West Texas A&M University
​​​Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
Natural Sciences Building, 329
Canyon, TX, USA
Publications
​*Undergraduate Mentee
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​2024
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Maag, D.W., Y.Z. Francioli, T.A. Castoe, G.W. Schuett, R.W. Clark. 2024. The spatial ecology of Mojave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus), prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), and their hybrids in southwestern New Mexico. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society blae037. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blae037
2023
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Maag, D. W., Y.Z. Francioli, *N. Shaw, *A.Y. Soni, T.A. Castoe, G.W. Schuett, R.W. Clark. 2023. Hunting behavior and feeding ecology of Mojave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus), prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), and their hybrids in southwestern New Mexico. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10683. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10683
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Maag, D.W., G.W. Schuett, and R.W. Clark. 2023. CROTALUS SCUTULATUS (Mojave Rattlesnake). REPRODUCTION and SEXUAL RECEPTIVITY. Herpetological Review 54(1):133.
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Maag, D.W., and B.D. Greene. 2023. Sexual size monomorphism of a Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) population in southwestern Missouri. Amphibia-Reptilia 44:103–105. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10122
2022
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Maag, D.W., and R.W. Clark. 2022. Safety in coils: predation rates of ambush hunting rattlesnakes are extremely low. Amphibia-Reptilia 43:425–430. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685381-bja10101
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Maag, D.W., S.P. Maher, and B.D. Greene. 2022. Spatial ecology and microhabitat Selection of the Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) in southwestern Missouri. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 17(2):316–330.
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*Gibert, R.G., D.W. Maag, *L.N. Sanders, and R.W. Clark. 2022. Investigating personality in vipers: individual rattlesnakes exhibit consistent behavioral responses in defensive and exploratory contexts. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76:132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03239-w