Search Results - "Andras, Jason P."
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Flooding and ecological restoration promote wetland microbial communities and soil functions on former cranberry farmland
Published in PloS one (17-12-2021)“…Microbial communities are early responders to wetland degradation, and instrumental players in the reversal of this degradation. However, our understanding of…”
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A Population Biology Perspective on the Stepwise Infection Process of the Bacterial Pathogen Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia
Published in Advances in parasitology (2016)“…The infection process of many diseases can be divided into series of steps, each one required to successfully complete the parasite's life and transmission…”
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Globally panmictic population structure in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus sydowii
Published in Molecular ecology (01-09-2008)“…Recent outbreaks of new diseases in many ecosystems are caused by novel pathogens, impaired host immunity, or changing environmental conditions. Identifying…”
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Genetic variation of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina, correlates with survival of a fungal epizootic
Published in Marine biology (01-06-2017)“…Theory predicts that genetic variation within individuals may confer a variety of fitness benefits, including resistance to infectious disease. However,…”
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies a Genetic Basis of Infectivity in a Model Bacterial Pathogen
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (16-12-2020)“…Abstract Knowledge of the genetic architecture of pathogen infectivity and host resistance is essential for a mechanistic understanding of coevolutionary…”
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Infection phenotypes of a coevolving parasite are highly diverse, structured, and specific
Published in Evolution (01-10-2021)“…Understanding how diversity is maintained in natural populations is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In coevolving hosts and parasites, negative…”
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Spatial population genetic structure of a bacterial parasite in close coevolution with its host
Published in Molecular ecology (01-03-2018)“…Knowledge of a species’ population genetic structure can provide insight into fundamental ecological and evolutionary processes including gene flow, genetic…”
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Nitrate competition in a coral symbiosis varies with temperature among Symbiodinium clades
Published in The ISME Journal (01-06-2013)“…Many reef-building corals form symbioses with dinoflagellates from the diverse genus Symbiodinium. There is increasing evidence of functional significance to…”
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A Paradox Resolved: Sulfide Acquisition by Roots of Seep Tubeworms Sustains Net Chemoautotrophy
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-11-2001)“…Vestimentiferan tubeworms, symbiotic with sulfur-oxidizing chemoautotrophic bacteria, dominate many cold-seep sites in the Gulf of Mexico. The most abundant…”
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Analysis of ants' rescue behavior reveals heritable specialization for first responders
Published in Journal of experimental biology (28-02-2020)“…In colonies of ants, a single queen mates with multiple males, creating the foundation for heritable behavioral specializations. A novel and unique candidate…”
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What is the crisis? Defining and prioritizing the world's most pressing problems
Published in Frontiers in ecology and the environment (01-11-2008)“…As consensus grows regarding the unprecedented global environmental challenges we currently face, so too does the notion that publicly funded science has a…”
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Range-wide population genetic structure of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina
Published in Molecular ecology (01-01-2013)“…The population structure of benthic marine organisms is of central relevance to the conservation and management of these often threatened species, as well as…”
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Rewilding the small stuff: the effect of ecological restoration on prokaryotic communities of peatland soils
Published in FEMS microbiology ecology (02-10-2020)“…To investigate the effect that restoration has on the microbiome of wetland soils, we used 16S amplicon sequencing to characterize the soil prokaryotic…”
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CROSS-SPECIES INFECTION TRIALS REVEAL CRYPTIC PARASITE VARIETIES AND A PUTATIVE POLYMORPHISM SHARED AMONG HOST SPECIES
Published in Evolution (01-02-2014)“…A parasite's host range can have important consequences for ecological and evolutionary processes but can be difficult to infer. Successful infection depends…”
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Range-wide population genetic structure of Symbiodinium associated with the Caribbean Sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina
Published in Molecular ecology (01-06-2011)“…Numerous marine invertebrates form endosymbiotic relationships with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium, yet few studies have examined the population…”
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Population structure of Symbiodinium sp. associated with the common sea fan, Gorgonia ventalina, in the Florida Keys across distance, depth, and time
Published in Marine biology (01-07-2009)“…Numerous marine invertebrates form endosymbiotic relationships with dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium. However, few studies have examined the…”
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Symbiodinium B1/B184, the dinoflagellate symbiont of the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-05-2009)“…Here we report primers targeting 10 microsatellite loci of dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium (clade B1/B184) symbiotic with the Caribbean sea fan…”
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Influence of marine reserves on coral disease prevalence
Published in Diseases of aquatic organisms (16-11-2009)“…Predicted increases in disease with climate warming highlight the need for effective management strategies to mitigate disease effects in coral communities. We…”
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-05-2009)“…Here we report primers for 10 microsatellite loci from the Caribbean sea fan coral, Gorgonia ventalina. Primers were tested on 237 genomic DNA extracts taken…”
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Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Aspergillus sydowii, a pathogen of Caribbean sea fan corals
Published in Molecular ecology resources (01-01-2008)“…Here we report on nine microsatellite loci designed for Aspergillus sydowii, a widely distributed soil saprobe that is also the pathogenic agent of…”
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