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Out of the stable: Social disruption and concurrent shifts in the feral mare (Equus caballus) fecal microbiota by Vaziri, Grace J., Jones, Maggie M., Carr, Haley A., Nuñez, Cassandra M. V.

“…The disruption of animals' symbiotic bacterial communities (their microbiota) has been associated with myriad factors including changes to the diet, hormone…”
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Effect of urbanization and parasitism on the gut microbiota of Darwin's finch nestlings by Solomon, Gabrielle, Love, Ashley C, Vaziri, Grace J, Harvey, Johanna, Verrett, Taylor, Chernicky, Kiley, Simons, Shelby, Albert, Lauren, Chaves, Jaime A, Knutie, Sarah A

“…Host-associated microbiota can be affected by factors related to environmental change, such as urbanization and invasive species. For example, urban areas…”
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Urban living can rescue Darwin's finches from the lethal effects of invasive vampire flies by Knutie, Sarah A., Webster, Cynthia N., Vaziri, Grace J., Albert, Lauren, Harvey, Johanna A., LaRue, Michelle, Verrett, Taylor B., Soldo, Alexandria, Koop, Jennifer A. H., Chaves, Jaime A., Wegrzyn, Jill L.

“…Human activity changes multiple factors in the environment, which can have positive or negative synergistic effects on organisms. However, few studies have…”
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Winter break? The effect of overwintering on immune gene expression in wood frogs by Vaziri, Grace J., Reid, Noah M., Rittenhouse, Tracy A.G., Bolnick, Daniel I.

“…Among terrestrial ectotherms, hibernation is a common response to extreme cold temperatures and is associated with reduced physiological rates, including…”
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Social context affects thermoregulation but not activity level during avian immune response by Vaziri, Grace J, Johny, Manju M, Caragea, Petruţa C, Adelman, James S

“…Abstract Determining how an animal’s social context alters its immune responses will help us understand how pathogens impact individual health and spread…”
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Anthelmintic drugs modulate the acute phase immune response but not the microbiota in wild Song Sparrows by Vaziri, Grace J., Jusino, Michelle A., Palmer, Jon M., Brewer, Matthew T., Adelman, James S.

“…Co-infection with microparasites (e.g., bacteria) and macroparasites (e.g., helminths) is often the natural state for wild animals. Despite evidence that gut…”
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Wood-decay type and fungal guild dominance across a North American log transplant experiment by Maillard, François, Jusino, Michelle A., Andrews, Erin, Moran, Molly, Vaziri, Grace J., Banik, Mark T., Fanin, Nicolas, Trettin, Carl C., Lindner, Daniel L., Schilling, Jonathan S.

“…We incubated 196 large-diameter aspen (Populus tremuloides), birch (Betula papyrifera), and pine (Pinus taeda) logs on the FACE Wood Decomposition Experiment…”
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The genome sequence of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi), an invasive nest parasite of Darwin's finches in Galápagos by Romine, Melia G, Knutie, Sarah A, Crow, Carly M, Vaziri, Grace J, Chaves, Jaime A, Koop, Jennifer A H, Lamichhaney, Sangeet

“…The invasive avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi, Diptera: Muscidae) is considered one of the greatest threats to the endemic avifauna of the Galápagos…”
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GUT PARASITE LEVELS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERITY OF RESPONSE TO IMMUNE CHALLENGE IN A WILD SONGBIRD by Vaziri, Grace J, Muñoz, Sebastían A, Martinsen, Ellen S, Adelman, and James S

“…Life history trade-offs have been posited to shape wild animals' immune responses against microparasites (e.g., bacteria, viruses). However, coinfection with…”
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Effect of introduced parasites on the survival and microbiota of nestling cactus finches (Geospiza scandens) in the Galápagos Islands by Addesso, Alyssa M., Harvey, Johanna A., Vaziri, Grace J., Verrett, Taylor B., Albert, Lauren, Arthur, Corinne, Chernicky, Kiley, Simons, Shelby R., Chaves, Jaime, Knutie, Sarah A.

“…Introduced parasites and pathogens have colonized the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. For example, a parasitic nest fly, Philornis downsi, was introduced to the…”
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Wood-decay type and fungal guild dominance across a North American log transplant experiment by Maillard, François, Jusino, Michelle A., Andrews, Erin, Moran, Molly, Vaziri, Grace J., Banik, Mark T., Fanin, Nicolas, Trettin, Carl C., Lindner, Daniel L., Schilling, Jonathan S.

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