Joint effort to rescue endangered native pond turtles proves successful
A team of biologists — including members from the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest […]
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Peter Scott accepts faculty position at West Texas A & M
Peter Scott is an evolutionary biologist and herpetologist interested in the mechanisms responsible for lineage diversification and persistence. His work
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Study published in PeerJ by UCLA students highlights deadly trends threatening population stability of California’s only native turtle
The students used a combination of historical museum samples (they measured every turtle in the major museum collections across northern
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As climate change messes with temperature and precipitation, California newts suffer
A study led by Gary Bucciarelli, and published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, examined body condition of newts across
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Experimental removal of introduced slider turtles offers new insight into competition with a native, threatened turtle
The results of the study highlight the importance of manipulative field experiments when studying biological invasions, and the potential value
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UCLA La Kretz Center to lead $10 million California conservation project in state-funded initiative that will provide officials with scientific basis for confronting climate change
“This project has the potential to revolutionize how we manage our land,” said Bradley Shaffer, who leads the project and
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Natalia Gallego Garcia interviewed by Molecular Ecology about her work with the Dahl’s Toad-headed turtle
Natalia Gallego Garcia was interviewed by a Molecular Ecology blogger about the challenges of working with the Dahl’s Toad-headed turtle
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Endangered species and the case for “sanctuary cities”
Brad Shaffer is featured in an essay by Ursula K. Heise on the possibility of cities as “urban arks”. Read
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Shaffer Lab applies new genomic tools to the conservation of understudied organisms
Brad Shaffer and Evan McCartney-Melstad are featured in the August 2018 podcast from the journal Heredity, which broadcasts interviews with the
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Invasive crayfish lead to more mosquitoes and risk of disease in Southern California
Postdoc Gary Buccairelli discovers that the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae. Learn more at the UCLA Newsroom