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Pathogen impacts on plant communities: unifying theory, concepts, and empirical work by Mordecai, Erin A

“…Pathogens, like other consumers, mediate the outcome of competitive interactions between their host species. Ongoing efforts to integrate pathogens into plant…”
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Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change by Ryan, Sadie J, Carlson, Colin J, Mordecai, Erin A, Johnson, Leah R

“…Forecasting the impacts of climate change on Aedes-borne viruses-especially dengue, chikungunya, and Zika-is a key component of public health preparedness. We…”
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Thermal biology of mosquito‐borne disease by Mordecai, Erin A., Caldwell, Jamie M., Grossman, Marissa K., Lippi, Catherine A., Johnson, Leah R., Neira, Marco, Rohr, Jason R., Ryan, Sadie J., Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S., Sippy, Rachel, Stewart Ibarra, Anna M., Thomas, Matthew B., Villena, Oswaldo, Byers, James (Jeb)

“…Mosquito‐borne diseases cause a major burden of disease worldwide. The vital rates of these ectothermic vectors and parasites respond strongly and nonlinearly…”
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Detecting the impact of temperature on transmission of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya using mechanistic models by Mordecai, Erin A, Cohen, Jeremy M, Evans, Michelle V, Gudapati, Prithvi, Johnson, Leah R, Lippi, Catherine A, Miazgowicz, Kerri, Murdock, Courtney C, Rohr, Jason R, Ryan, Sadie J, Savage, Van, Shocket, Marta S, Stewart Ibarra, Anna, Thomas, Matthew B, Weikel, Daniel P

“…Recent epidemics of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya have heightened the need to understand the seasonal and geographic range of transmission by Aedes aegypti and…”
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framework for priority effects by Fukami, Tadashi, Erin A. Mordecai, Annette Ostling

“…History of species arrival can influence plant community assembly. In this issue of the Journal of Vegetation Science, Sarneel et al. show that the strength…”
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Transmission of West Nile and five other temperate mosquito-borne viruses peaks at temperatures between 23°C and 26°C by Shocket, Marta S, Verwillow, Anna B, Numazu, Mailo G, Slamani, Hani, Cohen, Jeremy M, El Moustaid, Fadoua, Rohr, Jason, Johnson, Leah R, Mordecai, Erin A

“…The temperature-dependence of many important mosquito-borne diseases has never been quantified. These relationships are critical for understanding current…”
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Pathogen impacts on plant diversity in variable environments by Mordecai, Erin A.

“…Environmental variability can promote species diversity when species respond differently to environmental conditions, via the storage effect. Pathogens,…”
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Optimal temperature for malaria transmission is dramatically lower than previously predicted by Mordecai, Erin A., Paaijmans, Krijn P., Johnson, Leah R., Balzer, Christian, Ben-Horin, Tal, de Moor, Emily, McNally, Amy, Pawar, Samraat, Ryan, Sadie J., Smith, Thomas C., Lafferty, Kevin D.

“…The ecology of mosquito vectors and malaria parasites affect the incidence, seasonal transmission and geographical range of malaria. Most malaria models to…”
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Temperature explains broad patterns of Ross River virus transmission by Shocket, Marta Strecker, Ryan, Sadie J, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Thermal biology predicts that vector-borne disease transmission peaks at intermediate temperatures and declines at high and low temperatures. However, thermal…”
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Towards common ground in the biodiversity–disease debate by Rohr, Jason R., Civitello, David J., Halliday, Fletcher W., Hudson, Peter J., Lafferty, Kevin D., Wood, Chelsea L., Mordecai, Erin A.

“…The disease ecology community has struggled to come to consensus on whether biodiversity reduces or increases infectious disease risk, a question that directly…”
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Climate change could shift disease burden from malaria to arboviruses in Africa by Mordecai, Erin A, Ryan, Sadie J, Caldwell, Jamie M, Shah, Melisa M, LaBeaud, A Desiree

“…Malaria is a long-standing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, whereas arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue and chikungunya cause an…”
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The community ecology of pathogens: coinfection, coexistence and community composition by Seabloom, Eric W., Borer, Elizabeth T., Gross, Kevin, Kendig, Amy E., Lacroix, Christelle, Mitchell, Charles E., Mordecai, Erin A., Power, Alison G.

“…Disease and community ecology share conceptual and theoretical lineages, and there has been a resurgence of interest in strengthening links between these…”
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Seasonal temperature variation influences climate suitability for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika transmission by Huber, John H, Childs, Marissa L, Caldwell, Jamie M, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus epidemics transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have recently (re)emerged and spread throughout the Americas, Southeast…”
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Ecological drivers of dog heartworm transmission in California by Couper, Lisa I, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Effectively controlling heartworm disease-a major parasitic disease threatening animal health in the US and globally-requires understanding the local ecology…”
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Soil moisture and fungi affect seed survival in California grassland annual plants by Mordecai, Erin A

“…Survival of seeds in the seed bank is important for the population dynamics of many plant species, yet the environmental factors that control seed survival at…”
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Chopping the tail: How preventing superspreading can help to maintain COVID-19 control by Kain, Morgan P., Childs, Marissa L., Becker, Alexander D., Mordecai, Erin A.

“…Disease transmission is notoriously heterogeneous, and SARS-CoV-2 is no exception. A skewed distribution where few individuals or events are responsible for…”
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Environmental and Social Change Drive the Explosive Emergence of Zika Virus in the Americas by Ali, Sofia, Gugliemini, Olivia, Harber, Serena, Harrison, Alexandra, Houle, Lauren, Ivory, Javarcia, Kersten, Sierra, Khan, Rebia, Kim, Jenny, LeBoa, Chris, Nez-Whitfield, Emery, O'Marr, Jamieson, Rothenberg, Emma, Segnitz, R Max, Sila, Stephanie, Verwillow, Anna, Vogt, Miranda, Yang, Adrienne, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Since Zika virus (ZIKV) was detected in Brazil in 2015, it has spread explosively across the Americas and has been linked to increased incidence of…”
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Climate Predicts Geographic and Temporal Variation in Mosquito-Borne Disease Dynamics on Two Continents by Caldwell, Jamie M, LaBeaud, A Desiree, Lambin, Eric F, Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M, Ndenga, Bryson A, Mutuku, Francis M, Krystosik, Amy R, Ayala, Efraín Beltrán, Anyamba, Assaf, Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J, Damoah, Richard, Grossi-Soyster, Elysse N, Heras, Froilán Heras, Ngugi, Harun N, Ryan, Sadie J, Shah, Melisa M, Sippy, Rachel, Mordecai, Erin A

“…Climate drives population dynamics through multiple mechanisms, which can lead to seemingly context-dependent effects of climate on natural populations. For…”
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How will mosquitoes adapt to climate warming? by Couper, Lisa I, Farner, Johannah E, Caldwell, Jamie M, Childs, Marissa L, Harris, Mallory J, Kirk, Devin G, Nova, Nicole, Shocket, Marta, Skinner, Eloise B, Uricchio, Lawrence H, Exposito-Alonso, Moises, Mordecai, Erin A

“…The potential for adaptive evolution to enable species persistence under a changing climate is one of the most important questions for understanding impacts of…”
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Mapping Physiological Suitability Limits for Malaria in Africa Under Climate Change by Ryan, Sadie J, McNally, Amy, Johnson, Leah R, Mordecai, Erin A, Ben-Horin, Tal, Paaijmans, Krijn, Lafferty, Kevin D

“…We mapped current and future temperature suitability for malaria transmission in Africa using a published model that incorporates nonlinear physiological…”
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