The Caribbean Diadema antillarum (a long-spined sea urchin) population has seen multiple mass mortality events since the early 80s, with no known cause until now. In the most recent mass mortality event, it has been determined that a scuticociliate is associated with this population decline. Click the link…
Aquatic Animal Health Program (AAH) PhD student- Elizabeth Brammer-Robbins, AAH Program Director- Dr. Iske Larkin, and co-author’s publication, “Putative high-level toxicity pathways based on evidence of brevetoxin immunotoxicity in marine fauna.” Their review summarizes brevetoxin-induced immunotoxicity in marine animals, and identifies research gaps that can aid in algal bloom risk…
In August of 2022, University of Florida (UF) College of Veterinary Medicine researchers and state and federal laboratories identified the first cetacean to be found infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) in America, and the second known case in the world. The virus recovered from…
2020-2023 Aquatic Animal Health Resident, Dr. Tatiana Weisbrod and her co-authors publication, “Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris calf mortality in Florida: a retrospective review of pathology data from 2009−2017”, was published in December of 2021. Research such as this is integral for understanding current and future threats, and is used by…
Publication: Wahltinez, Sarah J.; Kroll, Kevin J.; Nunamaker, Elizabeth A.; Denslow, Nancy D.; Stacy, Nicole I. 2021. “Practical Euthanasia Method for Common Sea Stars (Asterias rubens) That Allows for High-Quality RNA Sampling” Animals 11, no. 7: 1847. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11071847…
Publication: Cowart, Jonathan R., Danielle M. Collins, Daniel L. Stanton, Gerhard van der Horst, and Iskande V. Larkin. “Morphometric and structural analysis of Florida manatee spermatozoa.” The Anatomical Record (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24645…
Publication: Griffin, Emily K., Kaylie Anne Costa, Juan J. Aristizabal-Henao, Michael P. Napolitano, Margaret E. Hunter, Jason A. Ferrante, and John A. Bowden. “Lipidomics reveals specific lipid molecules associated with cold stress syndrome in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris).” Marine Biology 168, no. 6 (2021): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03879-y…
Publication: De María, Maite, Cecilia Silva-Sanchez, Kevin J. Kroll, Michael T. Walsh, Mohammad-Zaman Nouri, Margaret E. Hunter, Monica Ross, Tonya M. Clauss, and Nancy D. Denslow. 2021. “Chronic Exposure to Glyphosate in Florida Manatee.” Environment International 152 (July). doi:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106493.
Publication: Hendrik H. Nollens , Nylah J. Haney , Nicole I. Stacy & Todd R. Robeck (2020) Effects of sex, age, and season on the variation of blood analytes in a clinically healthy ex situ population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.), Veterinary Quarterly, 40:1, 342-352 https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2020.1845415…
Publication: Cowart, J.R., Collins, D.M., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A., Alejandro-Zayas, T., Rivera-Guzman, A.L. and Larkin, I.V., 2020. Manual collection and semen characterization in a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, p.810. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.569993…
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