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(they measured every turtle in the major museum collections across northern and southern California), and published and unpublished field studies to quantify the effect of...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...
“This project has the potential to revolutionize how we manage our land,” said Bradley Shaffer, who leads the project and is a UCLA distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of UCLA’s...
Natalia Gallego Garcia was interviewed by a Molecular Ecology blogger about the challenges of working with the Dahl’s Toad-headed turtle and how her study provides the foundation for a genetic rescue program for this...
Brad Shaffer is featured in an essay by Ursula K. Heise on the possibility of cities as “urban arks”. Read the story in the June 10, 2018 issue of Wired magazine >>
Brad Shaffer and Evan McCartney-Melstad are featured in the August 2018 podcast from the journal Heredity, which broadcasts interviews with the people behind the journal, the science and a digest of breaking news. The focus...
Postdoc Gary Buccairelli discovers that the crayfish disrupt native predators that eat mosquito larvae. Learn more at the UCLA Newsroom and on the National Geographic Website.
From science to action: Sustainable LA Grand Challenge researchers brief California State Assemblymember Richard Bloom on UCLA research Read more on the UCLA Grand Challenges website >
The California Tiger Salamander (CTS) is state and federally listed species. As a result, Caltrans is required to consult with regulatory agencies about impacts of transportation projects. A major conservation issue for CTS is...
