Todd C. Esque

United States Geological Survey — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

32h-index2.7kcitations164works0.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Turtle Biology and Conservation(54), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(49), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(46), Species Distribution and Climate Change(35), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(34)

Publications163 total

An integrated model improves inferences about survival in the Mojave desert tortoise
Endangered Species Research·2025Open Access
Home Range, Seasonality, and the Importance of Canopy Cover for Texas Tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri)
Herpetologica·2025
Cryptic <scp>CAM</scp> photosynthesis in Joshua tree ( <i>Yucca brevifolia</i> , <i>Y. jaegeriana</i> )
New Phytologist·2025Open Access
Spatially Explicit Demographics of Mojave Desert Tortoises on a Demography Plot in California, USA
Herpetologica·2025
Assessing uncertainty in forecasts of refugia for Joshua trees using high‐density distribution data
Ecosphere·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Concordant Signal of Genetic Variation Across Marker Densities in the Desert Annual <scp><i>Chylismia brevipes</i></scp> Is Linked With Timing of Winter Precipitation
Evolutionary Applications·2024Open Access
Most Random-Encounter-Model Density Estimates in Camera-Based Predator–Prey Studies Are Unreliable
Animals·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ORNITHODOROS SPP. TICKS AND MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISES (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII) OBTAINED FROM HEALTH ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTS
Journal of Wildlife Diseases·2024
Reconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering
Ecology Letters·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Desert Tortoise translocation plan for the U.S. Department of the Army National Training Center and Fort Irwin Western Training Area
Scientific investigations report·2024
Unprecedented distribution data for Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia and Y. jaegeriana) reveal contemporary climate associations of a Mojave Desert icon
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Alien Annual Grasses and Their Relationships to Fire and Biotic Change in Sonoran Desertscrub
University of Arizona Press eBooks·2023· 18 cited
Move it or lose it: Predicted effects of culverts and population density on Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) connectivity
PLoS ONE·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Testosterone identifies hatchling sex for Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii)
Scientific Reports·2023Open Access
Linear and landscape disturbances alter Mojave desert tortoise movement behavior
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Best practices for distributing and deploying U.S. Geological Survey Shiny applications
Techniques and methods·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Amphibians and Reptiles
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Dispersal limitations increase vulnerability under climate change for reptiles and amphibians in the southwestern United States
Journal of Wildlife Management·2022· 25 cited
Demographic and environmental correlates of home ranges and long-distance movements of Mohave ground squirrels
Journal of Mammalogy·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR MEASURING BODY FAT RESERVES IN THE THREATENED MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine·2022· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Kenneth E. Nussear(24), Lesley A. DeFalco(16), Daniel F. Shryock(8), C. Richard Tracy(7), Richard D. Inman(7), Philip A. Medica(6), Amy G. Vandergast(5), K. Kristina Drake(4), Dustin F. Haines(4), Robert H. Webb(4), Cecil R. Schwalbe(3), Dustin A. Wood(3), Kelly R. Barr(3), Robert N. Fisher(3), Christina M. Aiello(3), Pratha Sah(3), Shweta Bansal(3), Peter J. Hudson(3), Nathan A. Custer(3), Amy M. Barber(2)