Research Projects
Space use in blanched lesser earless lizards (Holbrookia maculata)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Orton et al. 2024
Toad-headed agama lizards (Phrynocephalus versicolor) movement patterns
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Utsumi et al. 2025 — Collaboration with Bazartseren Boldgiv, National University of Mongolia.
Niche partitioning among three racerunner species (Acanthodactylus)
Sahara Desert, Tunisia
Eifler et al. 2023
Niche partitioning between Gambelia wislizenii and Aspidoscelis tigris
Great Basin Desert, Oregon
McAlpine-Bellis et al. 2023
Intraspecific differences in movement and habitat use
Great Basin Desert, Oregon & Namib Desert
Garrison et al. 2017; Eifler et al. 2020
Checkered whiptails (Aspidoscelis neotesselatus) movement and foraging
Chihuahuan Desert, Colorado
Kusaka et al. 2021; Utsumi et al. 2020
Predator avoidance
Liu et al. 2021; Eifler & Eifler 2014; Jacobson et al. 2016; Eifler et al. 2025; Utsumi et al. 2026
Habitat use
Eifler et al. 2017; Eifler & Eifler 2025; Eifler et al. 2025; Utsumi et al. in press