Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Biochemistry & Molecular Biol.
First Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Sevin
Abstract
Ranaviruses are a group of large, double-stranded DNA viruses associated with die-offs of hundreds or thousands of individuals in fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Despite an average 80% localized mortality rate, relatively little is known about ranavirus infections in turtles, with most information being adapted from tangentially related studies in frogs and salamanders. Conditions of captivity incurred in human interaction through the legal and illegal wildlife trades may exacerbate infections, the rate of which this study aims to quantify.
Recommended Citation
Ernst, Parker, "Assessing Human Influence on Ranavirus Infections in Vulnerable Native Turtle Species" (2024). Honors Theses. 1771.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1771