Theses and Dissertations

Allen, C.R. 1997. Scale, Pattern and Process in Biological Invasions. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Anderson, Jay N. 1996. Nesting environment effects on American alligator egg viability. Non-Thesis MS, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Anderson, Yvette C. 2002. The Ecological Relationship Between the Tumor-Promoting Dinoflagellate, Prorocentrum spp., and Fibropapillomatosis in Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hawaii and Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Babbitt, Gregory A. 2000. Morphologic, behavioral and energetic aspects of reproduction and sexual selection in colonial ibises (Threskiornithidae). MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Bender, Kristy 2004. Evaluating Agency Perceptions of Partnerships: Lessons Learned from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. University of Florida.

Bennetts, R.E. 1998. The demography and movements of Snail Kites in Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Berish, Scott J. 1996. Understory responses to three formulations of a forest herbicide. MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Black, B.B. 1981. Winter feeding ecology of Black Skimmers on the Florida Gulf Coast. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Bohall, P.G. 1984. Habitat selection, seasonal abundance, and foraging ecology of American Kestrel subspecies in North Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Bokach, M. 2004. The relative influences of prey availability and predation on ardeid breeding colony site selection. Unpublished MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Brandt, L.A. 1997. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Tree Islands in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Brasel, L.S. 1983. Winter food habits and factors influencing the winter diet of river otter in north Florida. M.S. Thesis, Gainesville, FL.

Bruno, N.A. 1984. Nest site selection by and spawning season vegetation associations of Florida Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides floridanus, in Orange Lake, Florida. M.S. Thesis, Gainesville, FL.

Buckingham, C.A. 1990. Manatee response to boating activity in a thermal refuge. M.S. Thesis, Gainsville, FL.

Campbell, Mark R. 1999. Everglades Alligator Holes: Distribution and Ecology. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 81 pp.

Carthy, Raymond R. 1996. The role of the eggshell and nest chamber in loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) egg incubation. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Chandler, Isaac. 1999. Using GIS to determine habitat suitability for endangered mammals in the Florida keys. M.S. Non-Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Cherkiss, Michael Scott. 1999. Status and distribution of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Southeastern Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Chick, J.H. 1992. Aquatic macrophyte types as individual microhabitats: the distribution of juvenile and forage fishes in selected littoral habitats of Lake Okeechobee. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Chopp, Matthew. 2003. A comparison of Everglades alligator production in marsh interior and canal habitats at A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Conner, M.C. 1982. Determination of bobcat (Lynx rufus) and raccoon (Procyon lotor) population abundance by radioisotope tagging. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainseville, FL.

Conrow, R. 1984. Habitat preferences and seasonal succession of early life stages of fishes in Orange Lake, Florida, with an evaluation of sampling methods. M.S. Thesis, Gainesville, FL.

Cooley, L.S. 1983. Winter food habits and factors influencing the winter diet of river otter in north Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Croop, Jason D. 1996. A quantitative comparison of sampling techniques and habitat use for the apple snail (Pomacea paludosa) in the Florida everglades. MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Cubert, Robert Michael. 1999. Digital objects in object-oriented physical multimodeling and simulation. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Darby, Philip C. 1998. Florida Apple Snail (Pomacea Say) Life History in the Context of a Hydrologically Fluctuating Environment. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Dreitz, Victoria J. 2000. The influence of environmental variation on the snail kite population in Florida. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.

Duberstein, J. 2004. Freshwater tidal forest communities sampled in the lower Savannah River floodplain. Masters Thesis, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida.

Dusek, Marsha. 2003. Vegetation community changes in a tidal freshwater marsh in the Savannah River National Wildlife Refuge. MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Fleischner, J.E. 1994. Survival and Growth of Tree Seedlings on a Phosphate-Mined Reclaimed Wetland and Upland Landscape. Unpublished MS Thesis. University of Florida.

Garmestani, A.S. 1997. Sea Turtle Nesting in the Ten Thousand Islands of Florida. MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida.

Giroux, D. 1997. Lake Apopka revisted: a correlational analysis of nesting anomalies and DDT contaminants. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Gray, P.N. 1993. The biology of a southern mallard: Florida's mottled duck. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Grear, J.S. 1992. Habitat use by migratory shorebirds at the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats, Puerto Rico. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Gregory, C. 2004. Comparison of two approaches to conservation on publicly managed lands in the southeastern US. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Gross, D.A. 1997. An evaluation of immune function in neonatal alligators from a contaminated lake and an uncontaminated lake in central Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Harper, Betty J. 1999. Avian community response to prescribed fire in slash pine (Pinus elliottii var. densa) habitat on Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. M.S. Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Haslerig, J. 2000. Wildlife conservation in Tanzania during the Colonial and Independence Eras: A review of changing paradigms, legacies and lessons learned. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Heath, Julie A. 2002. White Ibis Reproductive Physiology. PhD dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Hogan, Jennifer. 2002. Distribution and Nesting of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) Near South Deer Island in Galveston Bay, Texas. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Howard, Jeanette 1997. Land Use Effects on Fresh Water Mussels in Three Watersheds in East Central Alabama. MS Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Howarter, Stanley. 1999. Thermal ecology of the American Alligator in the Everglades. M.S. Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Hylton, R.A. 2004. Survival, movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile Wood Storks (Mycteria americana). Unpublished MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Jelks, H.L. 1991. The distribution of foraging wading birds in relation to the physical and biological characteristics of freshwater wetlands in southwest Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Jennings, M. 1986. Habitat variables and spacing patterns affecting the nesting success of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) in central Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Jeske, C. Time and energy budgets of wintering ring-necked ducks (Aytha collaris) in north central Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Jones, G.P. 2003. Usability of unmanned aerial vehicles in assessing alligator populations. MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Jordan, C. Frank. 1996. Spatial ecology of decapods and fishes in a northern Everglades wetland mosaic. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Kalso, J. 1995. Refinement of population estimation techniques for wild turkeys in Florida. Unpublished MS Thesis. University of Florida.

