A5076051215- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Gene expression and cancer classification
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Forensic and Genetic Research
Temple University
2020-2025
University of Georgia
2024-2025
Savannah River National Laboratory
2025
Central Michigan University
2018-2020
Williams (United States)
2015
William & Mary
2015
Abstract The long-horned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae) was recently introduced to the United States from its native range in Asia. Although H. transmits numerous disease-causing pathogens range, it is unclear what extent will act as a disease vector States. ability of acquire likely depends on overlap with resident tick species both habitat and transmitted within range. To assess potential between invasive species, we field-collected ticks across southeastern...
The frequency of infectious disease outbreaks and pandemics is rising, demanding an understanding their drivers. Common wisdom suggests that increases in outbreak are driven by socioeconomic factors such as globalization urbanization, yet, the majority caused zoonotic pathogens can be transmitted from animals to humans, suggesting important role ecological environmental Previous studies drivers have also failed quantify differences between major classes pathogens, bacterial viral pathogens....
Roads are a major cause of wildlife mortality by animal-vehicle-collisions (AVCs). We monitored the patterns and frequency AVCs on two sections highway in Northern Tanzania compared these to knowledge perceptions drivers who frequently use roads. While actual field survey showed that more birds were killed AVCs, mammals perceived be most common AVC. Drivers indifferent whether problem road, 67% strongly felt mainly accidental, either due high vehicle speed or poor visibility at night. There...
Abstract Aim The development of natural habitats into urban land uses has greatly accelerated in the recent past due to human activities. This habitat disrupts species' dispersal processes and can lead both direct indirect impacts on dispersal. Whether activities result restricted or facilitated may depend a tolerance; however, this premise not been tested. We examined impact urbanization road networks three lizard species context their tolerance. Location Curaçao. Methods To quantify...
Abstract Emerging infectious diseases have recently increased in wildlife and can result population declines the loss of genetic diversity susceptible populations. As populations impacted species decline, be lost, with ramifications including reduced effective size structuring. For conservation concern, which may already low diversity, especially important. To investigate impacts a novel pathogen on genetically depauperate endangered species, we assessed sylvatic plague-induced bottleneck...
Abstract The habitat quality of urban forest patches is determined by the composition and structure vegetation which in turn affects trophic resources shelter provided for wildlife species. In addition, development landscape surrounding can affect species' movement between patches, further influencing quality. Understanding how species respond to variation among especially important that contribute ecosystem services disservices residents. Here, we assessed white‐footed mice ( Peromyscus...
Dragonflies reside in both aquatic and terrestrial environments, depending on their life stage, necessitating the conservation of drastically different habitats; however, little is understood about how nymph adult dragonflies function as metapopulations within connected habitat. We used genetic techniques to examine nymphs adults a single metapopulation spatially temporally better understand structure processes that might influence said structure. sampled 97 149 Sympetrum obtrusum from eight...