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Development of an assay for the detection of the federally threatened Florida eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) using soil eDNA by Santamaria, Carlos A., Galbraith, Emily, Gainsbury, Alison M.

“…Accurate information on species range contraction is the cornerstone of effective biodiversity conservation. The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) is…”
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Does urbanization impact terrestrial vertebrate ectotherms across a biodiversity hotspot? by Gainsbury, Alison M., Santos, Eduardo Guimarães, Wiederhecker, Helga

“…Urbanization is increasing at an alarming rate altering biodiversity. As urban areas sprawl, it is vital to understand the effects of urbanization on…”
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Influence of size, sex, and reproductive status on the thermal biology of endemic Florida scrub lizards by Gainsbury, Alison M.

“…Climate change is impacting species globally, with many populations declining at an accelerated rate toward extinction. Ectothermic species are particularly…”
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Fire severity effects on the herpetofaunal diversity of the Florida scrub, a biodiversity hotspot by Lindsay, Michelle N., Lewis, David B., Halstead, Neal, Gainsbury, Alison M.

“…Fires, either natural or prescribed, are essential for conserving pyrogenic ecosystems; however, climate change is predicted to increase fire severity possibly…”
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Dietary niche variation and its relationship to lizard population density by Novosolov, Maria, Rodda, Gordon H., Gainsbury, Alison M., Meiri, Shai

“…1. Insular species are predicted to broaden their niches, in response to having fewer competitors. They can thus exploit a greater proportion of the resource…”
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Urbanization reduces diversity, simplifies community and filter bird species based on their functional traits in a tropical city by Santos, Eduardo Guimarães, Wiederhecker, Helga Correa, Pompermaier, Vinicius Tirelli, Gainsbury, Alison M., Schirmer, Sofia Coradini, Morais, Cicera Vanessa Feitosa, Fontenele, Juliane Lima, de Morais Santana, Maysa Conceição, Marini, Miguel Ângelo

“…Understanding how organisms are coping with major changes imposed by urban intensification is a complex task. In fact, our understanding of the impacts of…”
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Are acoustic indices useful for monitoring urban biodiversity? by Santos, Eduardo Guimarães, Wiederhecker, Helga Correa, Pompermaier, Vinicius Tirelli, Schirmer, Sofia Coradini, Gainsbury, Alison M., Marini, Miguel Ângelo

“…Monitoring changes in biodiversity resulting from urban sprawl is an important topic for conservation. Automated biodiversity monitoring methods can quickly…”
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An updated global data set for diet preferences in terrestrial mammals: testing the validity of extrapolation by Gainsbury, Alison M, Tallowin, Oliver J. S, Meiri, Shai

“…Diet is a key trait of an organism's life history that influences a broad spectrum of ecological and evolutionary processes. Kissling et al. (2014; Ecology and…”
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Effects of abandoned Eucalyptus plantations on lizard communities in the Brazilian Cerrado by Gainsbury, Alison M, Colli, Guarino R

“…The rapid expansion of human altered landscapes affects biodiversity on every continent. A fundamental goal of conservation biologists is to understand why…”
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Population density–range size relationship revisited by Novosolov, Maria, Rodda, Gordon H., North, Alexandra C., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Tallowin, Oliver J. S., Gainsbury, Alison M., Meiri, Shai

“…Aim: The species population density–range size relationship posits that locally abundant species are widely distributed. However, this proposed pattern has…”
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Heat, health and hatchlings: associations of in situ nest temperatures with morphological and physiological characteristics of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings from Florida by Fleming, Kelsey A, Perrault, Justin R, Stacy, Nicole I, Coppenrath, Christina M, Gainsbury, Alison M

“…Incubation temperatures, in addition to an embryo’s genetic makeup, are critical in many aspects of adequate sea turtle embryonic development. The effects of…”
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Microhabitat Variation Explains Local-scale Distribution of Terrestrial Amazonian Lizards in Rondônia, Western Brazil by Garda, Adrian A., Wiederhecker, Helga C., Gainsbury, Alison M., Costa, Gabriel C., Pyron, R. Alexander, Calazans Vieira, Gustavo H., Werneck, Fernanda P., Colli, Guarino R.

“…We investigate the role of ecology and phylogeny in the association between lizard abundance and microhabitat variables in an Amazon rain forest site. Using…”
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Light and equity: The projections of bringing light to populations in need across Brazil by Santos, Eduardo Guimarães, Gainsbury, Alison M., Wiederhecker, Helga Correa

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Evaluating prevalence of external injuries on nesting loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta in southeastern Florida, USA by Ataman, A, Gainsbury, AM, Manire, CA, Hoffmann, SL, Page-Karjian, A, Hirsch, SE, Polyak, MMR, Cassill, DL, Aoki, DM, Fraser, KM, Klingshirn, S, Stoll, JA, Perrault, JR

“…Sea turtles face both anthropogenic and natural threats including boat strikes, fisheries, pollution, and predator attacks. Injuries from anthropogenic sources…”
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