Klein, M.L. Effects of high levels of human visitation on foraging waterbirds at J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel, Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Lackovich, Joel K. 1999. Studies of a viral etiology for fibropapillomatosis of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, and the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. M.S. Thesis, Department of Molecular Genetics and Mcirobiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Lamont, Margaret M. 2002. Response of Foraging Shorebirds and Nesting Sea Turtles to Barrier Island Dynamics. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl.

Lee, Kyuho 2004. Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Wildlife Surveillance. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Lee, Kangsun. 1998. OOPM/RT: A Multimodeling Methodology for Real-Time Simulation. Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Loftin, Cynthia S. 1998. Accessing Patterns and Processes of Landscape Change in Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Maehr, David. 1996. Comparative ecology of the panther, black bear and bobcat in southwest Florida. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida.

Malloy, K. 2004. Nekton Community Composition and Use of Tidal Marshes in the Lower Savannah River Delta. Masters Thesis, need dept, University of Florida.

Marynowski, S.B. 1995. Ecosystem management education for public lands: A case study of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Unpublished MS Thesis. University of Florida.

Maskey, T.M. 1989. Movement and survival of captive-reared gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, in the Narayani River, Nepal. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Masson, G.R. 1995. Environmental influences on reproductive potential clutch, viability, and embryonic mortality of the American alligator in Florida. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Florida.

McCauley, S.J. 1997. Effects of dietary dilution in Chelonians: Implications for the ecology and conservation. MS Thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

McMichael, E. 2004. Habitat use by internesting adults and juvenile sea turtles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Morea, Cory. 1999. Home range, movement, and habitat use of the American Alligator in the Everglades. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Muench, A.M. 2004. Aquatic vertebrate usage of littoral habitat prior to extreme habitat modification in Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida. Masters Thesis, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida.

Mulholland, R. 1983. Feeding ecology of the common moorhen and purple gallinule on Orange Lake, Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

O'Brien, C.A. 1997. Reproductive Biology of Amblema neislerii, Elliptoideus sloatianus, Lampsilis subangulata, Medionidus penicillatus, and Pleurobema pyriforme (Bivalvia: Unionidae). MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Palmer, Michelle L. 2000. The structure and function of Everglades alligator holes. M.S. Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Pearlstine, Leonard G. 2000. Discrimination of an invasive plant, Schinus terebinthifolius, from aerial digital imagery. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Peterson, L.P. 1992. A comparison of passerine resource partitioning in two tidal marshes of different salinity. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Pickford, D.B. 1995. Endocrine regulation of clitero-penis development in the juvenile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Pope, K.R. 1991. The relationship of vegetation to sediment chemistry and water level variance on the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Porter, M.L. 1984. Home range size and foraging habitat requirements of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis) in pine habitats of north Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Progulske, D.R.J. 1982. Spatial distributions of bobcats and gray foxes in eastern Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Rice, A.N. 2004. Diet and condition of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in three central Florida lakes. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Rice, K.G. 1992. Alligator nest production estimation in Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Rice, Kenneth G. 1996. Dynamics of exploitation on the American alligator: Environmental contaminants and harvest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Richey, Lauren J. 2001. Effects of endorcrine - disrupting contaminants on the immune system of hatchling American alligators. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Robson, M.S. 1982. Monitoring river otter populations: scent stations vs. sign indices. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Scherer, C. W. 1997. Response of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to different forest restoration techniques in a Florida sandhill community. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Schmid, Jeffrey R. 2000. Activity patterns and habitat associations of Kemp's Ridley turtles, Lepidochelys kempi, in the coastal waters of the Cedar Keys, Florida. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Semones, John D. 2003. Consequences of nesting date on nesting success and juvenile survival in White Ibis. Unpublished MS Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Sepulveda, M.S. 1997. Mercury contamination of great egret nestlings (Ardea albus) from southern Florida and its effects on health and survival. MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Silveira, Jennifer E. 1996. Landscape dynamics in the everglades: Vegetation pattern and disturbance in Water Conservation Area 1. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Smith, J.P. 1994. The Reproductive and Foraging Ecology of Wading Birds (Ciconiiformes) at Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of Florida.

Sorensen, K. 2003. Trapping success and population analysis of Siren lacertina and Amphiuma means. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Spratt, R.G. 1997. Harvest-Induced Wariness in American Alligators in Florida. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Stolen, E.D. 2006. Habitat selection and foraging success of wading birds in impounded wetlands in Florida. PhD Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Temsiripong, Yosapong. 1999. Growth and survival rates of wild and repatriated hatchling American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Central Florida lakes. M.S. Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Waddle, J.H. 2006. Use of amphibians as ecosystem indicator species. PhD Dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville FL.

Watts, A. C. 2002. Ecological restoration in Florida dry prairie: comparing strategies in a long-term study at Myakka River State Park, Florida. M. S. Thesis, University of Florida.

Welch, Z.C. 2004. Littoral vegetation of Lake Tohopekaliga: community descriptions prior to a large-scale fisheries habitat-enhancement project. Masters Thesis, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida.

Wiechman, J.D. 1987. Abundance, condition, and size structure of fishes in relation to water level and water quality in a Florida Everglades impoundment. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Williams, Gary E. 1997. Effects of methylmercury on growth and food consumption of nestling great egrets in the Florida Everglades. MS Thesis, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Wooding, J.B. 1997. Distribution and Population Ecology of the Fox Squirrel in Florida. Ph.D. Dissertation. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Woodward, A.R. 1978. An evolution of factors affecting night-light counts of alligators. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.