“Fishing” out the exomes of the federally endangered tidewater gobies to identify potential genes under selection
2019-2020 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
PROJECTS
Characterizing interactions between mountain yellow-legged frog and unarmored threespine stickleback fish to assess the potential for their coexistence
2019-2020 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Managing Pond Hydroperiod to Reverse Invasive Tiger Salamander Introgression
2019-2020 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Identifying Drivers of Recent Recruitment Failures in California Tiger Salamanders in Santa Barbara County
2018-2019 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Western Pond Turtle at-risk species assessment
The western pond turtle is California’s only native freshwater turtle. The turtle’s numbers have been declining due to urbanization, limited water availability, and competition or predation from invasive species —…
Science to safeguard species
UC Natural Reserve System research has laid the foundation for conserving species across the state. A prime example: UCLA professor Brad Shaffer’s work on California tiger salamanders was instrumental in…
Influence of Previous Exposure on Seed Preference in the endangered Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris pacificus)
La Kretz Center Graduate Research / Stunt Ranch Reserve Grants 2016-2017
California Tiger Salamander
Researchers at the La Kretz Center are developing a framework for protecting the genetic integrity of the endangered California tiger salamander from invasive non-natives.
Desert tortoise conservation
At the La Kretz Center, scientists are working toward a win-win between green energy and endangered species conservation in the Mojave Desert.
Landscape genomics of the western spadefoot toad, Spea hammondii, in the Natural Reserve of Orange County, California
La Kretz Center Graduate Research / Stunt Ranch Reserve Grants 2015-2016
Reintroducing Threatened Western Pond Turtles Into Southern California Ecosystems
In addition to developing a recommendation for creating a self-sustaining population of western pond turtles in the wild, we hope that this project will serve as an educational tool for the nearby community.
An Assessment of Endangered, Threatened, and Species of Special Concern in the University of California Natural Reserve System
Students: Jasneet Bains, Mario Colon, Maxwell Montrose, Vanessa Reyes, Warren Tan, Rachel Thompson, Janet Vu Client: The University of California’s Natural Reserve System Advisor: Dr. Brad Shaffer Final Report