While demographic changes in short-lived species may be observed relatively quickly in
response to climate changes, measuring population responses of long-lived species …

As mitigation-and conservation-driven translocations of declining species escalate,
establishing best practices for conservation practitioners is critical. A variety of factors, such …

Background The progressive deregulation of the immune system with age, termed
immunosenescence, has been well studied in mammalian systems, but studies of immune …

Generalist predators can contribute to extinction risk of imperiled prey populations even
through incidental predation. Quantifying predation on small populations is important to …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern
United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a long-lived species native to the Mojave
Desert and is listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act. To aid …

In spite of growing reliance on translocations in wildlife conservation, translocation efficacy
remains inconsistent. One factor that can contribute to failed translocations is releasing …

The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an
important ecological role in this environment. There is limited information on the viral …

In the Mojave Desert, timing and amounts of precipitation profoundly affect the availability of
water and annual plant foods necessary for the threatened Agassiz's desert tortoise …

Abstract The Add‐my‐Pet collection of data on energetics and Dynamic Energy Budget
parameters currently contains 92 species of turtles and 23 species of crocodiles. We discuss …