Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jon Moore

Dr. Jon Moore

Ph.D., Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 
M.S., Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
B.S., Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
Dr. Moore teaches courses in marine biology, zoology, and conservation. His research includes the ecology, evolution, and distribution of deep-sea fishes and other animals. He also has interests in the biodiversity of scrub and flatwood habitats in Florida, the conservation of endangered species, and in herpetology (especially tortoises and lizards). Dr. Moore came to the Honors College from both Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and National Marine Fisheries Service in Woods Hole, MA where he was a visiting scientist. More information is available at the website below, along with a CV and pdf files of various published papers.

Contact: 561.799.8025; HC 175 
jmoore@fau.edu 
Jon Moore's homepage 


His research revolves around the ecology, evolution, and conservation of marine and terrestrial organisms and their habitats. This allows my students and I to study diverse topics around Florida and elsewhere.

Particular areas of research include: the ecology, systematics, and evolution of deep-sea fishes; ecology of seamounts; ecology and conservation of gopher tortoises and their habitat; ecology of Florida's reptiles and amphibians, including studies of invasive species, such as northern curlytail lizards (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri), green iguanas (Iguana iguana) and hemidactyline geckos; conservation of Florida scrub habitat, including studies of the endangered perforate lichen (Cladonia perforata) and endangered fragrant prickly apple cactus (Harrisia fragrans). (Text Borrowed from his website)

He also maintains a tortoise page on FaceBook . You can find it here:


You can watch him with the tortoises here: