Joseph Curti is a Ph.D. student interested in applying whole-genome sequencing to California conservation management. Joey’s current research projects include 1) the impacts of long-term isolation and small population size on California red-legged frogs...
The study, co-authored by Brad Shaffer and former UCLA postdoc Peter Scott, was published in Science on Nov. 26 and was publicized by a UCLA news release. The news was covered by many outlets,...
A team of biologists — including members from the U.S. Geological Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, University of California, Los Angeles, Endemic Environmental Services Inc., Citrus College and San...
Peter Scott is an evolutionary biologist and herpetologist interested in the mechanisms responsible for lineage diversification and persistence. His work in the our lab focuses on 1) the utility of different genomic sequencing methods...
The students used a combination of historical museum samples (they measured every turtle in the major museum collections across northern and southern California), and published and unpublished field studies to quantify the effect of...
A study led by Gary Bucciarelli, and published in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, examined body condition of newts across their entire range, from San Diego to Mendocino. In the south, researchers discovered that...
The results of the study highlight the importance of manipulative field experiments when studying biological invasions, and the potential value of red-eared slider removal as a management strategy for the western pond turtle. Lambert...
