Recent Projects
Can a method be developed to study sea turtle nest sex ratios on a large-scale?
When a sea turtle hatches, it is impossible to identify their sex because they don’t have any sex-specific external characteristics. They don’t have sex chromosomes, instead their sex is determi...
Gabriella Carvajal
Florida Atlantic University
Can aerial photography be used to measure leatherback sea turtle body condition?
Unlike hard-shelled sea turtles, the leatherback’s soft-shell changes shape relative to their nutritional condition and can be used as a visual indicator of their health. These gentle giants can...
Derek Aoki
Florida Atlantic University
Health impacts of plastic on inshore fish in the Florida Keys
Tiny pieces of plastic (microplastics), have been found at the highest camp on Mt. Everest (26,000 ft up) and the bottom of the Mariana Trench (36,000 ft down) [1-2]. Because microplastics are e...
Ashley Morgan
Florida Atlantic University
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