Christina Romagosa

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Christina Romagosa                    Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida

Education

PhD Auburn University

MS University of Florida

BS University of Florida

Professional Publications: P denotes postdoc coauthor, G denotes graduate student co-author,   U denotes undergraduate student co-author, I denotes intern co-author

1)      LeClare, SG., C. M. Romagosa, B. Baiser. 2025. Effects of an invasive top predator on ecosystem structure and function in a graminoid marsh food web. Oikos https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11031.

2)      Daniel, W.M., H.R, Sofaer, C.S. Jarnevich, R.A. Erickson, B.A. DeGregorio, P.S. Engelstad,..C. M. Romagosa…D. Lieurance et al (2025) Vertebrates in trade that pose high invasion risk to the United States. Biol Conserv 302:110887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110887

3)      Botero-Cañola, S., K. Wilson, E. Garcia, M. Heisey, L. E. Reeves, N. D. Burkett-Cadena, C. M. Romagosa, K. E. Sieving, S. M. Wisely. 2024. Acoustic indices track local vertebrate biodiversity in a subtropical landscape. Ecological Indicators 166:112292.

4)      Tuckett, Q. E., J. E. Hill, K. Everett, C. Goodman, E.S. Wooley, A. Durland Donahou, L. Lapham, K. Buckman, S. Johnson, and C. M.  Romagosa. 2024. Thermal tolerance for the tropical clawed frog, Xenopus tropicalis with comments on comparative methods for amphibian studies. Journal of Thermal Biology 123: 103890.

5)      Bartoszek, I. A., K. C. HengstebeckG, I. Easterling, M. Bassis, and C. M. Romagosa. 2024. Subterranean Refuge Use by Burmese pythons in Southwestern Florida. Journal of Herpetology 58: 121440.

6)  Catizone, D.J. G, T.M. Thomas, C.M. Romagosa, and M. M. Lamont. Demographics of a Previously Undocumented Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Population. 2024. Estuaries and Coasts 47: 1684–1693

7)      De Jesus, C.g, M. E. A. HarmanG, A. SuttonU, S. BredinI, C.M.  Romagosa, and S. Wisely. 2024. Spatially limited pathogen pollution in an invasive tick and host system. Biological Invasions: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03291-9

8)      Claunch, N. M.G, C. M.  GoodmanG, B. M. Kluever, N. Barve, R. P. Guralnick, and C. M. Romagosa. 2023. Commonly collected thermal performance data can inform species distributions in a data-limited invader. Scientific Reports 13: 15880.

9)      Lieurance, D., S. Canavan, D. C. Behringer, A. E. Kendig, C. R. Minteer, L. S. Reisinger, C. M. Romagosa, S. L. Flory, J. L. Lockwood, P. J. Anderson, S. M. Baker, J. Bojko, K. E. Bowers, K. Canavan, K. Carruthers, W. M. Daniel, D. R. Gordon, J. E. Hill, J. G. Howeth, B. V. Iannone III, L. Jennings, L. A. Gettys, E. M. Kariuki, J. M. Kunzer, H. D. Laughinghouse IV, N. E. Mandrak, S. McCann, T. Morawo, C. R. Morningstar, M. Neilson, T. Petri, I. A. Pfingsten, R. N. Reed, L. J. Walters, C. Wanamaker. 2023. Identifying invasive species threats, pathways, and impacts to improve biosecurity. Ecosphere 14: e4711.

10)  Lord, I., J. Redinger, J. Dixon, K. M. Hart, J. Guzy, C. M. Romagosa, and M.V. Cove. 2023. Telescoping prey selection in invasive Burmese pythons spells trouble for endangered rodents. Food Webs 37: e00307.

11)  Claunch, N. M.G; C. M. Goodman.G, M.A,  Harman.G, M. VilchezU, S. D. SmitU, B.M. Kluever, J.F.X. Wellehan, R. J. Ossiboff, and C. M. Romagosa. 2023. Dermatomycosis caused by Paranannizziopsis australasiensis in non-native panther chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) captured in central Florida, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 59: 322–331.

