A5012106897- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Microbial infections and disease research
Colorado State University
2021-2024
Chapman University
2024
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2021
Abstract Testing for intraspecific variation host tolerance or resistance in wild populations is important informing conservation decisions about captive breeding, translocation, and disease treatment. Here, we test the importance of multiple boreal toads ( Anaxyrus boreas ) against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), amphibian fungal pathogen responsible greatest biodiversity loss due to disease. Boreal have severely declined Colorado (CO) Bd, but toad challenged with Bd western Wyoming...
Wildlife diseases are a major global threat to biodiversity. Boreal toads (Anaxyrus [Bufo] boreas) state-endangered species in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, concern Wyoming, largely due lethal skin infections caused by amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). We performed conservation landscape genomic analyses using single nucleotide polymorphisms from double-digest, restriction site-associated DNA sequencing combination with development first...
Abstract Understanding the causes of population variation in host response to disease, and mechanisms persistence, can serve as vital information for species conservation. One such mechanism persistence that has gained support is demographic process compensatory recruitment. Host populations may persist by increasing recruitment compensate reduced survival due infection, thus limiting negative effects disease on trajectories. However, high‐elevation are inherently vulnerable stochastic...
Abstract Catastrophic population declines due to disease often lead fragmented remnant populations and loss of gene flow. Managers are left determine appropriate conservation actions recover maintain persistence. The recent utilization genomic data assist in species recovery now allows us combine genome‐wide surveys differentiation diversity with the identification potentially adaptive regions develop plans that incorporate ecological evolutionary processes. unprecedented global decline...
Individual identification is required for long-term investigations that examine population-level changes in survival or abundance, and mechanisms associated with these wild populations. Such generally requires the application of a unique mark, documentation characteristics distinctive to each individual animal. To minimize impacts often declining populations, scientific ethical concerns encourage marking strategies handling time (i.e., stress) captured individuals. We examined relative...
Abstract The One Health High-Level Expert Panel’s definition of includes optimizing the health people, animals (wild and domestic), ecosystems. For many practitioners, wildlife that can spread zoonoses are focus, particularly if they come in contact with people. However, ecosystem is often best-indicated by less-encountered species, for instance, amphibians reptiles. This review highlights how these taxa benefit human well-being, including cultural significance, as well their impact on...
ABSTRACT Due to the ubiquity of disease in natural systems, hosts have evolved strategies resistance and tolerance defend themselves from further harm once infected. Resistance directly limit pathogen growth, typically leading lower infection burdens host. A approach limits fitness consequences caused by but does not inhibit growth. Testing for intraspecific variation wild host populations is important informing conservation decisions about captive breeding, translocation, treatment. Here,...
Wildlife diseases are a major global threat to biodiversity. Boreal toads (Anaxyrus [Bufo] boreas) state-endangered species in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico, concern Wyoming, largely due lethal skin infections caused by amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). We performed conservation landscape genomic analyses using single nucleotide polymorphisms from double-digest, restriction site-associated DNA sequencing combination with development first...