Jef Jaeger

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Associate Professor in Residence, School of Life Sciences
Expertise: Conservation biology, Phylogeography, Desert wildlife, Ecology, Population biology, Climate change

Biography

Life sciences professor Jef Jaeger specializes in conservation biology, ecology, population biology, and phylogeography. In addition to research, his passions include teaching biological sciences to undergraduate students who are pursuing degrees outside of sciences.

Since 1991, Jaeger has published over 25 publications highlighting desert wildlife — including bighorn sheep, amphibians, and more — and climate change indicators in the American West. Jaegar's publications have been recognized by publications including Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution and ScienceDaily.

Jaeger has received numerous fellowships and awards throughout his career at UNLV, including the College of Sciences' Outstanding Dissertation for 2006 and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Network For Environmental Management Studies (NEMS) Fellowship.

Education

  • Ph.D., Biological Sciences, UNLV
  • M.S., Biological Sciences, UNLV
  • B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Where Have All the Short-Term Renters Gone? To the Desert
Wall Street Journal
According to data from short-term rental analytics firm AirDNA, Arizona’s Phoenix and Scottsdale area, the home of the 2023 Super Bowl, has seen a huge increase in booking demand, up 41% year-over-year, as of December 2022. This Sonoran Desert location has also seen an uptick in rental supply, with 23,249 listings in December 2022, up 47% year-over-year. These dynamics have pushed the area’s occupancy rate down 6%. A similar trend has been playing out in other desert destinations such as California’s Coachella Valley, where the Sonoran eventually meets the Mojave Desert, and in Marfa, Texas, in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change
EurekAlert!
In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national parks, are less likely to be vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study led by Oregon State University.
Native desert bighorn sheep in ecologically intact areas are less vulnerable to climate change
Science Daily
In the American Southwest, native desert bighorn sheep populations found in landscapes with minimal human disturbance, including several national parks, are less likely to be vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study led by Oregon State University.
Scorpio rising
EurekAlert!
Even in places as seemly well-studied as the national parks of North America, new species are still being discovered. Using ultraviolet light that cause scorpions to fluoresce a ghostly glow, researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) have discovered an intriguing new scorpion in Death Valley National Park. They named the species Wernerius inyoensis, after the Inyo Mountains where it was found. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys.
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Articles Featuring Jef Jaeger

It's Easier Being Green
A man walks through weeds
Research | October 29, 2019

UNLV’s reintroduction effort keeps leopard frog species off the endangered list.

A Subterranean Surprise
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Research | May 8, 2012

A new species of scorpions nearly squirmed past a couple of UNLV graduate students. The story behind the Death Valley arthropod's discovery.

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