The Timber Rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus ) is the primary rattlesnake species inhabiting the temperate deciduous forests of eastern North America and faces conservation challenges across its range. In North Carolina, the Timber Rattlesnake is listed as a Species of Special Concern, with habitat loss and fragmentation from human encroachment as its primary threat. To effectively manage and conserve Timber Rattlesnake populati...

An extensive survey of the standing genetic variation in natural populations is among the priority steps in developing a species into a model system. In recent years, green foxtail ( Setaria viridis ), along with its domesticated form foxtail millet ( S. italica ), has rapidly become a promising new model system for C 4 grasses and bioenergy crops, due to its rapid life cycle, large amount of seed production and small diploid...