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Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

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Bats on the move: study reveals migration patterns behind wind turbine fatalities

Department of Biology, PhD graduate Caitlin Campbell published a new study in Ecology Letters focused on the migration patterns of bats and their relationship with wind turbines. Bats with more complex migratory patterns are more likely to interact with wind energy facilities.

Fraser Lab’s ghost shark study published in PNAS

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from the Gareth Fraser Lab has shed light on the evolution and development of a strange appendage that sits on the forehead of ghost sharks. The articulated club-shaped rod of cartilage, called a tenaculum, present only in male ghost sharks or chimaeras, […]

Dr. Jeremy Lichstein awarded grant to study changing U.S. forests

Forests across the U.S. are affected by multiple factors that pose potential threats to forest health. Since 2000, rates of wood production have increased in eastern U.S. forests but decreased in western U.S. forests. There are growing concerns over widespread forest dieback in the western U.S. due to the combined effects of fire, insect and […]

Dr. Chris Dutton and his Robo-bunnies tackle the Burmese Python problem in the Everglades

Researchers from the University of Florida (led by Professor Bob McCleery at the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation) and the South Florida Water Management District have collaborated to help control the Burmese python populations in South Florida – using robot bunnies.

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Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Bats on the move: study reveals migration patterns behind wind turbine fatalities

Fraser Lab’s ghost shark study published in PNAS

Dr. Jeremy Lichstein awarded grant to study changing U.S. forests

Dr. Chris Dutton and his Robo-bunnies tackle the Burmese Python problem in the Everglades

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Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Bats on the move: study reveals migration patterns behind wind turbine fatalities

Fraser Lab’s ghost shark study published in PNAS

Dr. Jeremy Lichstein awarded grant to study changing U.S. forests

Dr. Chris Dutton and his Robo-bunnies tackle the Burmese Python problem in the Everglades

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