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Localized carry‐over effects of pond drying on survival, growth, and pathogen defenses in amphibians by Le Sage, Emily H., Ohmer, Michel E. B., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Altman, Karie A., Reinert, Laura K., Bednark, Jeffery G., Bletz, Molly C., Inman, Brady, Lindauer, Alexa, McDonnell, Nina B., Parker, Sadie K., Skerlec, Samantha M., Wantman, Trina, Rollins‐Smith, Louise A., Woodhams, Douglas C., Voyles, Jamie, Richards‐Zawacki, Corinne L.

“…Climate change is increasing variability in precipitation patterns in many parts of the globe. Unpredictable changes in water availability can be particularly…”
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Using Metabolic Theory to Describe Temperature and Thermal Acclimation Effects on Parasitic Infection by Sckrabulis, Jason P, Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…AbstractPredicting temperature effects on species interactions can be challenging, especially for parasitism, where it is difficult to experimentally separate…”
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Thermal Performance Curves and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology—A Practical Guide to Models and Experiments for Parasitologists by Molnár, Péter K, Sckrabulis, Jason P, Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…Climate change will affect host–parasite dynamics in complex ways. The development of forecast models is necessary for proactive disease management, but past…”
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Thermal acclimation has little effect on tadpole resistance to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis by Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…Given that climate change is predicted to alter patterns of temperature variability, it is important to understand how shifting temperatures might influence…”
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Diverse Relationships between Batrachochytrium Infections and Antimicrobial Peptide Defenses Across Leopard Frog Populations by Le Sage, Emily H, Reinert, Laura K, Ohmer, Michel E B, LaBumbard, Brandon C, Altman, Karie A, Brannelly, Laura A, Latella, Ian, McDonnell, Nina B, Saenz, Veronica, Walsman, Jason C, Wilber, Mark Q, Woodhams, Douglas C, Voyles, Jamie, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L, Rollins-Smith, Louise A

“…Synopsis Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play a fundamental role in the innate defense against microbial pathogens, as well as other immune and non-immune…”
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Once a reservoir, always a reservoir? Seasonality affects the pathogen maintenance potential of amphibian hosts by Wilber, Mark Q., Ohmer, Michel E. B., Altman, Karie A., Brannelly, Laura A., LaBumbard, Brandon C., Le Sage, Emily H., McDonnell, Nina B., Muñiz Torres, Aura Y., Nordheim, Caitlin L., Pfab, Ferdinand, Richards‐Zawacki, Corinne L., Rollins‐Smith, Louise A., Saenz, Veronica, Voyles, Jamie, Wetzel, Daniel P., Woodhams, Douglas C., Briggs, Cheryl J.

“…Host species that can independently maintain a pathogen in a host community and contribute to infection in other species are important targets for disease…”
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Host and parasite thermal acclimation responses depend on the stage of infection by Altman, Karie A., Paull, Sara H., Johnson, Pieter T. J., Golembieski, Michelle N., Stephens, Jeffrey P., LaFonte, Bryan E., Raffel, Thomas R.

“…Global climate change is expected to alter patterns of temperature variability, which could influence species interactions including parasitism. Species…”
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Bottom-up and trait-mediated effects of resource quality on amphibian parasitism by Stephens, Jeffrey P., Altman, Karie A., Berven, Keith A., Tiegs, Scott D., Raffel, Thomas R.

“…1. Leaf litter subsidies are important resources for aquatic consumers like tadpoles and snails, causing bottom-up effects on wetland ecosystems. Recent…”
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