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Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification by Nowakowski, A. Justin, Watling, James I., Thompson, Michelle E., Brusch, George A., Catenazzi, Alessandro, Whitfield, Steven M., Kurz, David J., Suárez‐Mayorga, Ángela, Aponte‐Gutiérrez, Andrés, Donnelly, Maureen A., Todd, Brian D., Calcagno, Vincent

“…Human activities often replace native forests with warmer, modified habitats that represent novel thermal environments for biodiversity. Reducing biodiversity…”
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Frequency Ratio of Al⁺ and Hg⁺ Single-Ion Optical Clocks; Metrology at the 17th Decimal Place by Rosenband, T, Hume, D.B, Schmidt, P.O, Chou, C.W, Brusch, A, Lorini, L, Oskay, W.H, Drullinger, R.E, Fortier, T.M, Stalnaker, J.E, Diddams, S.A, Swann, W.C, Newbury, N.R, Itano, W.M, Wineland, D.J, Bergquist, J.C

“…Time has always had a special status in physics because of its fundamental role in specifying the regularities of nature and because of the extraordinary…”
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Turn up the heat: thermal tolerances of lizards at La Selva, Costa Rica by Brusch, George A., IV, Taylor, Emily N, Whitfield, Steven M

“…Global temperature increases over the next century are predicted to contribute to the extinction of a number of taxa, including up to 40 % of all lizard…”
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When less means more: dehydration improves innate immunity in rattlesnakes by Brusch, 4th, George A, DeNardo, Dale F

“…Immune function can vary based on availability of resources, and most studies of such influences have focused on the co-investment of energy into immune and…”
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Muscles provide an internal water reserve for reproduction by Brusch, 4th, George A, Lourdais, Olivier, Kaminsky, Brittany, DeNardo, Dale F

“…The use of fat to support the energy needs of reproduction (i.e. capital breeding) has been studied in a diversity of taxa. However, despite reproductive…”
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Egg desiccation leads to dehydration and enhanced innate immunity in python embryos by Brusch, George A., DeNardo, Dale F.

“…The immune system is essential for survival and its performance can vary depending on the physiological state of the organism. Much of the current research…”
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Cane toads (Rhinella marina) rely on water access, not drought tolerance, to invade xeric Australian environments by Brusch, George A., Christian, Keith, Brown, Greg P., Shine, Richard, DeNardo, Dale F.

“…The invasion of habitats with novel environmental challenges may require physiological tolerances not seen in conspecifics from the native range. We used a…”
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Water availability and environmental temperature correlate with geographic variation in water balance in common lizards by Dupoué, Andréaz, Rutschmann, Alexis, Le Galliard, Jean François, Miles, Donald B., Clobert, Jean, DeNardo, Dale F., Brusch, George A., Meylan, Sandrine

“…Water conservation strategies are well documented in species living in water-limited environments, but physiological adaptations to water availability in…”
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Dehydration during egg production alters egg composition and yolk immune function by Brusch, George A., Heulin, Benoit, DeNardo, Dale F.

“…Parent-offspring conflicts occur when resources are limited for allocation, and, historically, energy has been the primary currency of focus when examining…”
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Reproductive state and water deprivation increase plasma corticosterone in a capital breeder by Brusch, George A., DeNardo, Dale F., Lourdais, Olivier

“…•Reproduction and water deprivation independently lead to elevated plasma corticosterone (CORT) levels.•Plasma CORT is positively correlated with plasma…”
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Additive effects of temperature and water availability on pregnancy in a viviparous lizard by Brusch, 4th, George A, Gavira, Rodrigo S B, Viton, Robin, Dupoué, Andréaz, Leroux-Coyau, Mathieu, Meylan, Sandrine, Le Galliard, Jean-François, Lourdais, Olivier

“…One of the greatest current threats to biodiversity is climate change. However, understanding of organismal responses to fluctuations in temperature and water…”
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Reproduction Alters Hydration State but Does Not Impact the Positive Effects of Dehydration on Innate Immune Function in Children’s Pythons (Antaresia childreni) by Brusch, George A., Billy, Gopal, Blattman, Joseph N., DeNardo, Dale F.

“…Resource availability can impact immune function, with the majority of studies of such influences focusing on the allocation of energy investment into immune…”
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A case of severe cutaneous and mucosal erosions by Korbl, J. D., Brusch, A., Lucas, M., Nida, J., Wood, B. A., Leecy, T. N., Harvey, N. T.

“…Click here for the corresponding questions to this CME article…”
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Effects of long distance translocation on corticosterone and testosterone levels in male rattlesnakes by Heiken, Kory H, Brusch, George A, Gartland, Sarah, Escallón, Camilo, Moore, Ignacio T, Taylor, Emily N

“…Highlights • Long distance translocation is a tool often used to mitigate conflict with nuisance wildlife and in repatriation studies in conservation biology…”
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Physiological Responses to Salinity Vary with Proximity to the Ocean in a Coastal Amphibian by Hopkins, Gareth R., Brodie, Edmund D., Neuman-Lee, Lorin A., Mohammadi, Shabnam, Brusch, George A., Hopkins, Zoë M., French, Susannah S.

“…Freshwater organisms are increasingly exposed to elevated salinity in their habitats, presenting physiological challenges to homeostasis. Amphibians are…”
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Invading nonnative frogs use different microhabitats and change physiology along an elevation gradient by Marchetti, Jack R., French, Susannah S., Virgin, Emily E., Lewis, Erin L., Ki, Kwanho C., Sermersheim, Layne O., Brusch, George A., Beard, Karen H.

“…The coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) was introduced to the island of Hawai'i in the 1980s, and has spread across much of the island. There is concern they…”
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Conference report: The 14th congress of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology by Abernath, Kelsey, Banach, Maureen, Barela Hudgell, Megan A., Blackmon, Laura E., Breaux, Breanna, Brusch, George A., Criscitiello, Michael F., Deiss, Thaddeus C., Ding, Yang, Flowers, Emily, Kenney, Eric, Matz, Hanover, Modak, Tejashree, Ott, Jeannine, Rhoo, Kun Hyoe, Rusnak, Elana D., Shibasaki, Yasuhiro, Tassia, Michael G., Wcisel, Dustin, Yaparla, Amulya

“…•14th Congress of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology was held in Santa Fe New Mexico.•Multiple parallel oral sessions, four…”
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Dehydration enhances cellular and humoral immunity in a mesic snake community by Brusch, George A., Mills, Anthony M., Walman, Rachel M., Masuda, Garrett, Byeon, Andy, DeNardo, Dale F., Stahlschmidt, Zachary R.

“…The immunocompetence of a community of free‐living animals can be affected by seasonality, sex, and parasite burden. However, each of these factors is often…”
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Dehydration enhances innate immunity in a semiaquatic snake from the wet‐dry tropics by Brusch, George A., Christian, Keith, Brown, Gregory P., Shine, Richard, DeNardo, Dale F.

“…Dehydration is considered a physiological challenge, and many organisms live in environments that undergo periods of reduced water availability that can lead…”
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Prey consumption does not restore hydration state but mitigates the energetic costs of water deprivation in an insectivorous lizard by Chabaud, Chloé, Brusch, George A, Pellerin, Anouk, Lourdais, Olivier, Le Galliard, Jean-François

“…To cope with limited availability of drinking water in their environment, terrestrial animals have developed numerous behavioral and physiological strategies…”
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