| 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 | 125 | 2010 |
| Spatial distribution of a population of Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum: Phrynosomatidae) relative to habitat and prey MJ Whiting, JR Dixon, RC Murray The Southwestern Naturalist 38, 150-154, 1993 | 70 | 1993 |
| Activity and behavior of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise in Arizona RC Averill-Murray, BE Martin, SJ Bailey, EB Wirt The Sonoran desert tortoise: natural history, biology, and conservation, 135-158, 2002 | 68 | 2002 |
| Desert tortoise recovery plan assessment CR Tracy, R Averill-Murray, WI Boarman, D Delehanty, J Heaton, ... US Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan Assessment Committee, 2004 | 62 | 2004 |
| Distance sampling for Sonoran Desert Tortoises DE Swann, RC Averill-Murray, CR Schwalbe The Journal of Wildlife Management 66, 969-975, 2002 | 60 | 2002 |
| Individual heterozygosity predicts translocation success in threatened desert tortoises PA Scott, LJ Allison, KJ Field, RC Averill-Murray, HB Shaffer Science 370 (6520), 1086-1089, 2020 | 57 | 2020 |
| Vital rate sensitivity analysis as a tool for assessing management actions for the desert tortoise JM Reed, N Fefferman, RC Averill-Murray Biological Conservation 142 (11), 2710-2717, 2009 | 57 | 2009 |
| Regional-scale estimation of density and habitat use of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Arizona RC Averill-Murray, A Averill-Murray Journal of Herpetology 39 (1), 65-72, 2005 | 57 | 2005 |
| Habitat use by desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) on alluvial fans in the Sonoran Desert, south-central Arizona JD Riedle, RC Averill-Murray, CL Lutz, DK Bolen Copeia 2008 (2), 414-420, 2008 | 52 | 2008 |
| Population ecology of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise in Arizona RC Averill-Murray, AP Woodman, JM Howland The Sonoran desert tortoise: natural history, biology, and conservation, 109-134, 2002 | 51 | 2002 |
| A new approach to conservation of the Mojave Desert Tortoise RC Averill-Murray, CR Darst, KJ Field, LJ Allison BioScience 62 (10), 893-899, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
| Spatial and temporal variation in survival of a rare reptile: a 22-year study of Sonoran Desert Tortoises ER Zylstra, RJ Steidl, CA Jones, RC Averill-Murray Oecologia, 1-10, 2012 | 41 | 2012 |
| 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 | 40 | 2017 |
| A strategy for prioritizing threats and recovery actions for at-risk species CR Darst, PJ Murphy, NW Strout, SP Campbell, KJ Field, L Allison, ... Environmental Management 51, 786-800, 2013 | 39 | 2013 |
| Reproduction of Gopherus agassizii in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona RC Averill-Murray Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4 (2), 295-301, 2002 | 35 | 2002 |
| Effects on survival of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) urinating during handling RC Averill-Murray Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4 (2), 430-435, 2002 | 32 | 2002 |
| Reptile home ranges revisited: a case study of space use of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) RC Averill-Murray, CH Fleming, JD Riedle Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15 (2), 253-271, 2020 | 27 | 2020 |
| Conserving population linkages for the Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) RC Averill-Murray, CR Darst, N Strout, M Wong Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8 (1), 1-15, 2013 | 22* | 2013 |
| Seasonal variation in survivorship and mortality of desert tortoises in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona JD Riedle, RC Averill-Murray, DD Grandmaison Journal of Herpetology, 164-167, 2010 | 22 | 2010 |
| Grasses, mallows, desert vine, and more: diet of the desert tortoise in Arizona and Sonora TR Van Devender, RC Averill-Murray, TC Esque, PA Holm, VM Dickinson, ... The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation …, 2002 | 20 | 2002 |
Kenneth E NussearUniversity of Nevada, RenoVerified email at unr.edu
