Robert N. Fisher

United States Geological Survey — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(117), Species Distribution and Climate Change(106), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(80), Genetic diversity and population structure(39), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(32)

Publications329 total

Estimating mercury exposure in amphibians using non-lethal tissue sampling
Ecotoxicology·2026
Bycatch in a bottle: what taxa are recoverable from metabarcoding DNA in historical invertebrate collection preservative fluid?
Journal of Heredity·2026Open Access
Unraveling abundance from occurrence: Modeling an endangered rodent population with low capture probability
Ecological Applications·2026Open Access
Speciation Genomics in the Tiger Whiptail Lizards ( <i>Aspidoscelis tigris</i> Complex)
Genome Biology and Evolution·2025Open Access
A chromosome-level genome assembly of a vernal pool specialist amphibian, the Western Spadefoot, Spea hammondii
2025
The Southwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys pallida) in Baja California, Mexico: New Localities and Persistent Threats
Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences·2025
Longevity, Age‐Specific Survival, and Mean Generation Time of <scp> <i>Rana muscosa</i> </scp> : Implications for Conservation of Possibly the Longest‐Lived Ranid Frog
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse
Science·2025· 4 cited
Desert ecosystems shape diversification in glossy snakes (genus Arizona) requiring a re-alignment of evolutionary and conservation units
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Genome resources—A chromosome-level genome assembly for the long-nosed leopard lizard, <i>Gambelia wislizenii</i> , the first reference genome for the lizard family Crotaphytidae
Journal of Heredity·2025Open Access
Widespread dispersal of a human commensal across the Pacific: Reconstructing the human-mediated invasion history of the house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Biological Invasions·2025
Extreme drought increased home range sizes and space use of <i>Aquila chrysaetos</i> (Golden Eagles) in coastal southern California
Ornithological applications·2025· 2 cited
A chromosome-level reference genome assembly for Gilbert’s skink <i>Plestiodon gilberti</i>
Journal of Heredity·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Vulnerability of an Endangered Amphibian to Climate‐Change Induced Hydrologic Change
River Research and Applications·2025Open Access
Independent and interactive effects of disease and methylmercury on demographic rates across multiple amphibian populations
Scientific Reports·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Reference genome of the Gophersnake, <i>Pituophis catenifer</i> (Serpentes: Colubridae)
Journal of Heredity·2025
Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 9 citedOpen Access
Genomic discordance throws a wrench in the parallel speciation hypothesis for scincid lizards
Evolution·2025· 1 cited
Terrestrial mammal diversity at Hansen Dam (Los Angeles, California, USA): flood control area acts as habitat in a human-dominated landscape
Check List·2025Open Access
Pan‐amphibia distribution of the fungal parasite <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> varies with species and temperature
Ecological Monographs·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael J. Adams(7), Erin Muths(7), Cheryl S. Brehme(7), Stacie A. Hathaway(6), Evan H. Campbell Grant(6), Amy G. Vandergast(6), Kevin R. Crooks(5), Erin E. Boydston(5), Lisa M. Lyren(5), Blake R. Hossack(5), Susan C. Walls(5), Gary M. Fellers(5), Seth P. D. Riley(5), Ted J. Case(5), David A. Miller(4), J. Hardin Waddle(4), Larissa L. Bailey(4), Carlton J. Rochester(4), Dustin A. Wood(4), H. Bradley Shaffer(3)