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Title: Bis(sulfato)-cyclosiphonodictyol A, a new disulfated sesquiterpene-hydroquinone from a deep water collection of the marine sponge Siphonodictyon coralliphagum.
Creator: Killday, K. B., Wright, Amy E., Jackson, R. H., Sills, Matthew A.
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3319082
Subject Headings: Sponges --Research, Marine natural products, Sponges --Bahamas, Sesquiterpenes, Siphonodictyon
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Title: REESTABLISHMENT OF A QUEEN CONCH, LOBATUS GIGAS, BREEDING POPULATION IN A MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THE BAHAMAS.
Creator: Norton, Laura E. Issac, Davis, Megan, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: The queen conch, Lobatus gigas, is key to the Bahamian way of life. Recent studies suggest that commercial stocks will be depleted in The Bahamas in 10-15 years. In response to this, an egg farm was established in a historic breeding ground in Moriah Harbour Cay National Park, Exuma, Bahamas. Previously used for aquaculture, the egg farm concept was tested as a restoration method. Conch were tagged (n=251) and stocked in a 1,385 m2 (0.14 ha) circular enclosure at an equivalent density of 1...
Show moreThe queen conch, Lobatus gigas, is key to the Bahamian way of life. Recent studies suggest that commercial stocks will be depleted in The Bahamas in 10-15 years. In response to this, an egg farm was established in a historic breeding ground in Moriah Harbour Cay National Park, Exuma, Bahamas. Previously used for aquaculture, the egg farm concept was tested as a restoration method. Conch were tagged (n=251) and stocked in a 1,385 m2 (0.14 ha) circular enclosure at an equivalent density of 1,813/ha or 1 conch/5.5 m2. The egg farm was visited every 24-48 hours during the study period (May 26-August 14, 2019) to examine conch distribution, burial, predation, breeding, and egg mass laying. Queen conch Essential Fish Habitat was characterized in this study, contributing to a knowledge gap concerning conch spawning areas. No egg masses were laid, despite temperature, sediment solid-phase organics, calcium carbonate, and other seagrass habitat characteristics displaying similarities to previous studies in which conch spawned. It is speculated that egg laying did not occur due to handling disturbances, which may have caused the conch to resorb their gonads. Comprehensive recommendations are made for future egg farms intended for restoration.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013458
Subject Headings: Queen Conch, Bahamas, Marine protected areas, Ecosystem restoration
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Site Fidelity Assessment of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Following Large-Scale Emigration of Sympatric Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas.
Creator: Kuhn, Sommer L., Herzing, Denise L., Hughes, Colin, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Two sympatric species of dolphins (Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus) have been long-term residents to Little Bahama Bank. This study assessed whether there was a change in residence patterns or diurnal foraging depths of bottlenose dolphins following a large emigration event in the resident spotted dolphin community on this sandbank. Photo-identification was used to identify individual bottlenose dolphins and compare pooled...
Show moreTwo sympatric species of dolphins (Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus) have been long-term residents to Little Bahama Bank. This study assessed whether there was a change in residence patterns or diurnal foraging depths of bottlenose dolphins following a large emigration event in the resident spotted dolphin community on this sandbank. Photo-identification was used to identify individual bottlenose dolphins and compare pooled years before (2010-2012) and after (2013-2015) the spotted dolphin emigration. The identified community size and overall residency of the bottlenose dolphins remained similar, although two bottlenose dolphins emigrated over deep water to the site spotted dolphins emigrated. Bottlenose dolphins diurnally fed in shallower water but remained in the same geographic foraging locations. Reasons remain unknown for this depth change, but potential changes in the productivity of primary bottlenose dolphin foraging habitats or reduction of spotted dolphins from shallower depths remain possibilities.
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Date Issued: 2017
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004927, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004927
Subject Headings: Bottlenose dolphin--Habitat--Bahamas--Little Bahama Bank., Bottlenose dolphin--Effect of habitat modification on., Atlantic spotted dolphin--Habitat--Bahamas--Little Bahama Bank., Dolphins--Atlantic Ocean--Geographical distribution., Social behavior in animals.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE ROLE OF HERBALISTS IN HEALTH MAINTENANCE ON THE BIMINIS, BAHAMAS.
Creator: OSBORNE, J. SCOTT, III., Florida Atlantic University, Iscan, M. Yasar, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
Abstract/Description: Herbal medicine, the role of indigenous healers in health maintenance, ethnomedical ecology, and the impact of westernization on the traditional medical system of the Biminis, Bahamas, are investigated from several perspectives. Herbalists' socio-clinical role, botanical pharmacopoeia, and medicament preparation processes are qualitatively described, quantitative data being presented for the latter. Edited interview transcripts supplement findings stated in the text. Fifty-six plants are...
