A draft reference genome assembly of the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor hirsuta 

S. Chaturvedi, M. Escalona, M.P.A. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, N. Chumchim, C.W. Fairbairn, W. Seligmann, C. Miller, H.B. Shaffer, N.K. Whiteman

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 6

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A genome assembly for the southern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus helleri, in the western rattlesnake species complex

E.P. Westeen, M. Escalona, M.L. Holding, E. Beraut, C. Fairbairn, M.P.A. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, R. Perri, R.N. Fisher, E. Toffelmier, H.B. Shaffer, I.J. Wang

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 6

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Multiplex qPCR assays for detection of 2 imperiled anuran species, Anaxyrus californicus and Spea hammondii, from environmental DNA

T.W. Rodgers, R.E. Lovich, J.A. Walton, D.J. Prince, B.R. Gonzalez, H.B. Shaffer, K.E. Mock

Published Work | 2023 | Freshwater Science, Volume 42

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The importance of cryptic diversity in the conservation of wide-ranging species: The red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius in Colombia

N. Gallego-Garcia, M. Vargas-Ramírez, H.B. Shaffer

Published Work | 2023 | Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 16

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Assembly of the largest squamate reference genome to date: The western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis

A.P. Bishop, E.P. Westeen, M.L. Yuan, M. Escalona, E. Beraut, C. Fairbairn, M.P.A Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, N. Chumchim, E. Toffelmier, R.N. Fisher, H.B. Shaffer, I.J. Wang

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 5

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Harnessing iNaturalist to quantify hotspots of urban biodiversity: the Los Angeles case study

J. Beninde, T.W. Delaney, G. Gonzalez, H.B. Shaffer

Published Work | 2023 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

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Phenotypic plasticity in the anthropause: does reduced human activity impact novel nesting behaviour in an urban bird?

S.A. Bressler, E.S. Diamant, C. Cen, P.J. Yeh

Published Work | 2023 | Animal Behaviour, Volume 203

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Reference genome for the American rubyspot damselfly, Hetaerina americana

G.F. Grether, J. Beninde, E. Beraut, N. Chumchim, M. Escalona, Z.G. MacDonald, C. Miller, R. Sahasrabudhe, A.M. Shedlock, E. Toffelmier, H.B. Shaffer

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 4

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Reference genome of an iconic lizard in western North America, Blainville’s horned lizard Phrynosoma blainvillii

J.Q. Richmond, J.A. McGuire, M. Escalona, M.P.A. Marimuthu, O. Nguyen, S. Sacco, E. Beraut, E. Toffelmier, R.N. Fisher, I.J. Wang, H.B. Shaffer

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 4

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Reference genome of the black rail, Laterallus jamaicensis 

L.A. Hall, I.J. Wang, M. Escalona, E. Beraut, S. Sacco, R. Sahasrabudhe, O. Nguyen, E. Toffelmier, H.B. Shaffer, S.R. Beissinger

Published Work | 2023 | Journal of Heredity, Volume 114, Issue 4

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