12)  Currylow, A.F., A.L. Fitzgerald, M.T.H. GoetzI, J.L. DraxlerI, G.E. Anderson, M.F. McCollister, C.M. Romagosa, and A.A. Yackel Adams. 2023. Natives bite back: depredation and mortality of invasive juvenile Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. Management of Biological Invasions 14(1): 107-122

13)  Guzy, J.C., B.G. Falk, B.J. SmithG, J.D. Willson, R.N. Reed, N.G. Aumen, M.L. Avery, I.A. Bartoszek, E. Campbell, M.S. Cherkiss, N.M. ClaunchG, A.F. Currylow, T. Dean, J. Dixon, R. Engeman, S. Funck, R. Gibble, K.C. HengstebeckG, J.S. Humphrey, M.E. Hunter, J.M. Josimovich, J. Ketterlin, M. Kirkland, F.J. Mazzotti R. McCleery, M.A. MillerG, M. McCollister, M.R. Parker, S.E. Pittman, M. Rochford, C.M. Romagosa, A. Roybal, R.W. Snow, M.M. Spencer, J.H. Waddle, A.A. Yackel Adams, and K.M. Hart. 2023. Burmese pythons in Florida: A synthesis of biology, impacts, and management tools. NeoBiota 80: 1–119. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.80.90439

14)  Claunch, N. M.G, C.J. Downs, L.A. Schoenle, S. Oakey, C.M. Romagosa, T. Ely, and C.W. Briggs. 2022. Snap-freezing in the field: effect of sample processing time on performance of bactericidal assays. Integrative and Comparative Biology 62: 1693-1699.

15)  Claunch, N. M.G, I.A. Bartoszek, S. Tillis, R.J. Ossiboff, J.F.X. Wellehan, N.I. Stacy, S. Oakey, L.A. Schoenle, and C.M. Romagosa. 2022. Physiological effects of capture and short-term captivity in an invasive snake species, the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in Florida. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 267:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111162

16)  Currylow, A.F., M.F. McCollister, G.E. Anderson,  J.M. Josimovich,  A.L. Fitzgerald, C.M. Romagosa, A.A. Yackel Adams. 2022. Face‐off: Novel depredation and nest defense behaviors between an invasive and a native predator in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA. Ecology and Evolution 12 (2): DOI: 101002/ece38639

17)  Currylow, A.F., B.G. Falk, A.A. Yackel Adams, C.M. Romagosa, J.M. Josimovich, M. Rochford, M. Cherkiss, M.G. Nafus, K. Hart, F.J. Mazzotti, R.W. Snow, R.N. Reed. 2022. Size distribution and reproductive phenology of the invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA. NeoBiota 78: 129–158

18)  Tillis, S.B. g, J.M. Josimovich, M.A. Miller, L.L. Hoon-Hanks, A.M. Hartmanng, N.M. ClaunchG, M.E. Iredale, T.D. Logan, A.A. Yackel Adams, I.A. Bartoszek, J.S. Humphrey, B.M. Kluever, M.D. Stenglein, R.N. Reed, C.M. Romagosa, J.F.X. Wellehan Jr, R.J. Ossiboff. 2022. Divergent serpentoviruses in free-ranging invasive pythons and native colubrids in southern Florida, United States. Viruses 14(12): doi: 10.3390/v14122726.

19)  Udell, B.J. G, J. Martin, H. Waddle, F. Johnson, B. Falk, A.A. Yackel Adams, S. Funck, J. Ketterlin, E. Suarez, F.J. Mazzotti, and C.M. Romagosa. 2022.  Open removal models with temporary emigration and population dynamics to inform invasive animal management. Ecology and Evolution 12 (8): DOI101002/ece39173.

