Search Results - "Frank, Craig L."
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Frequent arousal from hibernation linked to severity of infection and mortality in bats with white-nose syndrome
Published in PloS one (20-06-2012)“…White-nose syndrome (WNS), an emerging infectious disease that has killed over 5.5 million hibernating bats, is named for the causative agent, a white fungus…”
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The resistance of a North American bat species (Eptesicus fuscus) to White-nose Syndrome (WNS)
Published in PloS one (01-12-2014)“…White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is the primary cause of over-winter mortality for little brown (Myotis lucifugus), northern (Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored…”
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The evolution of a bat population with white-nose syndrome (WNS) reveals a shift from an epizootic to an enzootic phase
Published in Frontiers in zoology (03-12-2019)“…White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a mycosis caused by a cutaneous infection with the fungus ( ). It produces hibernation mortality rates of 75-98% in 4 bats: , , ,…”
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The effects of epidermal fatty acid profiles, 1-oleoglycerol, and triacylglycerols on the susceptibility of hibernating bats to Pseudogymnoascus destructans
Published in PloS one (27-10-2017)“…White Nose Syndrome (WNS) greatly increases the over-winter mortality of little brown (Myotis lucifugus), Indiana (M. sodalis), northern (M. septentrionalis),…”
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The Antifungal Properties of Epidermal Fatty Acid Esters: Insights from White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) in Bats
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (09-08-2018)“…Numerous free fatty acids (FFAs) are known to have potent antifungal effects. The mammalian epidermis contains both FFAs and multiple classes of fatty acid…”
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The Effects of Cutaneous Fatty Acids on the Growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the Etiological Agent of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS)
Published in PloS one (12-04-2016)“…White Nose Syndrome (WNS) greatly increases the over-winter mortality of little brown (Myotis lucifugus), Indiana (Myotis sodalis), northern (Myotis…”
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Dietary Fatty Acid Composition and the Hibernation Patterns in Free‐Ranging Arctic Ground Squirrels
Published in Physiological and biochemical zoology (01-07-2008)“…Laboratory experiments have demonstrated that the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the diet before hibernation influences patterns of mammalian…”
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Changes in the Pseudogymnoascus destructans transcriptome during White-nose Syndrome reveal possible mechanisms for both virulence and host resistance
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The Relationship between Lipid Peroxidation, Hibernation, and Food Selection in Mammals
Published in American zoologist (01-04-1998)“…A diet that has high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids enhances mammalian torpor. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are not synthesized by mammals, but are…”
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SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS IN DIET FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND TORPOR BY GROUND SQUIRRELS
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-11-2002)“…Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) in the laboratory are most likely to enter torpor when the linoleic acid content of their diet is…”
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SHORT-TERM VARIATIONS IN DIET FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND TORPOR BY GROUND SQUIRRELS
Published in Journal of mammalogy (01-11-2002)“…Golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) in the laboratory are most likely to enter torpor when the linoleic acid content of their diet is…”
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Polyunsaturate Content and Diet Selection by Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Lateralis)
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-03-1994)“…Golden—mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) are small herbivores that hibernate during winter. Previous experiments have demonstrated that a high…”
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Diet Selection by a Heteromyid Rodent: Role of Net Metabolic Water Production
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-12-1988)“…Kangaroo rats (family Heteromyidae) are primarily granivores. These desert rodents do not drink free water, but depend on performed water in their diet and…”
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The Resistance of a North American Bat Species
Published in PloS one (01-12-2014)“…White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is the primary cause of over-winter mortality for little brown (Myotis lucifugus), northern (Myotis septentrionalis), and tricolored…”
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Social Foraging Theory . Luc-Alain Giraldeau , Thomas Caraco
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Social Foraging Theory
Published in The Quarterly Review of Biology (01-12-2001)“…"Social Foraging Theory" by Luc-Alain Giraldeau and Thomas Caraco is reviewed…”
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The Fats of Life
Published in The Quarterly Review of Biology (01-03-2000)“…Frank reviews "The Fats of Life" by Caroline M. Pond…”
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The Fats of Life . Caroline M. Pond
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The relationship between herbivory and hibernation in small mammals
Published 01-01-1992“…Ground squirrels (family Sciuridae) are small herbivores that hibernate during winter. The physiological and biochemical limitations on hibernation are poorly…”
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