H. Bradley Shaffer

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• A chromosome-level genome assembly of a vernal pool specialist amphibian, the Western Spadefoot, <i>Spea hammondii</i>

  Journal of Heredity · 2026-03-05

• Genome assembly for the Sierra Nevada Parnassian ( <i>Parnassius behrii</i> ) and a brief review of butterfly genome sizes

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-12-16

• “A genome assembly of the California flannelbush, <i>Fremontodendron californicum</i> ”

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-12-12

• A genome assembly of Douglas’ meadowfoam, <i>Limnanthes douglasii</i> R. BR.

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-12-10

• Reassessing Hybrid Vigor or Hybrid Dysfunction Using Physiological Trade-Offs in an Endangered Salamander System

  Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology · 2025-12-01

• A chromosome level genome assembly of the marine flowering plant, Torrey’s surfgrass ( <i>Phyllospadix Torreyi</i> ) reveals an exceptionally large Y-chromosome

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-11-18

• A chromosome-level genome assembly of a vernal pool specialist amphibian, the Western Spadefoot, Spea hammondiiPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-11-17

• A genome assembly of Greene’s tuctoria, <i>Tuctoria greenei</i> , an amphibious endemic and endangered California vernal pool grass

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-10-22 · 1 citations

• Genome assembly and annotation of a deep-diving pinniped, the northern elephant seal ( <i>Mirounga angustirostris</i> )

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-10-14 · 1 citations

• A reference genome for Colusa grass, <i>Neostapfia colusana</i> , a threatened and endangered California vernal pool plant

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-10-04 · 2 citations

• Building genomically‐informed demographic models to guide management of invasive hybrids

  Ecological Applications · 2025-10-01

• A genome assembly of the California poppy, <i>Eschscholzia californica</i>

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-08-27 · 1 citations

• Population Genomics, Local Adaptation and Cryptic Speciation in a Temperate Reef Fish, the Black Surfperch, <i>Embiotoca jacksoni</i> , Using Genome‐Wide Resequencing

  Molecular Ecology · 2025-08-11

• <scp>NewtCap</scp> : An Efficient Target Capture Approach to Boost Genomic Studies in Salamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)

  Ecology and Evolution · 2025-08-01 · 4 citations

• Genome resources—A chromosome-level genome assembly for the long-nosed leopard lizard, <i>Gambelia wislizenii</i> , the first reference genome for the lizard family Crotaphytidae

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-07-30

• Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (10th Ed.)

  Chelonian research monographs · 2025-07-18 · 6 citations

• Chytrid fungal infections in alpine toads proliferate during winter dormancyPreprint

  bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-07-10

• A chromosome-level reference genome assembly for Gilbert’s skink <i>Plestiodon gilberti</i>

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-06-21 · 1 citations

• A near chromosome-level assembly of the serpentine endemic columbine, <i>Aquilegia eximia</i>

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-05-27

• A chromosome-level genome assembly of the beavertail cactus, <i>Opuntia basilaris</i>

  Journal of Heredity · 2025-04-26 · 3 citations