Moose Health in North America- Current Research
Compilation of recent research on moose health and mortality, published from 2015-2020.
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Quantitative Ecologist- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Dr. Diann Prosser’s Lab of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is searching for a highly motivated and talented quantitative researcher or statistician to work on a suite of ecology, spatial modeling, and avian disease research.
Mitigating Disease Impacts in Amphibian Populations: Capitalizing on the Thermal Optimum Mismatch Between a Pathogen and Its Host
An example of how biotic and abiotic factors can decrease the resiliency of wildlife against pathogens and disease, and how we can potentially use this information to help mitigate infectious wildlife disease.
LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL AMPHIBIAN HOST RESPONSES TO BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS EXPOSURE ARE DETERMINED BY THE ADDITIVE INFLUENCE OF HOST RESOURCE AVAILABILITY
The effects of infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (BD), a pathogen of amphibian hosts that causes chytridiomycosis, may be magnified under conditions of low food availability, which could induce lethal and sublethal effects on hosts that might otherwise be asymptomatic.
GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN WILDLIFE IN THE UNITED STATES
Recently, it was discovered that at least three different CDV lineages that are genetically different from the available vaccine strains are circulating in domestic dogs in the United States. Because wildlife serve as a reservoir for the virus, it is important to determine if wildlife play a role in the maintenance and spread of these lineages.
The ecology of chronic wasting disease in wildlife
Review of the current status of the knowledge with respect to CWD ecology in wildlife and research gaps
Two’s company, three’s a crowd: Exploring how host–parasite–microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife
Trevelline, B. K., Stephenson, J. F., & Kohl, K. D. (2020). Two’s company, three’sa crowd: Exploring how host–parasite–microbiota interactions may influence disease susceptibility and conservation of wildlife. Molecular Ecology. The disruption of host-associated microbial communities (termed “dysbiosis”) among wild animals may reduce host fitness and survival under natural environmental conditions. Parasitic […]
A Solutions-Focused Translational Research Framework for Wildlife Health
A solutions-focused approach to research on priority wildlife health problems is needed – translational research offers a framework to move from problem identification to tangible benefits.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Wildlife Disease Genomics, University of Maine
An NSF-funded postdoctoral research position is available in the Wildlife Disease Genetics Laboratory at the University of Maine to study the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, focused on anthrax in herbivorous wildlife in Namibia and South Africa. The postdoc will join an international, interdisciplinary team, and will work closely […]
Raccoon Health Assessment
Health assessments conducted on free-ranging raccoons in Central Park, NY in conjunction with a trap-vaccinate-release program
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