Department of Integrative Biology | College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Integrative Biology | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

Field Research Graduate student, Sam Hirst, pipettes venom from a rattlesnake into a tube.
Digital Dinosaurs A student in Dr. Carney’s Digital Dinosaurs course using an AR headset.
Marine Research A student in Dr. Parkinson’s lab dives to conduct research on corals.
Field Research Dr. Margres' international team looking for rattlesnakes at night.
Marine Research Students in Dr. Ellis' Marine Bio course kayaking in Tampa Bay.

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Researchers plan to continue tagging cobia and tripletail for the next two years. (Photo Courtesy: USF)

Tampa researchers use fish tagging to fill data gaps on cobia, tripletail

11/05/26 — Researchers are tagging cobia and tripletail as part of a Gulf-wide effort to learn more about the popular sport fish and help guide future fishery management.

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USF part of national research team that finds drastic decline of marine life in the Gulf

10/19/26 — A national research team, including USF scientists, documented a 60% to 85% decline in certain deep-sea marine populations in the Gulf of Mexico, with findings suggesting lasting impacts from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Tokay gecko with mouth open, displaying its bright red tongue

Reptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here’s What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows

09/02/26 — Scientists are realizing that turtles, lizards and crocodilians communicate vocally more than they once thought. Smithsonian Magazine

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Department of Integrative Biology | College of Arts and Sciences | University of South Florida

Department News

Tampa researchers use fish tagging to fill data gaps on cobia, tripletail

USF part of national research team that finds drastic decline of marine life in the Gulf

Reptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here’s What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows

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