Burrowing organisms are ecosystem engineers that augment the availability of resources for other species. Throughout the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is a keystone ...

Lake Louise, a temperate lake in south-central Georgia, USA, is 6.5 meters deep at its deepest point and approximately 6 hectares in area. Despite being relatively shallow, the lake stratifies each year, typically stabilizing ...

Albumin is one of the most studied proteins because of its diverse functions (Peters, 1995). Albumin varies between species, but past research on Human Serum Albumin (HSA) and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) has shown structural ...

The keystone and threatened status of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) makes them a species of interest for wildlife management. Two studies were conducted on gopher tortoises in south Georgia, USA. The first study ...