Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Mazzotti Lab
Led by Frank Mazzotti · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
What we study
Works on conservation planning and endangered species in South Florida. Directs the Center for Natural Resources - South Florida.
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Importation dynamics as proxies for propagule pressure are necessary but not sufficient to explain establishment success in non-native herpetofauna
2026 · Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Analyzes whether import volumes of non-native reptiles and amphibians predict establishment success in Florida.
- Case report: observations on expulsions from 20 years of radiotransmitter implantation in adult Burmese pythons
2026 · Animal Biotelemetry
Tracks transmitter expulsion rates in Burmese pythons after radiotelemetry implantation.
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- A Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) preying on a Central American Boa Constrictor (Boa imperator) in Belize
2026 · Reptiles & Amphibians
- Survey of Parasites from the Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegu ( Salvator merianae) in Florida
2026 · Journal of Parasitology
Examines parasites in invasive Argentine black and white tegus in Florida.
- Evaluating invasive reptile control efforts: nocturnal bulk removal of green iguanas (Iguana iguana Linnaeus, 1758) in Florida, USA
2026 · Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Evaluates nocturnal removal of green iguanas in Florida to reduce their invasive population.
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