20)  Wilson, A.C., C.J. AndersonP, C. Carter, C.M. Romagosa. 2022. Abundance of introduced rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in central Florida. Biological Invasions 24: 2217-2228.

21)  Claunch, N. M.G, C.M. GoodmanG, R. N. Reed, R. Guralnick, C.M. Romagosa, and E. N. Taylor. 2021. Invaders from islands: thermal matching, potential or flexibility? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 134: 587-603.

22)  Sinclair, J.S.p, O. Stringham, B.J. UdellG, N. Mandrak, B. Leung, C. M. Romagosa, and J. Lockwood. 2021. The international vertebrate pet trade network and insights from US imports of exotic pets. BioScience 71: 977-990.

23)  Claunch, N.M.G, Moore, I.T., Waye, H., Schoenle, L., Oakey, S., Reed, R.N., and C.M. Romagosa. 2021. Understanding metrics of stress in the context of invasion history: the case of the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis). Conservation Physiology 9: coab008. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coab008

24)  Goodman, C. M.G, G. F.M. Jongsma, J. E. Hill, E. L. Stanley, Q.M. Tuckett, D. C. Blackburn, and C.M. Romagosa.  2021. A case of mistaken identity: genetic and anatomical evidence reveals the cryptic invasion of Xenopus tropicalis in central Florida. Journal of Herpetology 55:62-69.

25)  Hengstebeck, K.G, and C. M. Romagosa. 2020. A trap for capturing large burrow-dwelling snakes. Herpetological Review 51(3):468-471.

26)  Miller, M. A.G, J. M. Kinsella, R.W. Snow, B. G. Falk, R. N. Reed, S. M. Goetz G, F. J. Mazzotti, C. Guyer, and C. M. Romagosa. 2020.  Highly competent native snake hosts extend the range of an introduced parasite beyond its invasive Burmese python host. Ecosphere 11 (6): 03153. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3153

27)  Sandfoss, M., N. M. Claunch G, N. Stacy, C.M.  Romagosa, and H. Lillywhite. 2020. A tale of two islands: evidence for impaired stress response and altered immune functions in an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance. Conservation Physiology 8 (1): coaa031. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa031.

28)  Lockwood, J.L., D. WelbourneP, C. M. Romagosa, P. Cassey, N. Mandrak, A. Strecker, B. Leung, O. Stringhamg, B. UdellG, D. Episcopio-Sturgeong, M. Tlusty, J. SinclairP, M. Springborn, E. Pienaar, A. Rhyne, and R. Keller. 2019.  When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals.  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17: 323-330.

29)  Orzechowski, S. C. M.g, C. M. Romagosa and P. C. Frederick. 2019. Invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are novel nest predators in wading bird colonies of the Florida Everglades. Biological Invasions 21: 2333-2344.

30)  Westfall, A.K.U, M. A. MillerG, C. M. Murrayg, B. G. Falk, C. Guyer, and C.M. Romagosa.  2019. Host-specific phenotypic variation of a parasite co-introduced with invasive Burmese pythons. PloS One14: p.e0209252.

31)  Bonneau, M.P, J. Martin, N. Peyrard, L. Rodgers, C. M. Romagosa, and F. A. Johnson. 2019. Optimal spatial allocation of control effort to manage invasives in the face of imperfect detection and misclassification. Ecological Modelling, 392:108-116.

32)  Epstein, J. Mg., W. E. Pine III, C. M. Romagosa, M. C. Scott, C. T. Phillips, C. A. Marion, and B. Baiser. 2018. State‐and regional‐scale patterns and drivers of freshwater fish functional diversity in the southeastern USA. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147: 1179-1198.

33)  Smith, B. J.G, K. M. Hart, F. J. Mazzotti, M. Basille and C. M. Romagosa. 2018. Evaluating GPS biologging technology for studying spatial ecology of large constricting snakes. Animal Biotelemetry 6: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-018-0145-3.

