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A study co-authored by Brad Shaffer and published in the PNAS reveals new findings about turtles’ evolution and the tough prospects they face for survival

by Brad · February 11, 2021

A global phylogeny of turtles reveals a burst of climate-associated diversification on continental margins. Thomson, R. C., P. Q. Spinks, and H. B. Shaffer. 2021. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 118: 1-10 (No. 7 e2012215118) →

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  • Congratulations to Robert and Zac September 7, 2025
  • Bradley Shaffer for Gizmodo—Has the dire wolf truly been resurrected? We asked the experts April 10, 2025
  • Brad Shaffer interviewed on NPR about impacts of wildfires on wildlife January 10, 2025
  • Joey Curti awarded UCLA LaKretz Center fellowship January 5, 2025
  • La Kretz Center invites applications for 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowships October 5, 2024
  • Joey Curti is leading Oct 19 bat workshop October 2, 2024
  • Conserving California’s endangered species February 17, 2024
  • Brad Shaffer on KQED — ‘Moonshot for Biology’ Aims to Sequence a Genome of Every Type of Plant and Animal on Earth August 14, 2023
  • The CCGP in the UCLA Daily Bruin: Shaffer Lab researchers take lead in genetics study of California’s native species February 24, 2023
  • Brad Shaffer quoted in article about biodiversity research funding February 24, 2023

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