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Evolutionary Hotspots in the Mojave Desert [PDF]

Diversity, 2013
Genetic diversity within species provides the raw material for adaptation and evolution. Just as regions of high species diversity are conservation targets, identifying regions containing high genetic diversity and divergence within and among populations
Sharyn B. Marks, W. Bryan Jennings, Andrew D. Gottscho, Catherine L. Stephen, Jesse W. Breinholt, Dustin A. Wood, Philip A. Medica, Todd C. Esque, Stacie A. Hathaway, Richard D. Inman, Kelly R. Barr, Kenneth E. Nussear, Robert N. Fisher, Amy G. Vandergast   +13 more
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An Annual Plant Growth Proxy in the Mojave Desert Using MODIS-EVI Data

Sensors, 2008
In the arid Mojave Desert, the phenological response of vegetation is largely dependent upon the timing and amount of rainfall, and maps of annual plant cover at any one point in time can vary widely.
Kathryn Thomas
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Use of Radiocarbon Ages to Narrow Groundwater Recharge Estimates in the Southeastern Mojave Desert, USA

Hydrology, 2018
Estimating groundwater recharge in arid or semiarid regions can be a difficult and complex task, since it is dependent on a highly variable set of spatial and temporal hydrologic parameters and processes that are dependent on the local climate, the land ...
Adam H. Love, Andy Zdon
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Western pond turtles in the Mojave Desert? A review of their past, present, and possible future [PDF]

Vertebrate Zoology, 2021
The western pond turtle (WPT) was formerly considered a single species (Actinemys or Emys marmorata) that ranged from southern British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, México. More recently it was divided into a northern and a southern species.
Jeffrey E. Lovich, George Jefferson, Robert Reynolds, Peter A. Scott, H. Bradley Shaffer, Shellie Puffer, Sarah Greely, Kristy Cummings, Robert N. Fisher, Kathie Meyer-Wilkins, Doug Gomez, Morgan Ford, Christopher D. Otahal   +12 more
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Genetic analyses are more sensitive than morphological inspection at detecting the presence of threatened Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) remains in canid scat and raven pellets

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Subsidization of predator populations increases predation pressure on prey species, which is exacerbated when natural resources are scarce. Estimating the frequency of predation by subsidized predators on vulnerable species, especially low‐density, long ...
Lillian D. Parker, Jessica D. Quinta, Isabel Rivera, Brian L. Cypher, Erica C. Kelly, Michael G. Campana, Robert C. Fleischer, Ryan Boarman, William I. Boarman, Jesús E. Maldonado   +9 more
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The utility of environmental DNA from sediment and water samples for recovery of observed plant and animal species from four Mojave Desert springs

Environmental DNA, 2021
Mojave Desert springs are fragile ecosystems, hosting endemic plants and animals, which are threatened by the increasing human demand for water and climate change.
Maura Palacios Mejia, Emily Curd, Kiumars Edalati, Mark A. Renshaw, Roy Dunn, Daniel Potter, Naomi Fraga, Jenna Moore, Justin Saiz, Robert Wayne, Sophie S. Parker   +10 more
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Distribution, morphology, and karyotype of San Joaquin pocket mice from the western Mojave Desert

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2022
The San Joaquin pocket mouse (Perognathus inornatus) is endemic to California and currently includes three subspecies (P. i. inornatus, neglectus, and psammophilus). P.
David M Laabs, Mark L. Allaback, Donald R. Mitchell   +2 more
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Her Majesty’s Desert Throne: The Ecology of Queen Butterfly Oviposition on Mojave Milkweed Host Plants

Insects, 2020
Butterfly–host plant relationships can inform our understanding of ecological and trophic interactions that contribute to ecosystem function, resiliency, and services.
Steven M. Grodsky, Leslie S. Saul-Gershenz, Kara A. Moore-O’Leary, Rebecca R. Hernandez   +3 more
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Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
A rapid renewable energy transition has facilitated the development of large, ground‐mounted solar energy facilities worldwide. Deserts, and other sensitive aridland ecosystems, are the second most common land‐cover type for solar energy development ...
Miranda J. Wade, Kara Moore‐O'Leary, Steven M. Grodsky, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Mariah H. Meek   +4 more
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Mycoplasma agassizii, an opportunistic pathogen of tortoises, shows very little genetic variation across the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Mycoplasma agassizii is a common cause of upper respiratory tract disease in Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). So far, only two strains of this bacterium have been sequenced, and very little is known about its patterns of genetic diversity ...
Agusto Luzuriaga-Neira, Franziska C Sandmeier, Chava L Weitzman, C Richard Tracy, Shalyn N Bauschlicher, Richard L Tillett, David Alvarez-Ponce   +6 more
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