34)  Goetz, S.G, C. Guyer, S. M. Boback, and C. M. Romagosa. 2018. Toxic, invasive treefrog creates evolutionary trap for native gartersnakes. Biological Invasions 20:519-531.

35)  Goetz, S.M.G, C. M. Romagosa, A. G. Appel, C. Guyer, and M. T. Mendonca. 2017. Reduced innate immunity of Cuban treefrogs at leading edge of range expansion. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 327:592-599.

36)  Miller, M. A.G, J. M. Kinsella, R. W. Snow, M. M. Hayesg, B. G. Falk, R. N. Reed, F. J. Mazzotti, C. Guyer, and C. M. Romagosa. 2018.  Parasite spillover: indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons. Ecology and Evolution 8:830-840.

37)  Bonneau, M.P, F. A. Johnson, B. J. SmithG, C. M Romagosa, J. Martin and F. J. Mazzotti. 2017. Optimal control of an invasive species using a reaction diffusion model and linear programming. Ecosphere 8: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1979.

38)  Johnson, F. A. , B. J. SmithG, M. BonneauP, J. MartinA, C. M. Romagosa, F. J. Mazzotti, H. WaddleA, R. N. Reed, J. K. Eckles, and L. J. Vitt. 2017. Expert elicitation, uncertainty, and the value of information in controlling invasive species. Ecological Economics 137: 83-90.

39)  Bonneau, M.P, F. A. Johnson, and C. M. Romagosa. 2016. Spatially explicit control of invasive species using a reaction-diffusion model. Ecological Modelling 337:15-24.

40)  Howeth, J. G., C.A. Gantz, P. L. Angermeier, E. A. Frimpong, M. Hoff, R. P. Keller, N. E. Mandrak, M. P. Marchetti, J. D. Olden, C. M. Romagosa, and D. M. Lodge. 2015. Predicting invasiveness of species in trade: climate match, trophic guild and fecundity influence establishment and impact of non‐native freshwater fishes.  Diversity and Distributions 22: 148-160.

41)  Springborn, M., R. P. Keller, S. Elwood, C. M. Romagosa, C. Zambrana-Torrelio, and P. Daszak. 2015. Integrating invasion and disease in the risk assessment of live bird trade. Diversity and Distributions 21:101-110.

42)  Romagosa, C.M., W. C. Morse, and B. G. Lockaby. 2013. Emerging issues along urban-rural interfaces: an introduction to the special issue. Urban Ecosystems 16: 1-2.

43)  Dorcas, M. E., J. D. Willson, R. N. Reed, R. W. Snow, M. R. Rochford, M. A. MillerG, W. E. Meshaka, Jr., P. T. Andreadis, F. J. Mazzotti, C. M. Romagosa, K.M. Hart. 2012. Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in everglades national park. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109: 2418-2422.

44)  Springborn, M., C. M. Romagosa, and R. P. Keller. 2011. The value of non-indigenous species risk assessment in international trade. Ecological Economics 70: 2145-2153.

45)  Tingley, R.g, C. M. Romagosa, F. Kraus, D. Bickford, B. L. Phillips, and R. Shine. 2010. The frog filter: amphibian introduction bias driven by taxonomy, body size, and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19: 496-503.

46)  Romagosa, C. M., C. Guyer, and M. C. Wooten. 2009. Contribution of the live vertebrate trade toward taxonomic homogenization. Conservation Biology 23: 1001-1007.

47)  Barrett, K., C. M. Romagosa, and M. I. Williams. 2008. Long-term bird assemblage trends in areas of high and low human population density. Research Letters in Ecology: doi:10.1155/2008/202606.

48)  Romagosa, C. M. and R. F. Labisky. 2000. Establishment and dispersal of the Eurasian Collared-Dove in Florida. Journal of Field Ornithology 71: 159-166.

49)  Romagosa, C. M., and T. McEneaney. 2000. Eurasian Collared-Dove in North America and the Caribbean. North American Birds 53: 348-353.