Library
Our library contains a list of peer-reviewed publications by Desert Tortoise Recovery Office staff, followed by different topical collections of reports, meeting materials, and other information.
Publications by the Desert Tortoise Recovery Office
Scott, P.A., L.J. Allison, K.J. Field, R.C. Averill-Murray, H.B. Shaffer. 2021. . Science 372. doi: 10.1126/science.abg3199
Scott, P.A., L.J. Allison, K.J. Field, R.C. Averill-Murray, H.B. Shaffer. 2021. . Science 372. doi: 10.1126/science.abh2633
Burgess, T.L., J. Braun, C.L. Witte, N. Lamberski, K.J. Field, L.J. Allison, R.C. Averill-Murray, K.K. Drake, K.E. Nussear, T.C. Esque, and B.A. Rideout. 2021. . Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57. doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00140.
Averill-Murray, R.C., T.C. Esque, L.J. Allison, S. Bassett, S.K., Carter, K.E. Dutcher, S.J. Hromada, K.E. Nussear, and K. Shoemaker. 2021. Connectivity of Mojave Desert Tortoise populations鈥擬anagement implications for maintaining a viable recovery network. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2021鈥�1033, 23 p., .
Scott, P.A., L.J. Allison, K.J. Field, R.C. Averill-Murray, and H.B. Shaffer. 2020. . Science 370:1086鈥�1089. doi:10.1126/science.abb0421
Averill-Murray, R.C., C.H. Fleming, and J.D. Riedle. 2020. . Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15:253鈥�271.
Carter, S.K., K.E. Nussear, T.C. Esque, I.I.F. Leinwand, E. Master, R.D. Inman, N.B. Carr, and L.J. Allison. 2020. . Endangered Species Research 42:167鈥�184.
Harju, S.M., S.M. Cambrin, R.C. Averill-Murray, M. Nafus, K.J. Field, L.J. Allison. 2020. . Ecology and Evolution 10:360鈥�370. doi:10.1002/ece3.5900
Zylstra, E.R., S.P. Campbell, C.R. Darst, R.C. Averill-Murray, R.J. Steidl. 2019. . Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 100:e01470. doi:10.1002/bes2.1470
Averill-Murray, R.C., T.E. Christopher, and B.T. Henen. 2018. . Herpetological Monographs 32:34鈥�50. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-18-00003.1
Campbell, S., E. Zylstra, C. Darst, R. Averill-Murray, and R. Steidl. 2018. . Ecological Applications 28:2055鈥�2065. doi:10.1002/eap.1794.
Allison, L.J., and A.M. McLuckie. 2018. . Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13:433鈥�452.
Field, K.J., J. Johnson, and N. Lamberski. 2018. . Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9:591鈥�597. doi:10.3996/042017-JFWM-034.
Lovich, J.E., R. Averill-Murray, M. Agha, J.R. Ennen, and M. Austin. 2017. . Herpetologica 73:313鈥�322. doi:10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00007.1
Ennen, J.R., J.E. Lovich, R.C. Averill-Murray, C. Yackulic, M. Agha, C. Loughran, L. Tennant, and B. Sinervo. 2017. . Ecology and Evolution 7(9):3177鈥�3189. doi:10.1002/ece3.2838.
Nafus, M.G., T.C. Esque, R.C. Averill-Murray, K.E. Nussear, and R.R. Swaisgood. 2017. . Journal of Applied Ecology 54:430鈥�438. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12774.
Germano, J.M., K.J. Field, R.A. Griffiths, S. Clulow, J. Foster, G. Harding, and R.R. Swaisgood. 2015. ? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13:100鈥�105. doi:10.1890/140137
Allison, L.J.,and E.D. McCoy. 2014. North American tortoise abundance. Pages 118鈥�126 in D.C. Rostal, E.D. McCoy, and H.R. Mushinsky (eds.), Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press.
Averill-Murray, R.C., L.J. Allison, and L.L. Smith. 2014. Nesting and reproductive output among North American tortoises. Pages 110鈥�117 in D.C. Rostal, E.D. McCoy, and H.R. Mushinsky (eds.), Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press.
Proen莽a, L.M., S. Fowler, S. Kleine, J. Quandt, C.O. Mullen, and S.J. Divers. 2014. . Veterinary Record 175:404. doi:10.1136/vr.102421.
Averill-Murray, R.C., and B.E. Hagerty. 2014. . Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13:35鈥�41.
Sullivan, B.K., R.C. Averill-Murray, K.O. Sullivan, J.R. Sullivan, E.A. Sullivan, and J.D. Riedle. 2014. . Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13:114鈥�119.
Averill-Murray, R.C., C.R. Darst, N. Strout, and M. Wong. 2013. . Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:1鈥�15.
Darst, C.R., P.J. Murphy, N.W. Strout, S.P. Campbell, K.J. Field, L. Allison, and R.C. Averill-Murray. 2013. . Environmental Management 51:786鈥�800. DOI 10.1890/140137
Zylstra, E.R., R.J. Steidl, C.A. Jones, and R.C. Averill-Murray. 2013. . Oecologica 173:107鈥�116.
Averill-Murray, R.C., C.R. Darst, K.J. Field, and L.J. Allison. 2012. . BioScience 62:893鈥�899. DOI 10.1890/140137
Averill-Murray, R.C. 2011. Comment on the conservation status of the desert tortoise(s). Herpetological Review 42:500鈥�501.
Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, K.K. Drake, A.D. Walde, K.H. Berry, R.C. Averill-Murray, A.P. Woodman, W.I. Boarman, P.A. Medica, J. Mack, and J.S. Heaton. 2010. . Endangered Species Research 12:167鈥�177.
Riedle, J.D., R.C. Averill-Murray, and D.D. Grandmaison. 2010. . Journal of Herpetology 44:164鈥�167.
Reed, J.M., N. Fefferman, and R.C. Averill-Murray. 2009. . Biological Conservation 142:2710鈥�2717.
Riedle, J.D., R.C. Averill-Murray, C.L. Lutz, and D.K. Bolen. 2008. . Copeia 2008:414鈥�420.
Field, K.J., C.R. Tracy, P.A. Medica, R.W. Marlow, and P.S. Corn. 2007. . Biological Conservation 136:232鈥�245. DOI 10.1890/140137
Averill-Murray, R.C., and A. Averill-Murray. 2005. . Journal of Herpetology 39:65鈥�72.
