The new findings are reported in the journal Copeia. "Despite occurring in small, fragmented populations, eastern massasaugas in Illinois do not show genetic evidence of inbreeding," said Illinois ...

The study, which was recently published in Scientific Reports, a Nature research journal, focused on eastern massasaugas in Illinois. This species of endangered rattlesnake is highly susceptible ...

Eastern massasaugas are found in scattered locations in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ontario. The eastern massasauga is currently ...

Eric Hileman, who recently earned his doctorate degree from Northern Illinois University for his work on eastern massasaugas and is now a quantitative biologist at Trent University in Ontario ...