Current Graduate Students
- Brian Camposano focuses on
the morphology and geographic distribution of native and non-native
anole lizards (Anolis sp.) in Florida.
- Gabriel Miller examines the
ecology of upland snake species of the Southeast, specifically the
Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus), and its
interspecies relationships with the Southeastern Pocket Gopher (Geomys
pinetus).
- Raya Pruner investigates
brood foraging behavior, habitat use, and factors affecting chick
survival in the Cuban Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus
tenuirostris) a state-threatened species in Florida that nests
along the Gulf Coast.
Previous Graduate Students
- Betsy Roznik (M.S.,
December 2007) used radiotelemetry to investigate the movements and microhabitat use of
juvenile and adult Florida Gopher Frogs (Rana capito). Betsy
currently lives and works in Australia, where she hopes to pursue a
doctoral degree.