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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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  • 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
  • CCGP Special Issue published by Journal of Heredity December 6, 2022
  • Zac MacDonald makes cover of Evolutionary Applications November 23, 2022
  • Brad Shaffer joins the External Expert Advisory Board of the Biodiversity Genomics Europe Project November 8, 2022
  • Robert Cooper and Brad Shaffer in The Scientist: Severe Drought, Heat Upended Research This Summer October 18, 2022
  • Brad Shaffer quoted in New York Times guest essay on novel genomic approaches to biodiversity conservation September 16, 2022
  • Robert Cooper leads new California tiger salamander project September 7, 2022
  • What’s the deal with all the turtles in Los Angeles parks? August 25, 2022

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