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Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi by Villena, Oswaldo C., Ryan, Sadie J., Murdock, Courtney C., Johnson, Leah R.

“…Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatiotemporal dynamics of many organisms, including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for…”
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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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Influence of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors on presence of malaria at the community level in two continents by Villena, Oswaldo C., Arab, Ali, Lippi, Catherine A., Ryan, Sadie J., Johnson, Leah R.

“…The interactions of environmental, geographic, socio-demographic, and epidemiological factors in shaping mosquito-borne disease transmission dynamics are…”
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Environmental and geographical factors influence the occurrence and abundance of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Hawai‘i by Villena, Oswaldo C., McClure, Katherine M., Camp, Richard J., LaPointe, Dennis A., Atkinson, Carter T., Sofaer, Helen R., Berio Fortini, Lucas

“…Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of endemic Hawaiian forest birds, are being threatened by avian malaria, a non-native disease that is driving honeycreepers…”
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Mapping current and future thermal limits to suitability for malaria transmission by the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi by Ryan, Sadie J, Lippi, Catherine A, Villena, Oswaldo C, Singh, Aspen, Murdock, Courtney C, Johnson, Leah R

“…Anopheles stephensi is a malaria-transmitting mosquito that has recently expanded from its primary range in Asia and the Middle East, to locations in Africa…”
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The Role of Tire Leachate in Condition-Specific Competition and the Persistence of a Resident Mosquito from a Competitively Superior Invader by Villena, Oswaldo C, Sullivan, Joseph H, Landa, Edward R, Yarwood, Stephanie A, Torrents, Alba, Zhang, Aijun, Leisnham, Paul T

“…(1) Background: Condition-specific competition, when the outcome of competition varies with abiotic conditions, can facilitate species coexistence in spatially…”
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Environmental and geographical factors influence the occurrence and abundance of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Hawai'i by Villena, Oswaldo C, McClure, Katherine M, Camp, Richard J, LaPointe, Dennis A, Atkinson, Carter T, Sofaer, Helen R, Berio Fortini, Lucas

“…Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of endemic Hawaiian forest birds, are being threatened by avian malaria, a non-native disease that is driving honeycreepers…”
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Effects of ultraviolet radiation on metabolic rate and fitness of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens mosquitoes by Villena, Oswaldo C, Momen, Bahram, Sullivan, Joseph, Leisnham, Paul T

“…Natural and anthropogenic changes (e.g., land use change, pollution) will alter many environmental factors in the coming years, including the amount of solar…”
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Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus on the Resident Culex pipiens among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field by Leisnham, Paul T, LaDeau, Shannon L, Saunders, Megan E M, Villena, Oswaldo C

“…Condition-specific competition, when environmental conditions alter the outcome of competition, can foster the persistence of resident species after the…”
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Effects of tire leachate on the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus and the native congener Aedes triseriatus by Villena, Oswaldo C, Terry, Ivana, Iwata, Kayoko, Landa, Edward R, LaDeau, Shannon L, Leisnham, Paul T

“…Discarded vehicle tire casings are an important artificial habitat for the developmental stages of numerous vector mosquitoes. Discarded vehicle tires degrade…”
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The Effects of UV-B Radiation on Tire Deterioration and the Ecology of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens Mosquitoes by Villena Carpio, Oswaldo

“…Although recycling programs have reduced stockpiles of scrap tires in the U.S., vast numbers of tires are still deposited throughout landscapes nationwide…”
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