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Researching animal behavior and evolution to understand resilience and vulnerability in changing ecosystems 

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Our Mission

Exploring the fascinating world of wildlife evolution and behavior through research and conservation efforts.

Current Stories

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USF and FAU researchers solve 1,500 year old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic

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WEB lab part of international team that uncovers the complex evolutionary history of the plague

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Use of tusks by narwhals, 

Monodon monoceros, in foraging, exploratory, and play behavior

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DNA from scat reveal that the seals in Iliamna Lake, Alaska are genetically divergent from marine populations

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Male beluga whales target deep waters in summer when foraging in the Eastern Beaufort Sea

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Genetic evidence that the world's first pandemic was caused by the plague

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Use of autonomous wave gliders to characterize dolphin habitats along Florida's Atlantic coast

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Localization and tracking of beluga whales in aerial video using artificial intelligence

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