Tag: Threatened and endangered species

NAU researchers awarded DoD grant to investigate invasive species impacting threatened, endangered plants  

sarah JonasAnnouncement

The Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) has awarded Northern Arizona University a grant upwards of $1 million to support a five-year research project aimed at understanding the impact of invasive species on threatened and endangered (T&E) plants.

Scientists Develop New Way to Identify the Sex of Sea Turtle Hatchlings

sarah JonasResearch Results

Scientists have developed a new minimally invasive technique that greatly enhances the ability to measure neonate turtle sex ratios. This is the first time that differences in sex-specific protein expression patterns have been identified in blood samples of hatchlings with temperature-dependent sex determination. The technique is a crucial step in assessing the impact of climate change on imperiled turtle species and will enable more accurate estimates of hatchling sex ratios at a population level and on a global scale.