Damselflies and dragonflies (Order: Odonata) play important roles in both aquatic and terrestrial
food webs and can serve as sentinels of ecosystem health and predictors of population …

Climate-driven changes in hydrological regimes are of global importance and are particularly
significant in riparian ecosystems. Riparian ecosystems in California provide refuge to …

Climate change is leading to habitat shifts that threaten species persistence throughout
California’s unique ecosystems. Baseline biodiversity data would provide opportunities for …

The northwestern pond turtle, Actinemys marmorata, and its recently recognized sister species,
the southwestern pond turtle, A. pallida, are the sole aquatic testudines occurring over …

We announce the assembly of the first de novo reference genome for the California Scrub-Jay
(Aphelocoma californica). The genus Aphelocoma comprises four currently recognized …

Spiny lizards (genus Sceloporus) have long served as important systems for studies of behavior,
thermal physiology, dietary ecology, vector biology, speciation, and biogeography. The …

Genome assemblies are increasingly being used to identify adaptive genetic variation that
can help prioritize the population management of protected species. This approach may be …

The California quail (Callipepla californica) is an iconic native bird of scrub and oak
woodlands in California and the Baja Peninsula of Mexico. Here, we report a draft reference …

The rubber boa, Charina bottae is a semi-fossorial, cold-temperature adapted snake that
ranges across the wetter and cooler ecoregions of the California Floristic Province. The rubber …

Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter, or stinkwort, is a weedy annual plant within the family
Asteraceae. The species is recognized for the rapid expansion of both its native and introduced …