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Barbara A. Han
Ecology
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Orthohantaviruses in the Arctic: Present and Future
Orthohantaviruses, family Hantaviridae, are globally distributed except for Antarctica where they are absent. In animals, orthohantaviruses are transmitted horizontally, either directly through aggressive interac...
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Open AccessData-driven predictions and novel hypotheses about zoonotic tick vectors from the genus Ixodes
With the resurgence of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease and the emergence of new tick-borne pathogens such as Powassan virus, understanding what distinguishes vectors from non-vectors, and predicting u...
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Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States
Disease is often implicated as a factor in population declines of wildlife and plants. Understanding the characteristics that may predispose a species to infection by a particular pathogen can help direct cons...
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Individual and combined effects of multiple pathogens on Pacific treefrogs
In nature, individual hosts often encounter multiple pathogens simultaneously, which can lead to additive, antagonistic, or synergistic effects on hosts. Synergistic effects on infection prevalence or severity...
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Experimental examination of the effects of ultraviolet-B radiation in combination with other stressors on frog larvae
Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) is a ubiquitous stressor with negative effects on many aquatic organisms. In amphibians, ambient levels of UVB can result in impaired growth, slowed development, malformations, al...
