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Samantha Catella’s proposed research will determine whether plants sourced from urban habitats are locally adapted to urban conditions using a reciprocal transplant experiment.
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In this seminar, UCLA La Kretz postdoc finalist Zac MacDonald focuses on a series of studies addressing mechanisms that structure patterns of butterfly and vascular plant diversity in space and time.
Expansive phylogenetic tree reveals clues about the animals’ past, future
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About 60% of the world’s turtle species are considered threatened or endangered, making them one of the most vulnerable groups of animals on the planet. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals new findings about turtles’ evolution so far and the tough prospects they face for survival.
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The UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and the UC Natural Reserve System Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of our…
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UCLA researchers are in a race to understand climate change’s impact on California’s fire seasons to help curb the severity of wildfire devastation. La Kretz Center director Brad Shaffer is…
