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Fine-scale Morphological and Genetic Variability of Geomys personatus Subspecies in Southern Coastal Texas by Henke, Scott E, Williford, Damon L, Lund, Anna S, DeYoung, Randy W, Weinberger, Christopher, Trantham, Jeremiah, Mitton, Nancy L

“…The Texas pocket gopher (Geomys personatus) occurs throughout much of southern coastal Texas. Recent genetic studies clarified phylogenetic relationships…”
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Environmental DNA compliments traditional sampling for monitoring fish communities in a Texas estuary by Williford, Damon, Hajovsky, Polly, Anderson, Joel

“…Impact statement This research demonstrates how DNA present in the environment (environmental DNA) can be used to enhance resource monitoring programs…”
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Estuary‐Level Genomic Variation Confirms Demographic and Life History Differences among Black Drum Populations in Texas by Anderson, Joel, Williford, Damon, Olsen, Zachary

“…The Black Drum Pogonias cromis is a year‐round resident in estuarine and nearshore habitats throughout the Gulf of Mexico and is common in Texas. Multiple…”
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Rodents New to the Diet of the Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) by Williford, Damon L, Woodin, Marc C, Skoruppa, Mary Kay, Hickman, Graham C

“…The northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori), fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens), and Merriam's pocket mouse (Perognathus merriami) are new to…”
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Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Historical Demography of Black Drum in North America by Williford, Damon, Anderson, Joel, Karel, William, Olsen, Zachary

“…The Black Drum Pogonias cromis is an abundant estuarine‐dependent fish that supports recreational and commercial fisheries. We examined the phylogeography and…”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ROOST SITES USED BY BURROWING OWLS (ATHENE CUNICULARIA) WINTERING IN SOUTHERN TEXAS by Williford, Damon L, Woodin, Marc C, Skoruppa, Mary K, Hickman, Graham C

“…The western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) is threatened in Mexico, endangered in Canada, and declining in most of the western United States. Most…”
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To all the gar I loved before: range-wide population genetic structure in Alligator gar by Bohn, Sandra E., Kreiser, Brian R., Williford, Damon, Anderson, Joel, Karel, William

“…Managers and researchers have taken an increasing interest in Alligator gar ( Atractosteus spatula ). Conservation efforts are needed across much of the range…”
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Demographic, Taxonomic, and Genetic Characterization of the Snook Species Complex (Centropomus spp.) along the Leading Edge of Its Range in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico by Anderson, Joel, Williford, Damon, González, Alin, Chapa, Chris, Martinez‐Andrade, Fernando, Overath, R. Deborah

“…A recent increase in the abundance of snook species (Centropomus spp.) in Texas has been generally associated with a broad‐scale warming trend of Texas’…”
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Phylogeography of the bobwhite (Colinus) quails by Williford, Damon, Deyoung, Randy W., Honeycutt, Rodney L., Brennan, Leonard A., Hernández, Fidel

“…The bobwhites (Colinus) consist of 3 grassland-associated, allopatric species of New World quails (family Odontophoridae): the northern bobwhite (C…”
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Bringing Back the Dead: Genetic Data from Avian Carcasses by LIANNE M. KOCZUR, DAMON WILLIFORD, RANDY W. De YOUNG, BART M. BALLARD

“…Advances in laboratory methods and DNA sequencing technology have enabled genetic analyses of noninvasive samples, museum specimens, fossil material, and more…”
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Contemporary genetic structure of the northern bobwhite west of the Mississippi River by Williford, Damon, Deyoung, Randy W., Honeycutt, Rodney L., Brennan, Leonard A., Hernández, Fidel, Wehland, Erin M., Sands, Joseph P., Demaso, Stephen J., Miller, Katherine S., Perez, Robert M.

“…We used mitochondrial DNA to study the population structure and genetic diversity of the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) west of the Mississippi River…”
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Impacts of weather on northern bobwhite sex ratios, body mass, and annual production in South Texas by Tri, Andrew N., Sands, Joseph P., Buelow, Michael C., Williford, Damon, Wehland, Erin M., Larson, Jon A., Brazil, Kyle A., Hardin, Jason B., Hernández, Fidel, Brennan, Leonard A.

“…A landscape-scale assessment of how bobwhite productivity varies in relation to weather does not exist for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). We…”
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Phylogeography of the Scaled Quail in the American Southwest by Williford, Damon, DeYoung, Randy W., Honeycutt, Rodney L., Brennan, Leonard A., Hernández, Fidel

“…We used sequences from the mitochondrial control region to examine the phylogeography and historical demography of the Scaled Quail and to determine whether…”
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Phylogeography of the Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) of western North America by Williford, Damon, DeYoung, Randy W., Honeycutt, Rodney L., Brennan, Leonard A., Hernández, Fidel, Heffelfinger, James R., Harveson, Louis A.

“…We conducted a phylogeographic study of the Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) using sequences of the mitochondrial control region and NADH dehydrogenase…”
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Molecular genetics of the northern bobwhite, scaled quail, and Gambel's quail by Williford, Damon L'Amour

“…The New World quails (Odontophoridae) are a family of galliforms that includes nine extant genera and 32 species. Little is known about the biogeography of the…”
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Factors Influencing Selection of Road Culverts as Winter Roost Sites by Western Burrowing Owls by Williford, Damon, Woodin, Marc C., Skoruppa, Mary Kay

“…The conversion of coastal prairie to farmland in southern Texas has drastically reduced the number of available animal burrows, thereby forcing western…”
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