Show moreHerbal medicine, the role of indigenous healers in health maintenance, ethnomedical ecology, and the impact of westernization on the traditional medical system of the Biminis, Bahamas, are investigated from several perspectives. Herbalists' socio-clinical role, botanical pharmacopoeia, and medicament preparation processes are qualitatively described, quantitative data being presented for the latter. Edited interview transcripts supplement findings stated in the text. Fifty-six plants are reported whose medicinal usage is undocumented for the Bimini people. Statistical evaluation of herbalists' hand-and-eye measurement techniques (n=150) indicates maximum error from respective remedy means is less than 10%. Chemical constituents of positively identified medicinal species are reported and indicated as medically therapeutic and/or toxic in physiological activity. Some remedies are pharmacognostically appraised through the literature. Quantitative analysis of remedy preparation processes suggests herbalists' procedures may significantly reduce potential medicament toxicity, average reduction for the target compound of this study being 96.5% for decoctions.
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Date Issued: 1980
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14024
Subject Headings: Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbals--Bahamas--Biminis
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Title: The social structure of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Bahamas.
Creator: Rogers, Cindy A., Florida Atlantic University, Baldwin, John D.
Abstract/Description: This study reports on a community of bottlenose dolphins found >27 km from Grand Bahama Island. Observations were conducted from May--September, 1993--2002. The half weight index determined coefficients of association (COA) between dolphins for each year and from pooled data over the 10-year period. Long-term site fidelity of up to 17 years occurred. Resident and non-resident dolphins occurred in the area. Some dolphins traveled 333 km between communities. Average group size was 3--5, and...
Show moreThis study reports on a community of bottlenose dolphins found >27 km from Grand Bahama Island. Observations were conducted from May--September, 1993--2002. The half weight index determined coefficients of association (COA) between dolphins for each year and from pooled data over the 10-year period. Long-term site fidelity of up to 17 years occurred. Resident and non-resident dolphins occurred in the area. Some dolphins traveled 333 km between communities. Average group size was 3--5, and significantly larger with calves. Traveling groups were significantly smaller than feeding or socializing. Mother-calf associations were the strongest. Male-male COAs were low (x = .34), however, some individuals formed strong associations. Female-female COAs were low (x = .35), and affected by female reproductive status. Mixed-gender COAs were significantly lower (x = .31) than same sex associations. Pooled data revealed lower COA values, however, the same trends were evident. The long-term associations revealed from yearly COAs were not seen when data were pooled.
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Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13007
Subject Headings: Bottlenose dolphin--Bahamas, Social behavior in animals
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nutrition and habitat driven foraging of wild dolphins in the Bahamas: a recipe for prey.
Creator: Malinowski, Christopher R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Two sympatric dolphin species, Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus, resident to Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas were found to mostly forage independent of one another, but occasionally foraged in mixed groups. Analysis of over 20 years of data revealed the degree of overlap to be minimal with spatially distinct regions identified for both species, environmental segregation based on depth, bottom type, temperature, and time of day. Results based on observational data indicated significant...
Show moreTwo sympatric dolphin species, Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus, resident to Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas were found to mostly forage independent of one another, but occasionally foraged in mixed groups. Analysis of over 20 years of data revealed the degree of overlap to be minimal with spatially distinct regions identified for both species, environmental segregation based on depth, bottom type, temperature, and time of day. Results based on observational data indicated significant differences in group size and selected prey. For S. frontalis, lactating females had the most distinct diet, which differed from that of non-reproductively active (NRA) females. Pregnant females had ambiguous prey use results, but diet differences were revealed through nutritional analysis. Lactating females had a higher intake of all nutrients (% moisture, % lipid, % protein, and calories) than pregnant females but lower than NRA females. Mother and calf pairs selected prey for caloric and moisture values. The influence of calves on foraging groups was reflected through discrete differences in all nutrients. Males and females appeared to select the same major prey, but female prey use was much more diverse.
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3318668
Subject Headings: Dolphins, Habitat, Predatory marine animals, Ecology, Marine ecosystem management, Predation (Biology), Aquatic mammals, Behavior
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Title: POLLINATION BIOLOGY IN THE ORCHIDACEAE: POLYSTACHIA FLAVESCENS, EPIDENDRUM DIFFORME, AND EULOPHIA ALTA FROM SOUTH FLORIDA; ENCYCLIA GRACILIS, ENCYCLIA ALTISSIMA, AND ENCYCLIA RUFA FROM GREAT INAGUA, BAHAMAS.
