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34
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6203
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7534
National Ranking
2533

Overview

Gary M. Fellers was affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within environmental and biological sciences, focusing heavily on amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution in the context of climate change, as well as wildlife ecology and conservation.

Their work contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

Gary M. Fellers authored multiple scientific papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity" (2022, Science)
  • "Sierra Nevada amphibians demonstrate stable occupancy despite precipitation volatility in the early 21st Century" (2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Long-term monitoring of island night lizards on San Nicolas Island" (2025, Journal of Wildlife Management)
  • "Climatological effects on survival, recruitment, and possible extirpation of a Sierra Nevada anuran" (2025, Climate Change Ecology)

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Gary M. Fellers were:

  • Patrick M. Kleeman
  • Brian J. Halstead
  • Jonathan P. Rose
  • Beth A. Reinke
  • Hugo Cayuela

Publication venues where Gary M. Fellers appeared repeatedly included:

  • Science
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Climate Change Ecology

The main topics of Gary M. Fellers's research were:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Best Publications

  • Pesticides and amphibian population declines in California, USA

    Donald W. Sparling;Gary M. Fellers;Laura L. McConnell

  • Bat Guano Virome: Predominance of Dietary Viruses from Insects and Plants plus Novel Mammalian Viruses

    Linlin Li;Linlin Li;Joseph G. Victoria;Joseph G. Victoria;Chunlin Wang;Morris Jones

  • Collapse of a Regional Frog Fauna in the Yosemite Area of the California Sierra Nevada, USA

    Charles A. Drost;Gary M. Fellers

  • Quantitative evidence for the effects of multiple drivers on continental-scale amphibian declines

    Evan H. Campbell Grant;David A. W. Miller;Benedikt R. Schmidt;Michael J. Adams

  • Oral Chytridiomycosis in the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana muscosa)

    Gary M. Fellers;D. Earl Green;Joyce E. Longcore

  • Summertime transport of current‐use pesticides from California's Central Valley to the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, USA

    James S. LeNoir;Laura L. McConnell;Gary M. Fellers;Thomas M. Cahill

  • Aggression, territoriality, and mating behaviour in North American treefrogs

    Gary M. Fellers

  • Disappearance of the cascades frog Rana cascadae at the southern end of its range, California, USA

    Gary M. Fellers;Charles A. Drost

  • Trends in Amphibian Occupancy in the United States

    Michael J. Adams;David A. W. Miller;David A. W. Miller;Erin Muths;Paul Stephen Corn

  • Comparative toxicity of chlorpyrifos, diazinon, malathion and their oxon derivatives to larval Rana boylii.

    D.W. Sparling;G. Fellers

  • Molecular characterization of iridoviruses isolated from sympatric amphibians and fish.

    Jinghe Mao;D.E Green;G Fellers;V.G Chinchar

  • Large-scale recovery of an endangered amphibian despite ongoing exposure to multiple stressors

    Roland A. Knapp;Gary M. Fellers;Patrick M. Kleeman;David A. W. Miller

  • The genetics of amphibian declines: population substructure and molecular differentiation in the Yosemite Toad, Bufo canorus (Anura, Bufonidae) based on single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCP) and mitochondrial DNA sequence data

    H. Bradley Shaffer;Gary M. Fellers;Allison Magee;S. Randal Voss;S. Randal Voss

  • Disappearance of the Cascades Frog, Rana cascadae, at the Southern End of its Range

    Gary M. Fellers;Charles A. Drost

  • Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities

    David A. W. Miller;Evan H. Campbell Grant;Erin Muths;Staci M. Amburgey

  • Pesticides in mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa) from the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, USA

    Gary M. Fellers;Laura L. McConnell;David Pratt;Seema Datta

  • Toxicity of two insecticides to california, USA, anurans and its relevance to declining amphibian populations

    Donald W. Sparling;Gary M. Fellers

  • California Red-legged Frog (Rana Draytonii) Movement and Habitat Use: Implications for Conservation

    Gary M. Fellers;Patrick M. Kleeman

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity

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  • Mate Selection in the Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor

    Gary M. Fellers

  • Species boundaries, phylogeography and conservation genetics of the red‐legged frog (Rana aurora/draytonii) complex

    H. Bradley Shaffer;Gary M. Fellers;S. Randal Voss;S. Randal Voss;J. C. Oliver;J. C. Oliver

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. W. Miller
David A. W. Miller Pennsylvania State University
Erin Muths
Erin Muths United States Geological Survey
Laura L. McConnell
Laura L. McConnell Bayer (United States)
Robert N. Fisher
Robert N. Fisher United States Geological Survey
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Susan C. Walls
Susan C. Walls United States Geological Survey
Larissa L. Bailey
Larissa L. Bailey Colorado State University
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Evan H. Campbell Grant United States Geological Survey
Benedikt R. Schmidt
Benedikt R. Schmidt University of Zurich
H. Bradley Shaffer
H. Bradley Shaffer University of California, Los Angeles

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