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Jacqueline D. Litzgus

Jacqueline D. Litzgus

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
3551
World Ranking
7473
National Ranking
464

Overview

Jacqueline D. Litzgus is affiliated with Laurentian University in Canada and has a significant research presence in Environmental Science, with a focus on ecology and conservation. Their academic work spans various subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Virology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, primarily centered on amphibian and reptile biology, turtle biology and conservation, wildlife ecology and conservation, and wildlife-road interactions and conservation. Additional focus areas include animal behavior and reproduction, rabies epidemiology and control, and avian ecology and behavior.

Jacqueline D. Litzgus has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, including:

  • Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Biological Conservation
  • Conservation Biology
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Recent papers authored by or involving Litzgus include:

  • "Predation and disease limit population recovery following 15 years of headstarting an endangered freshwater turtle" (2020), Biological Conservation
  • "Road-effect mitigation promotes connectivity and reduces mortality at the population-level" (2021), Biological Conservation
  • "Revisiting Ophidiomycosis (Snake Fungal Disease) After a Decade of Targeted Research" (2021), Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Sex, shells, and weaponry: coercive reproductive tactics in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta" (2020), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • "Evaluation of headstarting as a conservation tool to recover Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a highly fragmented urban landscape" (2023), PLoS ONE

Collaboration plays a notable role in Litzgus's work, with frequent co-authors including Ronald J. Brooks, David Lesbarrères, Andrew M. Lentini, Sean P. Boyle, and Matthew G. Keevil.

Best Publications

  • Home Range and Seasonal Activity of Southern Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata): Implications for Management

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Timothy A. Mousseau

  • Mitigating Reptile Road Mortality: Fence Failures Compromise Ecopassage Effectiveness

    James H. Baxter-Gilbert;Julia L. Riley;David Lesbarrères;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Road mortality potentially responsible for billions of pollinating insect deaths annually

    James H. Baxter-Gilbert;James H. Baxter-Gilbert;Julia L. Riley;Julia L. Riley;Christopher J. H. Neufeld;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Using long-term data and a stage-classified matrix to assess conservation strategies for an endangered turtle (Clemmys guttata)

    Jean J. Enneson;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Extreme thermal fluctuations from climate change unexpectedly accelerate demographic collapse of vertebrates with temperature-dependent sex determination.

    Nicole Valenzuela;Robert Literman;Jennifer L. Neuwald;Jennifer L. Neuwald;Beatriz Mizoguchi

  • Habitat Selection by Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a Relatively Pristine Landscape

    Christopher B. Edge;Christopher B. Edge;Brad D. Steinberg;Ronald J. Brooks;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Habitat and Temperature Selection of Clemmys guttata in a Northern Population

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Ronald J. Brooks

  • Phenology and ecology of hibernation in spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) near the northern limit of their range

    Jacqueline D Litzgus;Jon P Costanzo;Ronald J Brooks;Richard E Lee

  • Conservation of herpetofauna in northern landscapes: Threats and challenges from a Canadian perspective

    David Lesbarrères;Sara L. Ashpole;Christine A. Bishop;Gabriel Blouin-Demers

  • Habitat Selection and Movement Patterns of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata): Effects of Spatial and Temporal Scales of Analyses

    Megan L. Rasmussen;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Sex differences in longevity in the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Growth in a cold environment: body size and sexual maturity in a northern population of spotted turtles, Clemmys guttata

    Jacqueline D Litzgus;Ronald J Brooks

  • A novel technique to measure chronic levels of corticosterone in turtles living around a major roadway

    James H. Baxter-Gilbert;Julia L. Riley;Gabriela F. Mastromonaco;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • REPRODUCTION IN A NORTHERN POPULATION OF CLEMMYS GUTTATA

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Ronald J. Brooks

  • Effect of temperature on metabolic rate of the mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Jacqueline D. Litzgus;William A. Hopkins

  • GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN REPRODUCTION IN A FRESHWATER TURTLE (CLEMMYS GUTTATA)

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Timothy A. Mousseau

  • Reproductive Output Depends on Body Condition in Spotted Turtles (Clemmys Guttata)

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Frances Bolton;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

  • Post-catastrophe patterns of abundance and survival reveal no evidence of population recovery in a long-lived animal

    Matthew G. Keevil;Ronald J. Brooks;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

  • Seasonal changes in physiology and development of cold hardiness in the hatchling painted turtle Chrysemys picta.

    Jon P. Costanzo;Jacqueline D. Litzgus;John B. Iverson;Richard E. Lee

  • Overwintering Ecology of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Species' Northern Range Limit

    William F. Greaves;Jacqueline D. Litzgus

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Brooks
Ronald J. Brooks University of Guelph
Richard E. Lee
Richard E. Lee Miami University
John B. Iverson
John B. Iverson Earlham College
Timothy A. Mousseau
Timothy A. Mousseau University of South Carolina
Stephen C. Lougheed
Stephen C. Lougheed Queen's University
Fredric J. Janzen
Fredric J. Janzen Iowa State University
Lynne Sigler
Lynne Sigler University of Alberta
Terry W. Henkel
Terry W. Henkel Humboldt State University
Lance A. Durden
Lance A. Durden Georgia Southern University
Stephen R. Goldberg
Stephen R. Goldberg Whittier College

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