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Overview

Henry R. Mushinsky is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The topics Henry R. Mushinsky investigates include:

  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Mushinsky has published research in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Herpetology
  • Chelonian Conservation and Biology
  • Ecosphere
  • Ichthyology & Herpetology

Their recent papers illustrate a range of study topics and collaborative efforts. These include:

  • The importance of determining species sensitivity to environmental change: a tree frog example, 2021, Ecosphere
  • Diverging Epigenetic Responses to Wildfire History in Two Sympatric Lizards, 2023, Journal of Herpetology
  • Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure, 2023, Chelonian Conservation and Biology
  • Genetic Diversity of Florida Scrub Lizards (Sceloporus woodi) Varies with Wildfire History, 2023, Journal of Herpetology
  • Experimental Designs for Tortoise Pacing Diversion Structures and Tortoise Guards Along Highway Barriers, 2023, Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Mushinsky's research collaborations are reflected in frequent co-authorship with several scientists, including:

  • Earl D. McCoy
  • David R. Tevs
  • Lance D. McBrayer
  • Kyle G. Ashton
  • Aaron W. Schrey

Best Publications

  • Habitat structure: the physical arrangement of objects in space.

    Susan S. Bell;Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • ONTOGENY OF WATER SNAKE FORAGING ECOLOGY

    Henry R. Mushinsky;James J. Hebrard;Darrell S. Vodopich

  • Fire and the Florida sandhill herpetofaunal community: with special attention to responses of Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

    Henry R. Mushinsky

  • Decline of Some West-Central Florida Anuran Populations in Response to Habitat Degradation

    Pabl O R. Delis;Henry R Mushinsky;Earl D. McCoy

  • Epigenetic Variation May Compensate for Decreased Genetic Variation with Introductions: A Case Study Using House Sparrows ( Passer domesticus ) on Two Continents

    Aaron W. Schrey;Courtney A. C. Coon;Michael T. Grispo;Mohammed Awad

  • A Kansas Snake Community: Composition and Change over 50 Years

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  • Declines of the gopher tortoise on protected lands

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky;Jonathan Lindzey

  • Effects of fragmentation on the richness of vertebrates in the Florida scrub habitat

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • Growth and Sexual Dimorphism of Gopherus Polyphemus in Central Florida

    Henry R. Mushinsky;Dawn S. Wilson;Earl D. McCoy

  • Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations.

    A W Schrey;M Grispo;M Awad;M B Cook

  • Mangrove damage caused by Hurricane Andrew on the southwestern coast of Florida

    E.D. McCoy;H.R. Mushinsky;D. Johnson;W.E. Meshaka

  • Chemoreceptive responses of two sympatric water snakes to extracts of commonly ingested prey species

    Henry R. Mushinsky;Kristin H. Lotz

  • Measuring the Success of Wildlife Community Restoration

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • Foraging Ecology and Prey Size in the Mangrove Water Snake, Nerodia fasciata compressicauda

    David E. Miller;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • Rarity of Organisms in the Sand Pine Scrub Habitat of Florida

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • The Role of Temperature on the Behavioral and Ecological Associations of Sympatric Water Snakes

    Henry R. Mushinsky;James J. Hebrard;Mary G. Walley

  • The influence of fire periodicity on habitat structure

    H. R. Mushinsky;D. J. Gibson

  • Studying a Species in Decline: Gopher Tortoises and the Dilemma of "Correction Factors"

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • Gopherus polyphemus – Gopher Tortoise

    Henry R. Mushinsky;Earl D. McCoy;Joan E Berish;Ray E Ashton

  • HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND THE ABUNDANCES OF VERTEBRATES IN THE FLORIDA SCRUB

    Earl D. McCoy;Henry R. Mushinsky

  • NATURAL HISTORY AND ABUNDANCE OF SOUTHEASTERN FIVE-LINED SKINKS, EUMECES INEXPECTATUS, ON A PERIODICALLY BURNED SANDHILL IN FLORIDA

    Henry R. Mushinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Earl D. McCoy
Earl D. McCoy University of South Florida
Alessandro Catenazzi
Alessandro Catenazzi Florida International University
Susan S. Bell
Susan S. Bell University of South Florida
Lynn B. Martin
Lynn B. Martin University of South Florida
Christina L. Richards
Christina L. Richards University of South Florida
David F. Westneat
David F. Westneat University of Kentucky
Staffan Bensch
Staffan Bensch Lund University
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Carl Gans
Carl Gans University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alfonso Marzal
Alfonso Marzal University of Extremadura

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