Airspray International.
HEARQUARTERS: The Netherlands, head office Airspray International B.V. Ivoorstraat 9 1812 RE Alkmaar P.O. Box 1007 1810 KA Alkmaar Tel +31 72-5414666 Tel +31 72-5470055 E-mail: general@airspray.nl Florida USA,...

Reproductive success and nest depredation of the Florida Scrub-jay.
The Florida Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), federally listed as a threatened species, occurs primarily on lands containing fine, well-drained soils along Florida's coastline, and on ancient sand dune ridges in the interior of peninsular Florida. They are monogamous cooperative breeders living in groups on year-round territories. Groups contain a mated...

Home range and dispersal of juvenile Florida Burrowing Owls.
Early observations of Florida Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) describe their propensity to excavate burrows in short grass habitat (Hoxie 1889, Rhoads 1892, Scott 1892, Palmer 1896). Typically, a breeding pair of owls excavate one breeding burrow and one or more satellite burrows (Scott 1892, Neill 1954, Wesemann 1986,...

Shoulder implant wins US approval.
A reverse shoulder implant, developed by Exactech Inc, has gained marketing clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration. The trademarked Equinoxe reverse shoulder, part of the Florida-based company's shoulder arthroplasty line, is designed for patients who have an irreparable rotator cuff and osteoarthritis. As it is...

First outing for spine system: US Spine completes first operation using new system.
Outcomes from the first surgeries using US Spine Inc's Preference 2 Spine System, featuring helical flange technology, appear to be successful, according to the company. The system was built on the company's original pedicle screw, tradenamed Preference and launched onto the market in January 2005. ...

Exactech wins US approval for hip joint replacement.
A hip replacement designed particularly to improve implant longevity has gained US Food and Drug Administration for its developer Exactech Inc. The trademarked Novation articulation hip system, designed with hard wear in mind, is made from alumina ceramic and tests have shown that it generates up to...

Restoration of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians (Lamarck)) populations in Florida coastal waters: planting techniques and the growth, mortality and reproductive development of planted scallops.
ABSTRACT Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians [Lamarck]) are a culturally and economically important component of Florida's nearshore marine community. However, many of the local populations that compose the hay scallop metapopulation in Florida have virtually disappeared since the 1950s. This study reports the results of a 3-year effort...

Biodiversity of sessile and motile macrofauna on intertidal oyster reefs in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida.
ABSTRACT Our research focused on determining the diversity and abundance of sessile and motile macrofauna that use intertidal reefs of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica for feeding, settlement space or refuge in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Five replicate lift nets were deployed at six sites (three impacted reefs with seaward...

Relationships between heavy metal concentrations in the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and metal levels in the water column and sediment in Apalachicola Bay, Florida.
Abstract: This study aims to assess baseline concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn) in the oyster soft tissue as they relate to concentrations in the water column (particulate phase) and sediment in Apalachicola Bay. In order to conduct these assessments, a total of 360 samples,...

Miami Dolphins owner wins 2005 World EOY.
Wayne Huizenga, the only person in history to have founded three Fortune 500 companies was named the 2005 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) in an award ceremony last May 28 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. He is the Chairman of Huizenga Holdings, Inc. based in Florida,...