2024
Chapter 14 Bioaccumulation and foraging behavior
Becker D, Sandoval-Herrera N, Simonis M, Sánchez C. Chapter 14 Bioaccumulation and foraging behavior. 2024, 261-285. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91820-6.00004-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntake of contaminantsImpact of contaminantsMark-recapture approachAssess dietary exposureContaminant intakeForaging strategiesDietary exposureBat speciesConservation practicesInfluence exposureContaminationCaptive experimentsBat healthForagingHealth impactsBroad patternsDiverse impactsField dataBatsSpeciesModeling frameworkMechanistic frameworkParasitesWild batsInfection dynamics
2021
Thermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies
Sánchez C, Ragonese I, de Roode J, Altizer S. Thermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2021, 183: 107544. PMID: 33582107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2021.107544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtozoan parasitesInfects monarch butterfliesParasite genotypesThermal toleranceWithin-host replicationWindow of transmissionEcologically-relevant temperaturesParasite sporesShort-term reproductionMonarch larvaeHost plantsDormant sporesMonarch butterfliesParasite transmissionEnvironmental persistenceAbiotic conditionsParasitesInfection dynamicsParasite viabilityParasite persistenceSpore viabilityAdult butterfliesWarmer temperaturesSporesMonarch populations
2019
City sicker? A meta‐analysis of wildlife health and urbanization
Murray M, Sánchez C, Becker D, Byers K, Worsley‐Tonks K, Craft M. City sicker? A meta‐analysis of wildlife health and urbanization. Frontiers In Ecology And The Environment 2019, 17: 575-583. DOI: 10.1002/fee.2126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWildlife healthToxic loadHigher toxicant loadsNon-urban counterpartsWildlife populationsTaxonomic biasCommunity compositionLand useGeneralizable relationshipsParasite abundanceHealth risksPhylogenetic meta-analysisResource availabilityWildlifeParasite diversityBody conditionUrban areasUrban developmentResearch needsUrbanizationNegative relationshipSpeciesPhysiological stressParasitesUrban population
2018
On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis
Sánchez C, Becker D, Teitelbaum C, Barriga P, Brown L, Majewska A, Hall R, Altizer S. On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta‐analysis. Ecology Letters 2018, 21: 1869-1884. PMID: 30369000, DOI: 10.1111/ele.13160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody conditionCondition metricsBody condition metricsCosts of parasite infectionPredictors of variationWildlife systemsHost thermoregulationNegative relationshipEvaluated body conditionHost-parasite biologyWildlifeStudy of parasitesParasite impactEcologistsAnimal hostsParasitic infectionsAnimal healthInfection statusCourse of infectionHostParasitesPeer-reviewed studies
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