Grants and awards programs

2005

Danna Baxley, University of Southern Mississippi, Conservation biology and ecology of the black pine snake in Mississippi.

2004

Roger Birkhead, Auburn University

Natalie Hyslop, University of Georgia, Spatial ecology and habitat use of the threatened eastern indigo snake in southeast Georgia.

2001

Jamie Colson, University of South Florida, Determination of paternity patterns in gopher tortoises using DNA microsatellites .

Jayme Waldron, Clemson University, Ecology of the canebrake rattlesnake in areas of sympatry with the eastern diamondback rattlesnake.

2000

Erin Clark, University of Georgia, Research and development of conservation plans for the establishment of a reproductiely self-sustaining population of gopher tortoises on the Aiken gopher tortoise reserve

James Tuckers, Auburn University, Influence of season and frequency of fire on reproductive success of Bachman's sparrow in longleaf pine forests of the Gulf coastal plain

1999

Noah Anderson, Southeastern Louisiana University, Thermal ecology of gopher tortoises.

William Blihovde, University of Central Florida, Movements and site fidelity in gopher frogs.

Ghislaine Guyot, Upper Respiratory Tract Disease and tortoise relocation.

1998

Steve Johnson, University of Florida, Conservation genetics of the striped newt.

William Blihovde, University of Central Florida, The life history of the gopher frog in Central Florida.

Tracey Tuberville, University of Georgia, Movement and activity patterns of the southern hognose snake in South Carolina.

1997

Jeannine Ott, Auburn, The relationship between movement and the reproductive cycle in a natural population of gopher tortoises: applications to conservation and management.

Kathryn Buchanan, University of Central Florida, Lake Louisa Sandhill restoration experiment: restoring grasses and forbs.

Elenor Mobley, University of Central Florida, a baseline population study of the southern fence lizard in Central Florida.

1996

Melissa Dills, Auburn, Coloniality in the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus.

Karl Studenroth and Adrianne Bosarge, University of Mobile, A survey of the occurrence of Gopherus polyphemus on the campus of the University of Mobile, Mobile Co. Alabama.

1995

Michael Belson, University of Central Florida, Habitat selection by red-headed woodpeckers in the Wekiva River Basin, Florida.

Jeffrey P. Demuth, Southeastern Louisiana University, A test of the effects of incubation temperature on sex determination and performance of hatchling gopher tortoises.

1994

Gerald Johnson, University of Miami, Thermal ecology of the gopher tortoise in south-central Florida: seasonal and ontogenetic aspects.

Pamela Kwiatkowski, University of South Florida, Paternity determination and behavioral interaction in male gopher tortoises.

1992

Parks Small, University of Central Florida, Florida scrub jays in the Wekiva River Basin and an evaluation of a habitat management technique.

1991

Judith Hicklin, Florida Atlantic University, Gopher tortoise habitat utilization in relation to invading exotic woody plants.

Matt Osentoski, East Carolina University, Mitochondrial DNA variation in the gopher tortoise, gopher tick and gopher cricket.

1989

Lora Smith, University of Florida, Nesting ecology, female home range and activity, and survivorship in gopher tortoises.