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Consistent effects of pesticides on community structure and ecosystem function in freshwater systems by Rumschlag, Samantha L., Mahon, Michael B., Hoverman, Jason T., Raffel, Thomas R., Carrick, Hunter J., Hudson, Peter J., Rohr, Jason R.

“…Predicting ecological effects of contaminants remains challenging because of the sheer number of chemicals and their ambiguous role in biodiversity-ecosystem…”
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Linking global climate and temperature variability to widespread amphibian declines putatively caused by disease by Rohr, Jason R, Raffel, Thomas R

“…The role of global climate change in the decline of biodiversity and the emergence of infectious diseases remains controversial, and the effect of climatic…”
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Evaluating the links between climate, disease spread, and amphibian declines by Rohr, Jason R, Raffel, Thomas R, Romansic, John M, McCallum, Hamish, Hudson, Peter J

“…Human alteration of the environment has arguably propelled the Earth into its sixth mass extinction event and amphibians, the most threatened of all vertebrate…”
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Developmental variation in resistance and tolerance in a multi-host-parasite system by Rohr, Jason R., Raffel, Thomas R., Hall, Callyn A.

“…1. Organisms can protect themselves against parasitism by reducing either parasite burden (resistance) or damage caused by parasites at a given burden…”
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Agrochemicals increase risk of human schistosomiasis by supporting higher densities of intermediate hosts by Halstead, Neal T., Hoover, Christopher M., Arakala, Arathi, Civitello, David J., De Leo, Giulio A., Gambhir, Manoj, Johnson, Steve A., Jouanard, Nicolas, Loerns, Kristin A., McMahon, Taegan A., Ndione, Raphael A., Nguyen, Karena, Raffel, Thomas R., Remais, Justin V., Riveau, Gilles, Sokolow, Susanne H., Rohr, Jason R.

“…Schistosomiasis is a snail-borne parasitic disease that ranks among the most important water-based diseases of humans in developing countries. Increased…”
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Large-scale spatial drivers of avian schistosomes in Northern Michigan inland lakes by Sckrabulis, Jason P., Messner, Madelyn L., Stanny, Jenna, McWhinnie, Ryan B., Ansari, Hamzah D., Hajek, Aleena M., Bageris, Alexander, Raffel, Thomas R.

“…Avian schistosomes are snail-borne trematode parasites (Trichobilharzia spp.) that can cause a nasty skin rash in humans when their cercariae mistake us for…”
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Agrochemicals increase trematode infections in a declining amphibian species by Rohr, Jason R, Scotthoefer, Anna M, Raffel, Thomas R, Carrick, Hunter J, Halstead, Neal, Hoverman, Jason T, Johnson, Catherine M, Johnson, Lucinda B, Lieske, Camilla, Piwoni, Marvin D, Schoff, Patrick K, Beasley, Val R

“…Global amphibian declines have often been attributed to disease, but ignorance of the relative importance and mode of action of potential drivers of infection…”
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Shifts in temperature influence how Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infects amphibian larvae by Bradley, Paul W, Brawner, Michael D, Raffel, Thomas R, Rohr, Jason R, Olson, Deanna H, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Many climate change models predict increases in frequency and magnitude of temperature fluctuations that might impact how ectotherms are affected by disease…”
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Publisher Correction: Consistent effects of pesticides on community structure and ecosystem function in freshwater systems by Rumschlag, Samantha L., Mahon, Michael B., Hoverman, Jason T., Raffel, Thomas R., Carrick, Hunter J., Hudson, Peter J., Rohr, Jason R.

“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20854-1…”
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Dynamic effects of thermal acclimation on chytridiomycosis infection intensity and transmission potential in Xenopus laevis by Noelker, James E, Abreu Ruozzi, Vitoria, Spengler, Kyle D, Craig, Hunter M, Raffel, Thomas R

“…The pandemic amphibian pathogen (Bd) can cause more severe infections with variable temperatures owing to delays in host thermal acclimation following…”
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Differential consumption and assimilation of leaf litter by wetland herbivores: alternative pathways for decomposition and trophic transfer by Stoler, Aaron B., Golembieski, Michelle N., Stephens, Jeffrey P., Raffel, Thomas R.

“…The process of decomposition has received much attention in terrestrial and stream ecosystems, but our understanding of the factors that contribute to this…”
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Effect of Irradiation on Tumor Microenvironment and Bone Marrow Cell Migration in a Preclinical Tumor Model by Kane, Jonathan L., PhD, Krueger, Sarah A., PhD, Hanna, Alaa, MD, Raffel, Thomas R., PhD, Wilson, George D., PhD, Madlambayan, Gerard J., PhD, Marples, Brian, PhD

“…Purpose To characterize the tumor microenvironment after standard radiation therapy (SRT) and pulsed radiation therapy (PRT) in Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC)…”
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pH-mediated inhibition of a bumble bee parasite by an intestinal symbiont by Palmer-Young, Evan C, Raffel, Thomas R, McFrederick, Quinn S

“…Gut symbionts can augment resistance to pathogens by stimulating host-immune responses, competing for space and nutrients, or producing antimicrobial…”
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Hot and sour: parasite adaptations to honeybee body temperature and pH by Palmer-Young, Evan C, Raffel, Thomas R, Evans, Jay D

“…Host temperature and gut chemistry can shape resistance to parasite infection. Heat and acidity can limit trypanosomatid infection in warm-blooded hosts and…”
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Temperature-mediated inhibition of a bumblebee parasite by an intestinal symbiont by Palmer-Young, Evan C, Raffel, Thomas R, McFrederick, Quinn S

“…Competition between organisms is often mediated by environmental factors, including temperature. In animal intestines, nonpathogenic symbionts compete…”
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Using Metabolic Theory to Describe Temperature and Thermal Acclimation Effects on Parasitic Infection by Sckrabulis, Jason P, Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…AbstractPredicting temperature effects on species interactions can be challenging, especially for parasitism, where it is difficult to experimentally separate…”
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Disease and thermal acclimation in a more variable and unpredictable climate by Raffel, Thomas R., Romansic, John M., Halstead, Neal T., McMahon, Taegan A., Venesky, Matthew D., Rohr, Jason R.

“…Few studies have considered the effects of changes in climatic variability on disease incidence. Now research based on laboratory experiments and field data…”
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Thermal Performance Curves and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology—A Practical Guide to Models and Experiments for Parasitologists by Molnár, Péter K, Sckrabulis, Jason P, Altman, Karie A, Raffel, Thomas R

“…Climate change will affect host–parasite dynamics in complex ways. The development of forecast models is necessary for proactive disease management, but past…”
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How do newts fight disease? They change their habitat by Raffel, Thomas R.

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Canopy coverage, light, and moisture affect thermoregulatory trade-offs in an amphibian breeding habitat by Spranger, Regina R., Raffel, Thomas R., Sinervo, Barry R.

“…When amphibians thermoregulate, they face a fundamental trade-off between the ability to maintain activity and an increased rate of dehydration at higher…”
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