Creator: GOSS, GARY JACK, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Pollination is described for six orchid species. Eulophia alta is autogamous. The advantages and disadvantages inherent in a population reproducing by this mode are discussed. The remaining species require an animal vector for successful reproduction. The floral mechanisms responsible for the attraction and the proper positioning of these vectors for pollination are stressed. Additional mechanisms which increase the chances for outcrossing are included. For Epidendrum difforme and the Inagua...
Show morePollination is described for six orchid species. Eulophia alta is autogamous. The advantages and disadvantages inherent in a population reproducing by this mode are discussed. The remaining species require an animal vector for successful reproduction. The floral mechanisms responsible for the attraction and the proper positioning of these vectors for pollination are stressed. Additional mechanisms which increase the chances for outcrossing are included. For Epidendrum difforme and the Inagua encyclias, evolutionary implication of the pollination systems are discussed. For the latter group it is explained why a wide variety of non-pollinating visitors are unable to operate the pollination mechaniams. Pollination was not observed for Encyclia altissima and Encyclia rufa.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13585
Subject Headings: Orchids--Florida, Orchids--Bahamas--Great Inagua Island, Orchid culture--Florida, Orchid culture--Bahamas--Great Inagua Island
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Variability of cold-water coral mounds in a high sediment input and tidal current regime, Straits ofFlorida.
Creator: Correa, T.B.S., Grasmueck, M., Eberli, G.P., Reed, John K., Verwer, K., Purkis, S.
Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007166
Subject Headings: Florida, Straits of, Cold-water corals, Deep sea corals, Submersibles--Automatic control, Underwater vehicles, Great Bahama Bank (Bahamas), Morphology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Maternal and alloparental discipline in Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas.
Creator: Weinpress, Meghan., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Discipline was implemented by mothers and alloparent spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) mothers and alloparents on Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Disciplinarians were significantly more likely to be adults than juveniles. Although most disciplinarians were female, males were also observed to perform discipline. The recipients of discipline were male and female, and significantly more likely to be calves than juveniles. Pursuit, contact, and display behaviors were used in discipline, however...
Show moreDiscipline was implemented by mothers and alloparent spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) mothers and alloparents on Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Disciplinarians were significantly more likely to be adults than juveniles. Although most disciplinarians were female, males were also observed to perform discipline. The recipients of discipline were male and female, and significantly more likely to be calves than juveniles. Pursuit, contact, and display behaviors were used in discipline, however pursuit behaviors were most often observed. Variables such as age class, sex, and parity were not found to influence how discipline was implemented. The durations of all disciplinary pursuits were under thirty seconds, and successful pursuits had slightly shorter duration than unsuccessful pursuits. Disciplinarian success was not significantly influenced by age class, sex, parity, or behavior used.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361254
Subject Headings: Animal behavior, Behavior evolution, Atlantic mammals, Behavior, Parent-child relationships, Social behavior in animals, Discipline of children, Atlantic spotted dolphin
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Deep-water benthic macroalgal communities with emphasis on Florida and the Bahamas.
Creator: Hanisak, M. Dennis, Blair, Stephen M.
Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007296
Subject Headings: Florida, Bahamas, Algal communities, Marine algae, Benthos, Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Deep-water plant communities from an uncharted seamount off San Salvador Island, Bahamas: distribution, abundance, and primary productivity.
Creator: Littler, Mark M., Littler, Diane S., Blair, Stephen M., Norris, James N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353774
Subject Headings: Plant communities, San Salvador Island (Bahamas), Deep-sea ecology, Primary productivity (Biology)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Homing in the West Indian Chiton Acanthopleura granulata Gmelin, 1791.
Creator: Mook, David H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007122
Subject Headings: Bahamas, Chitons, Animal homing, Acanthopleura granulata, West Indian fuzzy chiton, Mollusks
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A new species of Halistemma (Siphonophora: Physonectae: Agalmidae) collected bysubmersible.
Creator: Pugh, P. R., Youngbluth, Marsh J.
Date Issued: 1989
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007198
Subject Headings: Bahamas, Siphonophores, Siphonophores--Classification, Johnson-Sea-Link II (Submarine), Submersibles
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Molecular studies of Caribbean biodiversity in the field: Indian River Lagoon, Florida and AndrosIsland, Bahamas.
Creator: Lopez, Jose V., Peterson, C. L., Morales, F., Brown, L., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007395
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Andros Island (Bahamas), Biodiversity, Biodiversity--Research
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Computer simulation of larval transport through tidal channels: Role of vertical migration.
Creator: Smith, Ned P., Stoner, Allan W.
Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174491
Subject Headings: Larvae--Dispersal, Vertical distribution (Aquatic biology), Estuaries, Mexico, Gulf of, Bahamas
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Conservation and Phylogeny of a Novel Family of Non‐Hox Genes of the Antp Class in Demospongiae (Porifera).
Creator: Richelle-Maurer, Evelyn, Boury-Esnault, Nicole, Itskovich, Valeria B., Manuel, Michael, Pomponi, Shirley A., Van de Vyver, Gisele, Borchiellini, Carole
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796095
Subject Headings: Demospongiae, Homeobox genes, Marine ecosystem management, Phylogeny, Sponges --Bahamas, Sponges --Florida
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Observations of steady and seasonal salt, heat, and mass transport through a tidal channel.
Creator: Smith, Ned P.
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340503
Subject Headings: Tidal currents, Water temperature, Salinity, Time-series analysis, Exuma (Bahamas)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Reproductive Development of Female Bonefish (Albula spp.) from the Bahamas.
Creator: Luck, Cameron Alexander, Ajemian, Matthew J., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Bonefish (Albula spp.) support an economically important sport fishery, yet little is known regarding the reproductive biology of this genus. Analysis of oocytes histology and sex hormone levels was conducted on wild female bonefish sampled during and outside the spawning season in Grand Bahama, Central Andros, and South Andros, The Bahamas to assess reproductive state. Bonefish are commonly found along shallow water flats, or in pre-spawn aggregations (PSA) during spawning months. 17β...
Show moreBonefish (Albula spp.) support an economically important sport fishery, yet little is known regarding the reproductive biology of this genus. Analysis of oocytes histology and sex hormone levels was conducted on wild female bonefish sampled during and outside the spawning season in Grand Bahama, Central Andros, and South Andros, The Bahamas to assess reproductive state. Bonefish are commonly found along shallow water flats, or in pre-spawn aggregations (PSA) during spawning months. 17β-estradiol levels suggest vitellogenic consistency between habitats. However, fish are more reproductively developed at PSA based on the occurrence of larger, more prevalent vitellogenic oocytes and evidence of final maturation. Variability in hormone levels and spawning readiness existed between Grand Bahama and Andros PSAs, suggesting peak spawning may differ by region. Findings from this study will contribute baseline data to the captive bonefish restoration project at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and to the limited ecological data regarding bonefish reproduction.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013133
Subject Headings: Bonefish, Bahamas, Fishes--Reproduction, Fishes--Spawning, Reproductive biology, Albula
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Title: NASSAU AND BLOCKADE-RUNNING: 1861-1865.
Creator: TINKER, KEITH LAMONT., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of...
Show moreThis thesis examines blockade-running through Nassau during the American Civil War. The initial chapters examine the blockade of Confederate ports, and wartime blockade-running, 1861-1865. The concluding chapter summarizes the decline of blockade-running through Nassau. The argument of this thesis is that blockade-running through Nassau produced a tremendous increase in trade, with consequent increases in the price of consumer goods, in wages, and in the crime rate. With the decline of blockade-running, prices of commodities, wages, and the crime rate reverted to pre-Civil War conditions.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14117
Subject Headings: Blockade, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade, Nassau (Bahamas)--History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: LOOKING ON THE INSIDE: PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL’S MATERNITY WARDS, THE BAHAMAS.
Creator: Ritchie, Denesha Evette, Harris, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: In The Bahamas, the Princess Margaret Hospital is one of the main public facilities used to deliver babies. The hospital is divided into two maternity wards, public and private. This thesis aims to analyze the narratives of mothers’ experiences who have given birth in the hospital. Also, this thesis examines the difference in treatment between mothers’ first, second and third births. The data suggest that the way mothers were treated is based on their age and relationship status during...
Show moreIn The Bahamas, the Princess Margaret Hospital is one of the main public facilities used to deliver babies. The hospital is divided into two maternity wards, public and private. This thesis aims to analyze the narratives of mothers’ experiences who have given birth in the hospital. Also, this thesis examines the difference in treatment between mothers’ first, second and third births. The data suggest that the way mothers were treated is based on their age and relationship status during delivery. Notably, mothers on the private ward had the advantage of a family member to witness the delivery pre-COVID, while mothers on the public ward did not experience this privilege. Mothers’ first, second and third birth experiences showed differences based on their increased knowledge of delivery. However, both wards were associated with common issues related to hospital resources, doctor-patient relationships, communication, and perceptions of treatment.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014155
Subject Headings: Princess Margaret Hospital (Nassau, Bahamas), Hospitals--Maternity services, Medical anthropology
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