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Predatory Impacts of Crayfish on Apple Snails (Pomacea paludosa and P. maculata)Unknown Date (has links)
Theory predicts that when prey can reach a size refuge from predation, prey
vulnerability to predation is a function of hatchling size, growth rate, and the handling
limitations of its predator, which collectively influence the amount of time prey spend
vulnerable. I examined the mechanistic role of prey size for the predator-prey interaction
between predatory crayfish (Procambarus fallax) and apple snail prey (Pomacea
paludosa and P. maculata) and found that crayfish feeding rates decreased with snail
size, such that smaller hatchling P. maculata were more than twenty times more
vulnerable than hatchling P. paludosa. Experimental manipulations of productivity
increased apple snail growth rates, reducing the effects of predatory crayfish on P.
maculata survivorship, but not P. paludosa survivorship. My results indicate that when
prey can reach a size refuge from predation, increased system productivity decreases
predator limitation of that prey. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Characteristics of adult home economics clothing construction students in Pinellas County, Florida and their perceived background in clothing constructionDavis, Susan Tuck Unknown Date (has links)
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A history of the Department of Physical Education for Women at Florida State University from 1923-1953Stanaland, Peggy Unknown Date (has links)
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A study of the need for a program of family care for the aging in Hillsborough County, Florida, in 1957Griffis, Gretta Unknown Date (has links)
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An analysis of the recreation patterns of exceptional children in the Tallahassee areaHelen Virginia Sparks Unknown Date (has links)
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Regionalization of Scar Patterns on the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Observed at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida.Unknown Date (has links)
The Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) is native to Florida and the
Indian River Lagoon. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) is located in Indian
River Lagoon and is frequently visited by manatees. The Manatee Project was created in
2009 to document and photograph the manatees visiting HBOI. Analyzing photographs
of 146 manatee that visited HBOI showed that a majority of the injuries sustained were
caused by boats. 97% of the manatee had at least one propeller injury and 31% of the
manatee had at least one skeg injury. Other non-boat related injuries seen in the images
included cold stress and entanglement injuries. This study looked at the prevalence of
scar by anatomical region, the cause of injury, and compared injury locations between
male and female manatees. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Examining the Impact of a Leadership Team’s Cognitive and Behavioral Agility on Student Achievement in Broward County Middle SchoolsUnknown Date (has links)
The extant literature on school leadership is bifurcated around the question: Are
leaders important, or, is leadership important? Many who think leaders are important, do
so because they believe the school’s tone, values, and aspirations start with “a” leader,
the principal. However, there are those who believe leadership is not really about a
single leader, but about a collective practice among people who work together, with a
focus on accomplishing a shared goal. While leadership teams have been studied in a
variety of contexts, little research is available on the cumulative effect of a school team’s
ability to think collectively to raise student performance. Noteworthy however, is that
this study makes the assumption that the sum total of individual agility as measure by
instruments designed to assess individual agility equates to an accurate measure of team
agility. This study was designed to better understand the relationship between a school
leadership team’s cognitive and behavioral agility, school climate, and student
achievement in a population of middle schools in Broward County, Florida. Theoretically, the study provides a model in support of the collective leadership
approach in moving schools toward improved student achievement. A non-experimental,
quantitative research design was utilized and The Strategic Thinking Questionnaire
(STQ) and Strategic Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ) were used to assess cognitive and
behavioral agility, respectively. Climate data, analyzed as a mediator, was extracted from
the schools’ Annual Customer Survey. Student achievement was measured as overall
school performance on standardized assessments as part of the State of Florida school
accountability system. The STQ and SLQ were administered by way of a survey and
descriptive statistics, correlation and mediation analysis were used to analyze data.
