Temporal Patterns in Admission of Eastern Box Turtles at a North Carolina Wildlife Clinic as a Reflection of Climate
A recent study suggests the timing of box turtle activity patterns may be shifting in response to a warmer climate.
Research & Publications
Countcolors, an R Package for Quantification of the Fluorescence Emitted by Pd Lesions on the Wing Membranes of Hibernating Bats
The purpose of this study was to create and validate the R package, countcolors, for quantifying the distinct orange–yellow UV fluorescence in bat-wing membrane lesions caused by P. destructans (white-nose syndrome).
Establishment of Acute Phase Protein and Serum Protein Electrophoresis Preliminary Reference Values for Pronghorn
Preliminary reference ranges were developed to gauge differences between captive and wild populations. Additional samples were taken from clinically abnormal captive pronghorn with facial abscesses.
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and Bluetongue Virus Seroprevalence in Wild White-tailed Deer in Florida, USA
A wild population of white-tailed deer was surveyed for evidence of past or current epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and current bluetongue virus (BTV) infections.
Chronic Wasting Disease Modeling: An Overview
Meta-analysis exploring analytical methods used on CWD data from peer-reviewed articles published from 1980 through 2018.
Microplastic accumulation in the gastrointestinal tracts in birds of prey in central Florida, USA
First published detection of microplastics in birds of prey.
Genetic clues help identify CWD susceptibility
A news story by The Wildlife Society highlighted recent research investigating the use of genetics to determine susceptibility of deer and other cervids to chronic wasting disease.
Vacuolar myelinopathy: waterbird risk on a southeastern impoundment co-infested with Hydrilla verticillata and Aetokthonos hydrillicola
The authors investigated potential vacuolar myelinopathy risk to wildlife species using hydrilla infested sites at a southeastern reservoir and developed a qualitative risk assessment for waterbird species that inhabited the reservoir during fall and early winter.
Predation risk and mountain goat reproduction: Evidence for stress‐induced breeding suppression in a wild ungulate
This is some of the first robust evidence that stress‐mediated breeding suppression can occur in a wild ungulate following increased predation risk, thereby providing a major insight on the mechanisms underlying non‐consumptive health effects of predation in wild mammals.
Salinity stress increases the severity of ranavirus epidemics in amphibian populations
This research demonstrates how a small change in habitat quality can increase the severity of ranavirus epidemics.
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