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Tracking California’s ‘Super Salamanders’
This is a tale of two amphibians and one difficult question. An interview with Prof. Brad Shaffer on Southern California Public Radio
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Studying the physical units of heredity to help wildlife thrive
The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science led its first Annual Workshop in Conservation Genomics at the Center’s field station on March 23-28, 2013
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Scientists decode genome of painted turtle, revealing clues to extraordinary adaptations
UCLA conservation biologist and lead author Brad Shaffer collaborated with the Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis and 58 co-authors to sequence the first turtle genome and uncover clues about how people can benefit from the shelled creatures' remarkable longevity and ability to survive for months without breathing
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Prof. Brad Shaffer receives $631,000 NSF grant for salamander project
This project provides an unparalleled opportunity to study the spread of genes between species in real time, and to understand how species adapt to changing environments
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UCLA La Kretz Center opens new headquarters for conservation science
As the off-campus headquarters for La Kretz Center activities, the field station will encourage more people to do conservation research in the Los Angeles area
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10 questions: Conservation prof on a fascinating extinction
Amphibian expert Brad Shaffer is watching a battle for survival between the endangered California-native tiger salamander and its larger, non-native "cousin," brought in in the 1950s from Texas