The research did not point to any statistically significant correlations between
school leadership teams’ cognitive and behavior agility as they relate to predicting
student achievement; even with school climate acting as a mediator. This may be due in
part to the assumption that agility data captured is an accurate reflection of team
functioning. The study provides opportunities for additional research on the efficacy of
leadership teams in K-12 education. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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The Associations of Little Blue Heron Prey and Vegetation Communities in Two Subtropical Coastal EcosystemsUnknown Date (has links)
Shallow water availability coupled with anthropogenic degradation of seagrass beds limits wading bird food resources in dynamic coastal ecosystems. Identifying prey species critical to wading bird reproductive success and the environmental drivers of key prey species abundance is important for understanding how environmental stressors influence prey and change the quality of foraging patches. Little Blue Herons (Egretta caerulea) are reportedly generalists eating insects, crustaceans, and fish; however, the proportions of prey items in the diet may shift spatially and temporally from freshwater to marine systems during breeding and non-breeding periods. I investigated prey selection by Little Blue Herons in Florida at the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge and the western Florida Bay, during 2016 and 2017 breeding seasons by investigating prey availability at low-tide locations along mudflats compared to stomach regurgitate samples collected from Little Blue Heron chicks 1 to 4 weeks old. Little Blue Herons selected Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) and prawns (Farfantepenaeus spp.) from the estuarine environment, but also consumed terrestrial prey (e.g. tree crabs) suggesting Little Blue Heron foraging habitat is not restricted to tidal flats. Additionally, these results support the characterization of Little Blue Herons as a generalist. After identifying important prey species, I modeled the associations of selected prey species with submerged aquatic vegetation density and abiotic variables to better understand habitat preferences and important habitat characteristics that drive prey density. Models support total seagrass density and algal density as having the greatest effect on prey selected by Little Blue Herons. Prawn density has a strong positive association with seagrass density. Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) and prawns (Farfantepenaeus spp.) had strong positive association with algae while pipefish (Syngnathidae) had a strong negative association with algae suggesting algae density in seagrass meadows should be considered when assessing the quality of seagrass meadows for Little Blue Heron prey and habitat suitability. My results varied from previous studies where prawns and gulf toadfish were associated with specific seagrass species. Therefore, some Little Blue Heron prey species in south Florida may not be affected by changes in submerged aquatic vegetation community composition if submerged aquatic vegetation densities remain constant. Studies are needed that clarify the complex interactions between prey and specific habitat metrics to validate the strength of landscape scale drivers of wading bird prey densities in dynamic coastal ecosystems and to determine how these communities will respond to anthropogenic environmental change. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Productivity and Nutrition of Sargassum: A Comparative Ecophysiological Study of Benthic and Pelagic Species in FloridaUnknown Date (has links)
Benthic algal species receive elevated nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)
availability as anthropogenic activities increase the loading of nutrients into coastal
waters. Pelagic species could also be responding to this nutrient enrichment. This study
compared the tissue nutrient content and productivity of three benthic and two pelagic
species of Sargassum. We hypothesized that the benthic species would have a higher
tissue nutrient content and productivity than the pelagic species and the pelagic species
would have a higher tissue nutrient content and productivity than historic data. The tissue
nutrient content and net productivity of the benthic and pelagic species were not
significantly different indicating that the pelagic species are receiving high levels of
nutrient availability comparable to that of the benthic species. Pelagic species in the
current study exhibited significantly higher N:P ratios and net productivity than the
historic data, suggesting a shift from N to P limitation and increased productivity. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Teacher Education Students at Miami Dade College: Perceptions of High Impact PracticesUnknown Date (has links)
Miami Dade College (MDC) is predominantly an associate degree granting
institution also authorized to confer baccalaureates. As “democracy’s college”, MDC is
the nation’s largest, most diverse community college. In 2011, a comprehensive redesign
effort was launched to increase degree completion. This sequential mixed model design
study queried teacher education student voices to explore their perceived impact of three
high-impact practices (i.e., mandatory orientations, assigned advisors, and Individualized
Educational Plans). A survey (n=218) was administered during an initial quantitative
phase, confirming that a) students perceived the interventions as the institution intended
and b) ethnicity influenced perception. Focus groups (n=27) were conducted during a
subsequent qualitative phase, unveiling three overarching findings about how and why
perceptions of operational, affective, and academic aspects of the interventions were
useful, not useful, or could be enhanced to help them navigate/ “survive” college, make
adequate progress, and anticipate graduating, transferring, or entering a career. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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