Endangered species that exist in small isolated populations are at elevated risk of losing
adaptive variation due to genetic drift. Analyses that estimate short‐term effective population …

Developing conservation strategies for threatened species increasingly requires
understanding vulnerabilities to climate change, in terms of both demographic sensitivities to …

Identifying phylogenetically distinct lineages and understanding the evolutionary processes
by which they have arisen are important goals of phylogeography. This information can also …

Rattlesnakes are widespread mesopredators that are themselves killed and eaten by a host
of other predators, including birds of prey and carnivorous mammals. Although anecdotal …

In anticipation of US federal status classification (warranted, warranted but precluded, not
warranted), scheduled for 2023, we provide population viability analysis of the Blanding's …

Relocating snakes is used to reduce potential snake-human conflict and to re-establish or
augment populations. Relocation may be unsuccessful if snakes attempt to home back to …

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) is a threatened species that
occurs in habitats frequently targeted by prescribed burns. There have been reports of …

Elucidating how life history traits vary geographically is important to understanding variation
in population dynamics. Because many aspects of ectotherm life history are climate …

Understanding and monitoring population demographics of rare and endangered species is
important for implementing effective conservation and management programs. However, low …

Ectotherms are particularly vulnerable to climate change because they rely on the
surrounding environment for thermoregulation. In snakes, prolonged warmer temperatures …