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Implications of temperature variation for malaria parasite development across Africa by Blanford, J. I., Blanford, S., Crane, R. G., Mann, M. E., Paaijmans, K. P., Schreiber, K. V., Thomas, M. B.

“…Temperature is an important determinant of malaria transmission. Recent work has shown that mosquito and parasite biology are influenced not only by average…”
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Genetic variation in Drosophila melanogaster pathogen susceptibility by Tinsley, M C, Blanford, S, Jiggins, F M

“…Genetic variation in susceptibility to pathogens is a central concern both to evolutionary and medical biologists, and for the implementation of biological…”
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Composition of Acridid gut bacterial communities as revealed by 16S rRNA gene analysis by Dillon, R.J., Webster, G., Weightman, A.J., Dillon, V.M., Blanford, S., Charnley, A.K.

“…The gut bacterial community from four species of feral locusts and grasshoppers was determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of…”
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Infusion Protocol Improves Delivery of Enteral Tube Feeding in the Critical Care Unit by Spain, David A., McClave, Stephen A., Sexton, Leslie K., Adams, Joyce L., Blanford, Barbara S., Sullins, Mary E., Owens, Nancy A., Snider, Harvy L.

“…Background: Numerous factors may impede the delivery of enteral tube feedings (ETF) in the intensive care unit (ICU). We designed a prospective study to…”
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Thermal Behavior of Two Acridid Species: Effects of Habitat and Season on Body Temperature and the Potential Impact on Biocontrol with Pathogens by Blanford, S, Thomas, M. B

“…Thermoregulatory behavior was studied in two key acridid pest species from west and south Africa. Locustana pardalina Walker (Orthoptera: Acrididae) from the…”
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Comparison of an organophosphate insecticide with a mycoinsecticide for the control of Oedaleus senegalensis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and other Sahelian grasshoppers at an operational scale by Langewald, J, Ouambama, Z, Mamadou, A, Peveling, R, Stolz, I, Bateman, R, Attignon, S, Blanford, S, Arthurs, S, Lomer, C

“…Operational scale field trials were conducted in 1996 and 1997, in the east of the Niger Republic, on 50 and 800 hectare plots, to compare the efficacy of an…”
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Thermal biology in insect-parasite interactions by Thomas, Matthew B., Blanford, Simon

“…Recently, several applied studies exploring the use of pathogens for insect biocontrol have demonstrated significant effects of environmental temperature on…”
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How much do we value applied environmental research? by Thomas, Matthew B., Blanford, Simon

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Fungal Pathogen Reduces Potential for Malaria Transmission by Blanford, Simon, Chan, Brian H. K, Jenkins, Nina, Sim, Derek, Turner, Ruth J, Read, Andrew F, Thomas, Matt B

“…Using a rodent malaria model, we found that exposure to surfaces treated with fungal entomopathogens following an infectious blood meal reduced the number of…”
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Temperature checks the Red Queen? Resistance and virulence in a fluctuating environment by Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B., Pugh, Clare, Pell, Judy K.

“…Numerous studies have revealed genetic variation in resistance and susceptibility in host–parasite interactions and therefore the potential for…”
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Coping with Crowds: Density-Dependent Disease Resistance in Desert Locusts by Wilson, Kenneth, Thomas, Matthew B., Blanford, Simon, Doggett, Matthew, Simpson, Stephen J., Moore, Sarah L.

“…Parasite transmission generally exhibits some form of positive density dependence. Thus, as population density increases, so too does the per capita risk of…”
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Host–pathogen interactions in a varying environment: temperature, behavioural fever and fitness by Elliot, Sam L., Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B.

“…) and a pathogen (the fungus…”
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Effect of Beauveria bassiana infection on detoxification enzyme transcription in pyrethroid resistant Anopheles arabiensis: a preliminary study by Nardini, Luisa, Blanford, Simon, Coetzee, Maureen, Koekemoer, Lizette L.

“…Background Fungal biopesticides are of great interest to vector control scientists as they provide a novel and environmentally friendly alternative to…”
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Real-time quantitative PCR for analysis of candidate fungal biopesticides against malaria: Technique validation and first applications by Bell, Andrew S., Blanford, Simon, Jenkins, Nina, Thomas, Matthew B., Read, Andrew F.

“…Recent research has indicated that fungal biopesticides could augment existing malaria vector control tools. Here we present a set of methodologies to monitor…”
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Adult Survival, Maturation, and Reproduction of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria Infected with the Fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum by Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B

“…Studies were conducted with two different doses of Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum to examine the effects on survival and reproductive potential of adult…”
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Host thermal biology: the key to understanding host-pathogen interactions and microbial pest control? by Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B.

“…1 The role of pathogens in insect population dynamics remains poorly understood and their performance in biological control is erratic. Here we identify that…”
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Impacts of fever on locust life-history traits: costs or benefits? by Elliot, Sam L, Horton, Charlotte M, Blanford, Simon, Thomas, Matthew B

“…phase state that, in a field context, could be considered an adaptive life-history response to limit the impact of disease. These conflicting interpretations…”
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Fever and phenotype: transgenerational effect of disease on desert locust phase state by Elliot, Sam L., Blanford, Simon, Horton, Charlotte M., Thomas, Matthew B.

“…Natural enemy attack can cause transgenerational shifts in phenotype such that offspring are less vulnerable to future attack. Desert locusts (Schistocerca…”
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Letter to the Editor: Benefits and risks in malaria control - Response by Thomas, M.B, Blanford, S, Jenkins, N.E, Killeen, G.F, Knols, B.G.J, Read, A.F, Scholte, E.J, Takken, W

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Pulmonary disposition and pharmacodynamics of verapamil by Gillespie, M N, Felder, T B, Blanford, S L, Reinsel, C N, Kostenbauder, H B

“…Verapamil, a calcium channel blocker, has received recent attention as a potential therapeutic agent in pulmonary hypertension. Accordingly, the pulmonary…”
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