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Rodents harbouring zoonotic pathogens take advantage of abandoned land in post‐Katrina New Orleans by LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Leptospirosis is a disease that disproportionately affects impoverished urban communities, but is likely to become more prevalent as changing climate alters…”
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Changes in Container-Breeding Mosquito Diversity and Abundance Along an Urbanization Gradient are Associated With Dominance of Arboviral Vectors by Zettle, MyKenna, Anderson, Elsa, LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Environmental conditions associated with urbanization are likely to influence the composition and abundance of mosquito (Diptera, Culicidae) assemblages…”
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Reducing Aedes albopictus breeding sites through education: A study in urban area by Stefopoulou, Αngeliki, Balatsos, George, Petraki, Angeliki, LaDeau, Shannon L, Papachristos, Dimitrios, Michaelakis, Αntonios

“…Aedes albopictus tends to proliferate in small, often man-made bodies of water, largely present in urban private areas. For this reason, education and…”
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Climate change, ecosystems and abrupt change: science priorities by Turner, Monica G, Calder, W John, Cumming, Graeme S, Hughes, Terry P, Jentsch, Anke, LaDeau, Shannon L, Lenton, Timothy M, Shuman, Bryan N, Turetsky, Merritt R, Ratajczak, Zak, Williams, John W, Williams, A Park, Carpenter, Stephen R

“…Ecologists have long studied patterns, directions and tempos of change, but there is a pressing need to extend current understanding to empirical observations…”
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Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options by Lovett, Gary M, Marissa Weiss, Andrew M. Liebhold, Thomas P. Holmes, Brian Leung, Kathy Fallon Lambert, David A. Orwig, Faith T. Campbell, Jonathan Rosenthal, Deborah G. McCullough, Radka Wildova, Matthew P. Ayres, Charles D. Canham, David R. Foster, Shannon L. LaDeau, Troy Weldy

“…We review and synthesize information on invasions of nonnative forest insects and diseases in the United States, including their ecological and economic…”
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Higher mosquito production in low-income neighborhoods of Baltimore and Washington, DC: understanding ecological drivers and mosquito-borne disease risk in temperate cities by LaDeau, Shannon L, Leisnham, Paul T, Biehler, Dawn, Bodner, Danielle

“…Mosquito-vectored pathogens are responsible for devastating human diseases and are (re)emerging in many urban environments. Effective mosquito control in urban…”
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The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector-borne disease in urban landscapes by LaDeau, Shannon L., Allan, Brian F., Leisnham, Paul T., Levy, Michael Z.

“…Summary Urban transmission of arthropod‐vectored disease has increased in recent decades. Understanding and managing transmission potential in urban landscapes…”
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Spatial and temporal habitat segregation of mosquitoes in urban Florida by Leisnham, Paul T, LaDeau, Shannon L, Juliano, Steven A

“…Understanding mechanisms fostering coexistence between invasive and resident species is important in predicting ecological, economic, or health impacts of…”
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Defining the Risk of Zika and Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Human Population Centers of the Eastern United States by Manore, Carrie A, Ostfeld, Richard S, Agusto, Folashade B, Gaff, Holly, LaDeau, Shannon L

“…The recent spread of mosquito-transmitted viruses and associated disease to the Americas motivates a new, data-driven evaluation of risk in temperate…”
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Off‐host survival of blacklegged ticks in eastern North America: A multistage, multiyear, multisite study by Brunner, Jesse L., LaDeau, Shannon L., Killilea, Mary, Valentine, Elizabeth, Schierer, Megan, Ostfeld, Richard S.

“…Climatic conditions are widely thought to govern the distribution and abundance of ectoparasites, such as the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), vector of…”
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Effectiveness of Print Education at Reducing Urban Mosquito Infestation through Improved Resident-Based Management by Bodner, Danielle, LaDeau, Shannon L, Biehler, Dawn, Kirchoff, Nicole, Leisnham, Paul T

“…Improving resident-based management and knowledge of mosquitoes is often an integral component of integrated mosquito management, especially in urban…”
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Aedes albopictus Body Size Differs Across Neighborhoods With Varying Infrastructural Abandonment by Katz, Grace, Leisnham, Paul T., LaDeau, Shannon L.

“…Mosquitoes pose an increasing risk in urban landscapes, where spatial heterogeneity in juvenile habitat can influence fine-scale differences in mosquito…”
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West Nile virus emergence and large-scale declines of North American bird populations by LaDeau, Shannon L, Kilpatrick, A. Marm, Marra, Peter P

“…Emerging infectious diseases present a formidable challenge to the conservation of native species in the twenty-first century. Diseases caused by introduced…”
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Primary blood-hosts of mosquitoes are influenced by social and ecological conditions in a complex urban landscape by Goodman, Heather, Egizi, Andrea, Fonseca, Dina M, Leisnham, Paul T, LaDeau, Shannon L

“…Temperate urban landscapes support persistent and growing populations of Culex and Aedes mosquito vectors. Large urban mosquito populations can represent a…”
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The role of tropical rainfall in driving range dynamics for a long-distance migratory bird by Dossman, Bryant C, Studds, Colin E, LaDeau, Shannon L, Sillett, T Scott, Marra, Peter P

“…Predicting how the range dynamics of migratory species will respond to climate change requires a mechanistic understanding of the factors that operate across…”
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A tale of two city blocks: differences in immature and adult mosquito abundances between socioeconomically different urban blocks in Baltimore (Maryland, USA) by Becker, Brian, Leisnham, Paul T, LaDeau, Shannon L

“…Infrastructure degradation in many post-industrial cities has increased the availability of potential mosquito habitats, including container habitats that…”
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Ecological forecasting and data assimilation in a data-rich era by Luo, Yiqi, Ogle, Kiona, Tucker, Colin, Fei, Shenfeng, Gao, Chao, LaDeau, Shannon, Clark, James S, Schimel, David S

“…Several forces are converging to transform ecological research and increase its emphasis on quantitative forecasting. These forces include (1) dramatically…”
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Higher West Nile Virus Infection in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes From Lower Income Neighborhoods in Urban Baltimore, MD by Rothman, Sarah E., Jones, Jennifer A., LaDeau, Shannon L., Leisnham, Paul T.

“…The temperate United States has experienced increasing incidence of mosquito-borne diseases. Recent studies conducted in Baltimore, MD have demonstrated a…”
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Knowing nature and community through mosquitoes: reframing pest management through lay vector ecologies by Biehler, Dawn, Leisnham, Paul T., LaDeau, Shannon L., Bodner, Danielle

“…This paper argues that mosquitoes help shape urban residents' perspectives on and interactions with their human neighbours and the larger physical environment…”
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A modified matrix model captures the population dynamics for the primary vector of Lyme disease in North America by Foster, John R., LaDeau, Shannon L., Oggenfuss, Kelly, Ostfeld, Richard S., Dietze, Michael C.

“…Lyme disease, the most prevalent tick‐borne disease in North America, is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, and in the eastern and central United…”
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