| Effects of subsidized predators, resource variability, and human population density on desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert, USA TC Esque, KE Nussear, KK Drake, AD Walde, KH Berry, ... Endangered Species Research 12 (2), 167-177, 2010 | 99 | 2010 |
| The importance of physiological ecology in conservation biology CR Tracy, KE Nussear, TC Esque, K Dean-Bradley, CR Tracy, ... Integrative and Comparative Biology 46 (6), 1191-1205, 2006 | 84 | 2006 |
| Comparative phylogeography reveals deep lineages and regional evolutionary hotspots in the M ojave and S onoran Deserts DA Wood, AG Vandergast, KR Barr, RD Inman, TC Esque, KE Nussear, ... Diversity and Distributions 19 (7), 722-737, 2013 | 62 | 2013 |
| Translocation as a conservation tool for Agassiz's desert tortoises: survivorship, reproduction, and movements KE Nussear, CR Tracy, PA Medica, DS Wilson, RW Marlow, PS Corn The Journal of Wildlife Management 76 (7), 1341-1353, 2012 | 62 | 2012 |
| Making molehills out of mountains: landscape genetics of the Mojave desert tortoise BE Hagerty, KE Nussear, TC Esque, CR Tracy Landscape Ecology 26 (2), 267-280, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| Lizards, lipids, and dietary links to animal function ET Simandle, RE Espinoza, KE Nussear, CR Tracy Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74 (5), 625-640, 2001 | 60 | 2001 |
| Microclimate and limits to photosynthesis in a diverse community of hypolithic cyanobacteria in northern Australia CR Tracy, C Streten‐Joyce, R Dalton, KE Nussear, KS Gibb, KA Christian Environmental microbiology 12 (3), 592-607, 2010 | 54 | 2010 |
| Desert tortoise recovery plan assessment CR Tracy, RC Averill-Murray, WI Boarman, D Delehanty, JS Heaton, ... US Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan Assessment Committee, 2004 | 52 | 2004 |
| Does translocation influence physiological stress in the desert tortoise? KK Drake, KE Nussear, TC Esque, AM Barber, KM Vittum, PA Medica, ... Animal Conservation 15 (6), 560-570, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
| Modeling habitat of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave and parts of the Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona KE Nussear, TC Esque, RD Inman, L Gass, KA Thomas, CSA Wallace, ... Open-File Report, 2009 | 48 | 2009 |
| Disease dynamics during wildlife translocations: disruptions to the host population and potential consequences for transmission in desert tortoise contact networks CM Aiello, KE Nussear, AD Walde, TC Esque, PG Emblidge, P Sah, ... Animal Conservation 17, 27-39, 2014 | 45 | 2014 |
| Are wildlife detector dogs or people better at finding desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)? KE Nussear, TC Esque, JS Heaton, ME Cablk, KK Drake, C Valentin, ... DESERT RESEARCH INST RENO NV, 2008 | 44 | 2008 |
| Desert tortoise hibernation: temperatures, timing, and environment KE Nussear, TC Esque, DF Haines, C Richard Tracy Copeia 2007 (2), 378-386, 2007 | 42 | 2007 |
| Multiscale connectivity and graph theory highlight critical areas for conservation under climate change TE Dilts, PJ Weisberg, P Leitner, MD Matocq, RD Inman, KE Nussear, ... Ecological Applications 26 (4), 1223-1237, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Long-term growth of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in a southern Nevada population PA Medica, KE Nussear, TC Esque, MB Saethre Journal of Herpetology, 213-220, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| Host contact and shedding patterns clarify variation in pathogen exposure and transmission in threatened tortoise Gopherus agassizii: implications for disease … CM Aiello, KE Nussear, TC Esque, PG Emblidge, P Sah, S Bansal, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 85 (3), 829-842, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Evolutionary hotspots in the Mojave Desert AG Vandergast, RD Inman, KR Barr, KE Nussear, TC Esque, ... Diversity 5 (2), 293-319, 2013 | 33 | 2013 |
| Can modeling improve estimation of desert tortoise population densities? KE Nussear, CR Tracy Ecological Applications 17 (2), 579-586, 2007 | 29 | 2007 |
| Habitat drives dispersal and survival of translocated juvenile desert tortoises MG Nafus, TC Esque, RC Averill‐Murray, KE Nussear, RR Swaisgood Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (2), 430-438, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Spatially explicit decision support for selecting translocation areas for Mojave desert tortoises JS Heaton, KE Nussear, TC Esque, RD Inman, FM Davenport, ... Biodiversity and Conservation 17 (3), 575-590, 2008 | 28 | 2008 |
Todd EsqueResearch Ecologist, Western Ecological Research Center, US Geological surveyVerified email at usgs.gov
