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David William Steadman is a paleontologist and ornithologist, and Curator Emeritus of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His research has concentrated on the evolution , biogeography , conservation , and extinction of tropical birds, particularly in the islands of the Pacific Ocean . [ 3 ]
Auffenberg received his M.Sc. from the University of Florida in 1953 with his thesis A Study of Geographic Morphological Variation in the Blacksnake. He held a temporary position as Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at The Charleston Museum in 1954 and a Special Student in Paleontology at Harvard University in 1955–56; obtaining his doctoral ...
Elizabeth S. Wing (born 5 March 1932) is a zooarchaeologist and Curator Emerita at the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH).. She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in zoology from the University of Florida. [1]
Wesley Royce Elsberry (born January 23, 1960) is a data scientist with an interdisciplinary background in marine biology, zoology, computer science, and wildlife and fisheries sciences. He also became notably involved in the defense of evolutionary science against creationist rejection of evolution .
Advancements in molecular biology and theory of evolution within zoological research has unraveled questions concerning speciation events and has expanded phylogenic relationships amongst taxa. [3] Integration of phylogenetics with GIS provides a means for communicating evolutionary origins through cartographic design.
The investigation included the coordination of a multiagency (state, federal) team that identified, for the first time in the U.S., that saxitoxin was produced by the harmful algal bloom species Pyrodinium bahamense, and was the source of the poisonings. [14] Saxitoxin in Florida pufferfish can be fatal to humans.
Only three Florida species live in caves: the eastern pipistrelle, the gray bat and the southeastern myotis. Florida has the highest concentration of southeastern myotis in the world. [5] The greatest threat to bats in Florida is the disturbance or destruction of roost sites, due to either vandalism or urban development. [5]
H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs. In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.