Melia Nafus, Ph.D.
Nafus, M.G., T.C. Esque, R.C. Averill-Murray, K.E. Nussear, R.R. Swaisgood. 2016. Habitat drives dispersal and survival of translocated juvenile desert tortoises. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12774.Nafus, M.G. 2015. Indeterminate growth in desert tortoises. Copeia 103. 520-524.
Nafus, M.G., B.D. Todd, K.A. Buhlmann, T.D. Tuberville. 2015. Consequences of maternal effects on offspring size, growth and survival in the desert tortoise. Journal of Zoology. DOI: DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12250.
Nafus, M.G., T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd. 2013. ccurrence and demographic structure of Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) along roads of varying size and traffic volume. . Biological Conservation 162. 100-106.
Nafus, M.G. 2012. Lepidodactylus lugubris (Mourning gecko). Herpetological Review 43. 135.
Bunting, J.E., D.A. Giles, M.G. Nafus, Z. Nemeth, J.B. Poletto, S.M. Roe, R.E. Thomas, K.L. VanderWaal, T. Caro. 2011. A primer of conservation behavior. Animal Behaviour 81. 353-355.