PUBLICATIONS
- Bruna, E. M., R. N. Fisher, and T. J. Case. 1995. Cryptic species of Pacific skinks (Emoia): Further support from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Copeia 1995:981-983.
- Bruna, E. M., R. N. Fisher, and T. J. Case. 1996. Morphological and genetic evolution appear decoupled in Pacific skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Emoia). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences 263:681-688.
- Davies, C. P., M. A. Simovich, and S. A. Hathaway. 1997. Population genetic structure of a California endemic branchiopod, Branchinecta sandiegonensis. Hydrobiologia 359:149-158.
- Fisher, R. N. 1997. Dispersal and evolution of the Pacific Basin gekkonid lizards Gehyra oceanica and Gehyra mutilata. Evolution 51:906-921.
- Hanley, K. A., R. N. Fisher, and T. J. Case. 1995. Lower mite infestations in an asexual gecko compared with its sexual ancestors. Evolution 49:418-426.
- Hedin, M. C., and D. A. Wood. 2002. Genealogical exclusivity in geographically proximate populations of Hypochilus thorelli Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae) on the Cumberland Plateau of North America. Molecular Ecology 11:1975-1988.
- Mitrovich, M. 2006. Phylogeography of the coachwhip snake (Masticophis flagellum). Ph.D. San Diego State University, San Diego.
- Ota, H., R. N. Fisher, I. Ineich, T. J. Case, R. R. Radtkey, and G. R. Zug. 1998. A new Lepidodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Vanuatu. Herpetologica 54:325-332.
- Radtkey, R. R., S. C. Donnellan, R. N. Fisher, C. Moritz, K. A. Hanley, and T. J. Case. 1995. When species collide: The origin and spread of an asexual species of gecko. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 259:145-152.
- Vandergast, A. G., S. A. Hathaway, R. N. Fisher, J. Boys, and A. J. Bohonak. in press. Are hotspots of evolutionary potential adequately protected in southern California? Biological Conservation.
- Vandergast, A. G., A. J. Bohonak, D. B. Weissman, and R. N. Fisher. 2007. Understanding the genetic effects of recent habitat fragmentation in the context of evolutionary history: phylogeography and landscape genetics of a southern California endemic Jerusalem cricket (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatus). Molecular Ecology 16: 997-992.
- Vandergast, A. G., R. G. Gillespie, and G. K. Roderick. 2004. Influence of volcanic activity on the population genetic structure of Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders: fragmentation, rapid population growth and the potential for accelerated evolution. Molecular Ecology 13:1729-1743.
- Vandergast, A. G., and G. K. Roderick. 2003. Mermithid parasitism of Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders in a fragmented landscape. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 84:128-136.
- Wood, D. A., J. M. Meik, A. T. Holycross, R. N. Fisher, and A. G. Vandergast. 2008. Molecular and phenotypic diversity in the Western Shovel-nosed snake, with emphasis on the status of the Tucson Shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis klauberi). Conservation Genetics DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9482-0.
- Wood, D. A., T. W. Reeder, and R. N. Fisher. 2008. Novel patterns of historical isolation, dispersal, and secondary contact across Baja California in the Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46:484-502.
- Wood, D. A. 2002. Intraspecific phylogeny of the Rosy boa (Charina trivirgata): implications for phylogeography, taxonomy, and conservation. M.S. Thesis. San Diego State University, San Diego.
REPORTS
- Bohonak, A. J. and A. G. Vandergast. 2006. Biodiversity in the southern California coastal ecoregion: Phylogeographic congruence and evolutionary processes. A preliminary report prepared for California State Parks. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
- Wood, D.A., A.G. Vandergast, and R.N. Fisher. 2006. Assessment of Genetic Diversity in the Western Shovel-nosed Snake (Chionactis occipitalis), with Special Emphasis on the Subspecific Status of the Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake (C. o. klauberi). Project Report. Prepared for Arizona Game and Fish Department. U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
- Vandergast, A. G. and D. Weissman 2008. Multiple origins of Channel Island Jerusalem crickets. Oral Presentation. 7th California Islands Symposium. Oxnard. CA.
- Vandergast, A.G. 2007. Landscape characteristics shape population genetic structure in Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatus sp.) Invited Talk. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. San Diego, CA.
- Wood, D. A. 2007. Genetic and morphological diversity in the Western Shovel-nosed snake, with special emphasis on the conservation status of the Tucson Shovel-nosed snake. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society Meetings. Tucson, AZ.
- Vandergast, A. G., A. J. Bohonak, D. B. Weissman, and R. N. Fisher. 2007. Understanding the genetic effects of recent habitat fragmentation in the context of evolutionary history: phylogeography and landscape genetics of a southern California endemic Jerusalem cricket. Invited Oral Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR
- Bohonak, A. J., J. Boys, S. A. Hathaway, R. N. Fisher and A. G. Vandergast. 2007. Comparative phylogeography in southern California: evolutionary processes and current reserve design. Poster Presentation. Evolutionary Change in Human Altered Environments: An International Summit. University of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Delaney, K., R. N. Fisher and S. Riley. 2006. Multi-taxa assessment of the genetic impacts of fragmentation and urbanization in southern California: Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis, Uta Stansburiana). Oral Presentation. The Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Schoville, S., T. Tunstall, V. Vredenburg and R. N. Fisher. 2006. Genetic structure in the endangered southern populations of the mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa). Oral Presentation. The Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Vandergast, A.G, E. Lewallen, J. Deas Jr., A. J. Bohonak, and R. N. Fisher. 2006. Multi-taxa assessment of the genetic impacts of fragmentation and urbanization in southern California: Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera Stenopemelmatidae). Oral Presentation. The Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Vandergast, A.G. and D. Weissman. 2005. Jerusalem! Cricket? 11 year update, or how morphology, cytology, behavior, and DNA can help with a recalcitrant group. Pacific Coast Entomological Society, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA
- Vandergast, A.G. and D.Weissman. 2005. Evolution of acoustic behavior and diversification within the Jerusalem crickets (Orthoptera Stenopelmatidae). Poster Presentation. Orthopterist’s Society Meeting, Canmore, Canada
- Franklin,S.P., TerWee, J.A., Lyren, L., Crooks, K.R. and S. VandeWoude. 2004. High prevalence of lentivirus infection in bobcats (Lynx rufus) in southern California. 7th International Feline Retrovirus Research Symposium, Pisa, Italy
- Vandergast, A.G., R.G. Gillespie and G.K. Roderick. 2004. Lava flow versus gene flow: habitat fragmentation and diversification in Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders. 16th International Congress of Arachnology. Gent, Belgium
- Vandergast, A.G. and R. Fisher 2003. Phylogeography of the mahogany Jerusalem cricket. California Population and Evolutionary Genetics Meeting. Irvine, CA
- Vandergast, A.G., D. Weissman, M. Caterino and R. Fisher. 2003. Phylogeography of the mahogany Jerusalem cricket in Southern California. The Society for the Study of Evolution. Chico,CA
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