A5005272554- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Census and Population Estimation
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries
Texas State University
2018-2025
Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) occupy the watershed and have among smallest ranges of all North American freshwater turtles. Anthropogenic dewatering is considered to caused range contractions population declines. We sought facilitate management recommendations by determining extent movement potential associations with extrinsic cues. conducted a GPS-enabled telemetry study from August 2015 May 2017 on Devils River in Texas, USA. included Capture–Mark–Recapture data 2011, 2014,...
Gaps in dispersal data limit habitat protection efforts. We sought to characterize such gaps and compare the utility of from demographic genetic methods making decisions. Here, we used a search string retrieve studies for amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. included based on set selection criteria. this sample selected assess persistence taxonomic geographic biases. extracted non-effective (i.e., demographic) effective genetic) rates. weighted these rates by associated size standard...
Abstract The Houston toad ( Bufo [= Anaxyrus ] houstonensis ) is an endangered amphibian with a small geographic range. Land-use changes have primarily driven decline in B. population supplementation predominant among efforts to reduce its current extinction risk. However, there has been historic uncertainty regarding the evolutionary and conservation significance of . To this end, we used 1170 genome-wide nuclear DNA markers examine phylogenetic relationships between our focal taxon,...
Characterizing variation in reproductive output is foundational to understanding the demography of a population and determining management strategies. Doing so paramount when species interest threatened with extinction. The red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) three-striped dhongoka) are severely by overharvesting habitat loss. Despite their imperiled status, there very few published studies on ecology life history enable effective conservation; 3 that available were completed nearly...
The spread of invasive species is considered a major threat to biodiversity, second only habitat loss. Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) are globally with negative impacts reported on native invertebrate and vertebrate species. Federally endangered Houston Toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis), endemic Texas, among the vertebrates reportedly negatively impacted by (RIFA). Threats posed RIFA needed be explicitly characterized. Large-scale chemical treatments suppress facilitate...
ABSTRACT Researchers and managers often need vehicular access into areas fenced to protect wildlife, but commonly used vehicle crossings are cumbersome, cost‐prohibitive, or inadequate at restricting target taxa. We describe a cost‐effective method using partially buried conveyor belt, which is flexible sturdy enough allow convenient frequent passage across wildlife fencing while not compromising the integrity of barrier harming species. have no evidence any taxa (i.e., tortoises, freshwater...
Testudines es un orden de reptiles caracterizado por bajo reclutamiento anual y una madurez sexual tardía. Una especie testudina interés para la conservación tortuga del Río Grande (Pseudemys gorzugi), taxón nativo suroeste los Estados Unidos más occidental este género. comprensión clara biología reproductiva las especies tortugas en naturaleza brinda mejor información a opciones manejo conservación. La P. gorzugi se ha investigado anteriormente el Negro sureste Nuevo México. Debido que...
Unionid mussels are among the most imperiled group of organisms in North America, and Pustulosa pustulosa is a freshwater species with relatively wide latitudinal distribution that extends from southern Ontario, Canada, to Texas, USA. Considerable morphological geographic variation genus (formerly Cyclonaias) has led uncertainty over boundaries, recent studies have suggested revisions species-level classifications by synonymizing C. aurea, houstonensis, mortoni, refulgens (currently P....

 Siren spp. are often dominant vertebrates in the wetlands they occupy and known to estivate when such dry up. Practical considerationslimit in-situ observations of estivating individuals. On 12 October 2021, we incidentally discovered an aggregate nettingi Bastrop County, Texas, USA. These salamanders were excavated from compact, rocky soil adjacent a caliche road, at depths that ranged between ~0.2 1.5 m. The vegetation this site included Ulmus crassifolia, Persicaria sp., various...