Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Johnson Lab
Led by Steve Johnson · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
What we study
The Johnson Lab works on the conservation and management of amphibians and reptiles, and the ecology of invasive vertebrates.
What working here is like
- Wild animals
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- A First Look at Pathogen Presence in a Red Hills Snake Community
2026 · Journal of Herpetology
Checked for pathogens in snakes in Florida to establish baseline disease data.
- Frogs in a Hurry: Morphological and Physiological Correlates of Inter‐Site Movement Success in an Aquatic Invader
2025 · Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Linked frog movement success to traits like body size and physiology.
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- Identifying the factors that influence raccoon (Procyon lotor) and southeastern myotis (Myotis austroriparius) use of stormwater sewer systems
2025 · Urban Ecosystems
Examined factors influencing raccoons and bats using stormwater sewer systems.
- Field experiments on the effects of fire on parasite transmission to amphibian hosts
2025 · Ecology
Tested whether fire affects parasite infections in Cuban tree frogs.
- Thermal tolerance for the tropical clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis with comments on comparative methods for amphibian studies
2024 · Journal of Thermal Biology
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