.… more
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Home Range and Social Interactions of a South Florida Gopherus Polyphemus Population
Type: Text
Year: 2018, 2018, 2018, 2018
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frazier, Evelyn, Huffman, Jessica, Rodriguez, Andrea
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Gopherus polyphemus is a threatened reptile native to the southeastern USA. Previous research suggests the South Florida (SF) climate may allow tortoises to reproduce year-round. Our goal was to evaluate the social interactions and home range of the Florida Atlantic University Preserve (FAUP) tortoise population, with an emphasis on reproductive behavior since minimal information is available. In… more
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Fecundity of the gopher tortoise (gopherus polyphemus) in a degraded and fragmented southeastern Florida scrub habitat
Type: Text
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frazier, Evelyn, Zeiger, Ariel
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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An Analysis of Gopherus polyphemus Reproduction at the Florida Atlantic University Preserve
Type: Text
Year: 2017, 2017, 2017, 2017
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frazier, Evelyn, Huffman, Jessica, Nguyen, Thuymi
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise) is a threatened
keystone species whose burrows benefit over
350 species. Surveys conducted throughout 2010-
2015 at Florida Atlantic University Preserve (FAUP)
have found an age gap of ten years and a lack of
nests. To update the demographic survey and to
examine the population’s reproduction and health,
we conducted burrow and nest surveys from May… more
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Distribution and Habitat Use of the Gopher Tortoise in a Declining Southeast Florida Conservation Area
Type: Text
Year: 2011, 2011
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Frazier, Evelyn, Hindle, Tobin, Scholl, Joshua
Publisher: Florida Atlantic Unviersity
Description: FAU's Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry hosts an annual symposium where students engaged in undergraduate research may present their findings either through a poster presentation or an oral presentation. more
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Molecular Characterization of Hepatozoon (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) Blood Parasite within the Threatened Gopherus Polyphemus Species
Type: Text
Year: 2018, 2018, 2018, 2018
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Cooney, Brian, Eusse, Johanna, Frazier, Evelyn
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a threatened burrowing chelonian endemic to the Southeastern United States. Gopher tortoises are classified as a keystone species due to their construction of extensive burrows, providing shelter to approximately 362 commensal species. Haemogregarines are the most common hemoparasite species found within reptiles. The genus Hepatozoon sp. (Apicomplexa… more
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Analysis of the gopher tortoise tick (Amblyomma tuberculatum) and its distribution at the FAU Conservation Area in southestern Florida
Type: Text
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Bari, Arafat, Frazier, Evelyn, McGuire, Jessica L.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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Analysis of Cuban treefrog (osteopilus septentrionalis) predation on native Florida treefrog species
Type: Text
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Cunningham, Miranda, Frazier, Evelyn, Planas, Anthony
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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Baseline Study for the Identification of Intestinal Parasites in Gopher Tortoises Found in Blazing Star and Pine Jog
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Caruso, Joseph P., Frazier, Evelyn, Haizlett, Kent, Huffman, Jessica, Shanker, Rachel
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) populations are diminishing in South Florida due to habitat fragmentation in urban sites. As a keystone species, gopher tortoises have important ecological roles. The goal of this study was to establish a baseline of intestinal parasites in two South Florida populations. One population resides in a fragmented and non-fire maintained site, Blazing Star, and… more
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A forensic entomological and anthropological investigation into the decomposition rates in South Florida: the insecta that colonize sus scrofa
Type: Text
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ebanks, Ryan, Frazier, Evelyn, Schuss, Stephen, Unger, Jeremy
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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