Understanding the conservation status and habitat needs of the pygmy rabbit

Rangewide demography, genetics and habitat mapping

Kevin Shoemaker

The A.P.E. lab is part of a larger team at UNR investigating the population genetics and demography of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) in the Great Basin.

To stay up to date on the pygmy rabbit project, led by APE lab PhD student Miranda Crowell, check out her website

UNR collaborators: * Marjorie Matocq * Peter Weisberg and Tom Dilts * Jim Sedinger

Other collaborators:
* Sheldon and Hart National Wildlife Refuges, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Greater Hart-Sheldon Fund

Publications:

Crowell, M.M., Matocq, M.D., Dilts, T., Shoemaker, K.T. In prep. Turnover in pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) site and burrow activity in the Great Basin. Conservation Biology.

Crowell, M.M., Matocq, M.D., Shoemaker, K.T. In prep. Spatial and temporal density estimates of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) across the Great Basin. Journal of Animal Ecology.

Crowell, M.M., Matocq, M.D., Shoemaker, K.T. In review. Ideal trapping conditions for increased trap success of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) across the Great Basin. Journal of Mammalogy.

Larrucea, E. S., Robinson, M. L., Rippert, J. S., & Matocq, M. D. (2018). Genetically distinct populations of the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) in the Mono Basin of California. Journal of Mammalogy, 99(2), 408-415.

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