Search Results - "Pomory, Christopher M."

Microplastics in sandy environments in the Florida Keys and the panhandle of Florida, and the ingestion by sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) and sand dollars (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) by Plee, Tara A., Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Microplastic pollution is an increasing problem in the marine environment. This study had three objectives: 1) determine if seagrass beds and adjacent sand…”
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Seagrass bed edge effects in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) and other benthic invertebrates by Czaja, Raymond E., Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Anthropogenic disturbances (habitat fragmentation) disrupt seagrass beds and increase the availability of seagrass bed edges. Microhabitat selection and…”
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Assessing microplastics contamination in unviable loggerhead sea turtle eggs by Curl, Lindsay F., Hurst, Samantha A., Pomory, Christopher M., Lamont, Margaret M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Sea turtles, in comparison with marine mammals, sea birds, and fishes, are the most affected by microplastics in terms of number of individuals impacted and…”
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Color development time of the Lowry protein assay by Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Color development of the Lowry protein assay was tracked over time for bovine serum albumin (BSA) concentrations ranging from 40 to 600 μg/ml. The time…”
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Movement and behavior of the sand dollar Mellita tenuis (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) by Cleveland, Ashley B., Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Mellita tenuis occurs in large aggregations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and are. major bioturbators of sandy environments. In this laboratory study, M…”
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Juvenile Cassiopea andromeda medusae are resistant to multiple thermal stress events by Banha, Thomás N. S., Mies, Miguel, Güth, Arthur Z., Pomory, Christopher M., Sumida, Paulo Y. G.

“…Oceans are undergoing successive heatwaves. Several invertebrate taxa associate with dinoflagellates and are susceptible to bleaching caused by heat stress…”
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Telomere elongation and telomerase expression in regenerating arms of the starfish Luidia clathrata (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) by Varney, Rebecca M., Pomory, Christopher M., Janosik, Alexis M.

“…Regeneration in echinoderms has been extensively characterized physiologically, but fewer studies have addressed the genetic mechanisms underlying the process…”
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Coral loss alters guarding and farming behavior of a Caribbean damselfish by Di Santo, Valentina, O’Boyle, Lois A., Saylor, Ryan K., Dabruzzi, Theresa F., Covell, Marthe A., Kaack, Katrina, Scharer, Rachel, Seger, Katherine, Favazza, Nicholas, Pomory, Christopher M., Bennett, Wayne A.

“…Coral loss is a major element of global ecological change in the oceans that may shape the behavior of keystone species such as habitat-attached animals…”
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Effects of salinity and feeding on arm regeneration in the starfish Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) by Honeycutt, Nicholas R., Pomory, Christopher M.

“…The aim of this study was to determine: (1) salinity that maximizes arm regeneration in the starfish Luidia clathrata; and (2) if low food consumption or low…”
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Rate of regeneration of two arms in the field and its effect on body components in Luidia clathrata (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) by Pomory, Christopher M, Lares, Michael T

“…The incidence of arm regeneration, effects of arm regeneration on non-regenerating body components and rate of arm regeneration were examined under field…”
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Fluctuating asymmetry: biological relevance or statistical noise? by POMORY, CHRISTOPHER M.

“…Fluctuating asymmetry, random differences in left and right sides of a bilateral trait, is growing in popularity as a means of assessing fitness of organism…”
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Salinity effects on arm regeneration in Luidia clathrata (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) by Kaack, Katrina E, Pomory, Christopher M

“…The effect of salinity (20, 25, and 30 psu) on regeneration of two arms of adult starfish Luidia clathrata (n = 8 per salinity treatment group collected from…”
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Nitrate impacts on the Florida apple snail, Pomacea paludosa by Corrao, Norah Myers, Darby, Philip C, Pomory, Christopher M

“…Nitrate pollution in springs in Florida has been suggested as a possible reason for declining populations of the Florida apple snail, Pomacea paludosa (Say)…”
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Effects of bleaching and nutrient supplementation on wet weight in the jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana (Bigelow) (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) by McGill, Cheryl J., Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Cassiopea xamachana were bleached by elevated temperature or held in complete darkness. Wet weight was measured over several weeks in bleached and unbleached…”
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A note on calculating P values from 0.15-0.005 for the Anderson-Darling normality test using the F distribution by Pomory, Christopher M.

“…Exact P values in the range 0.15-0.005 for the Anderson-Darling statistic can be calculated using the F distribution by modifying the asymptotic statistic A*…”
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Position of arm loss and rate of arm regeneration by Luidia clathrata (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) by LAWRENCE, John M, POMORY, Christopher M

“…Three contiguous arms of six individuals of the asteroid Luidia clathrata were amputated. The initial mean lengths (c SE) of the two intact arms were 57.36 c…”
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TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE COMPARISONS AMONG JUVENILE REEF FISHES FROM A BEACHROCK NURSERY IN DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK by Speaks, Justin E., Randall, Carly J., Jimenez, Ana G., Dabruzzi, Theresa F., Sutton, Melanie A., Pomory, Christopher M., Bennett, Wayne A.

“…Beachrock formations in Dry Tortugas National Park, USA, function as important nursery habitats for many reef fishes. During low tide, the northeast Loggerhead…”
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Antibacterial activity of extracts from the body wall of Parastichopus parvimensis(Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) by Villasin, Pomory, Christopher M

“…Marine natural products represent a large and relatively untapped resource in the search for new compounds that have antibacterial activity. Bioactive…”
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A Comparison of Damselfish Densities on Live Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) and Coral Rubble in Dry Tortugas National Park by Wilkes, Allison A., Cook, Melissa M., DiGirolamo, Anthony L., Eme, John, Grim, Jeff M., Hohmann, Bernadette C., Conner, Sara L., McGill, Cheryl J., Pomory, Christopher M., Bennett, Wayne A.

“…Over the past 30 years, cold events and disease have reduced much of the live Acropora cervicornis (Staghorn Coral) in Dry Tortugas National Park (DTNP), FL to…”
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The effects of UV-B radiation on the reproduction and mortality of Tigriopus californicus (Copepoda : Harpacticoida) by KANE, Kanoelani, POMORY, Christopher M

“…Survival of adult female copepods and survival of eggs to 1-week-old larvae were assessed following exposure times of 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 min of UV-B…”
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