2025
Pathogens and planetary change
Carlson C, Brookson C, Becker D, Cummings C, Gibb R, Halliday F, Heckley A, Huang Z, Lavelle T, Robertson H, Vicente-Santos A, Weets C, Poisot T. Pathogens and planetary change. Nature Reviews Biodiversity 2025, 1: 32-49. DOI: 10.1038/s44358-024-00005-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiodiversity lossAnthropogenic environmental changesLand-use changeBiodiversity conservationWildlife healthLand-useEcological costsDie-offGlobal changeBiodiversityEnvironmental changesEcological interventionsLive animal marketsInfectious disease riskPathogen surveillanceHuman-animal contactPathogensVector-borne diseasesSpeciesEvolutionary principlesWildlifeHigh-risk virusesEcosystemGlobal gapConservation
2024
Reconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering
Yoder J, Andrade A, DeFalco L, Esque T, Carlson C, Shryock D, Yeager R, Smith C. Reconstructing 120 years of climate change impacts on Joshua tree flowering. Ecology Letters 2024, 27: e14478. PMID: 39092581, DOI: 10.1111/ele.14478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClimate change impactsJoshua treesChange impactsMasting eventsWild populationsClimate change effectsDrought stressFlowering eventsTree flowersFlowersMojave DesertChange effectsAnnual precipitationIncreased variationWeather recordsNegative impactHistorical recordsTreesClimateSystematic datasetPerennialsBiodiversitySpecies
2023
Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals
Christmas M, Kaplow I, Genereux D, Dong M, Hughes G, Li X, Sullivan P, Hindle A, Andrews G, Armstrong J, Bianchi M, Breit A, Diekhans M, Fanter C, Foley N, Goodman D, Goodman L, Keough K, Kirilenko B, Kowalczyk A, Lawless C, Lind A, Meadows J, Moreira L, Redlich R, Ryan L, Swofford R, Valenzuela A, Wagner F, Wallerman O, Brown A, Damas J, Fan K, Gatesy J, Grimshaw J, Johnson J, Kozyrev S, Lawler A, Marinescu V, Morrill K, Osmanski A, Paulat N, Phan B, Reilly S, Schäffer D, Steiner C, Supple M, Wilder A, Wirthlin M, Xue J, Birren B, Gazal S, Hubley R, Koepfli K, Marques-Bonet T, Meyer W, Nweeia M, Sabeti P, Shapiro B, Smit A, Springer M, Teeling E, Weng Z, Hiller M, Levesque D, Lewin H, Murphy W, Navarro A, Paten B, Pollard K, Ray D, Ruf I, Ryder O, Pfenning A, Lindblad-Toh K, Karlsson E, Andrews G, Armstrong J, Bianchi M, Birren B, Bredemeyer K, Breit A, Christmas M, Clawson H, Damas J, Di Palma F, Diekhans M, Dong M, Eizirik E, Fan K, Fanter C, Foley N, Forsberg-Nilsson K, Garcia C, Gatesy J, Gazal S, Genereux D, Goodman L, Grimshaw J, Halsey M, Harris A, Hickey G, Hiller M, Hindle A, Hubley R, Hughes G, Johnson J, Juan D, Kaplow I, Karlsson E, Keough K, Kirilenko B, Koepfli K, Korstian J, Kowalczyk A, Kozyrev S, Lawler A, Lawless C, Lehmann T, Levesque D, Lewin H, Li X, Lind A, Lindblad-Toh K, Mackay-Smith A, Marinescu V, Marques-Bonet T, Mason V, Meadows J, Meyer W, Moore J, Moreira L, Moreno-Santillan D, Morrill K, Muntané G, Murphy W, Navarro A, Nweeia M, Ortmann S, Osmanski A, Paten B, Paulat N, Pfenning A, Phan B, Pollard K, Pratt H, Ray D, Reilly S, Rosen J, Ruf I, Ryan L, Ryder O, Sabeti P, Schäffer D, Serres A, Shapiro B, Smit A, Springer M, Srinivasan C, Steiner C, Storer J, Sullivan K, Sullivan P, Sundström E, Supple M, Swofford R, Talbot J, Teeling E, Turner-Maier J, Valenzuela A, Wagner F, Wallerman O, Wang C, Wang J, Weng Z, Wilder A, Wirthlin M, Xue J, Zhang X. Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals. Science 2023, 380: eabn3943. PMID: 37104599, PMCID: PMC10250106, DOI: 10.1126/science.abn3943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEncyclopedia of DNA ElementsProtein-coding exonsUltraconserved elementsGenome functionGenomic resourcesOrganismal phenotypesDNA elementsFunctional annotationEvolutionary constraintsHuman genomeRegulatory elementsMammalian traitsGenomeGenetic variantsPlacental mammalsTherapeutic developmentMammalsSpeciesDisease riskExonGenesBiodiversityPhenotypeTraitsRepeats
2022
Female Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health
Natterson-Horowitz B, Boddy AM, Zimmerman D. Female Health Across the Tree of Life: Insights at the Intersection of Women's Health, One Health and Planetary Health. PNAS Nexus 2022, 1: pgac044. PMID: 35668878, PMCID: PMC9154074, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTree of lifeImportance of biodiversityAnimal populationsLevel of resistanceHealth prevention effortsWomen's healthFemale animalsAnimal's environmentBiological characteristicsFemale healthSpeciesEnvironmental factorsTreesComparative approachRich sourceSimilar environmental hazardsHuman healthEndometrial cancerAnimalsBiodiversityNoncommunicable diseasesInterdependence of humansPhysiologic adaptationsInsightsPrevention efforts
2021
Microbiota Dynamics of Mechanically Separated Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste during Composting
Mironov V, Vanteeva A, Sokolova D, Merkel A, Nikolaev Y. Microbiota Dynamics of Mechanically Separated Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste during Composting. Microorganisms 2021, 9: 1877. PMID: 34576772, PMCID: PMC8468692, DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical-biological treatment of municipal solid wasteGenera of lactic acid bacteriaLactic acid bacteriaMunicipal solid wasteProkaryotic microbiotaMicrobiota dynamicsBacillaceae familyMicrobial biodiversityAcid bacteriaMicrobial communitiesSolid wasteDays of compostingMicrobiotaTreatment of municipal solid wasteProcesses of organic matter mineralizationOrganic matter mineralizationMechanical-biological treatmentMicrobial activityFraction of municipal solid wasteOrganic fraction of municipal solid wasteCompost mixtureBiodiversityCompostMS-OFMSWBulking agents
2019
Global estimates of mammalian viral diversity accounting for host sharing
Carlson C, Zipfel C, Garnier R, Bansal S. Global estimates of mammalian viral diversity accounting for host sharing. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2019, 3: 1070-1075. PMID: 31182813, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-019-0910-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus speciesHost sharingViral diversitySpecies interaction networksEcological network theorySurveillance of pathogensMacroecological approachVirus diversityInteraction networkEstimate biodiversityAssociation dataSpeciesDiversityHostMammalsHuman healthPandemic potentialVirusGlobal estimatesPathogensNon-linear relationshipBiodiversityPresent estimates
2017
Insights into the Biodiversity, Behavior, and Bioluminescence of Deep-Sea Organisms Using Molecular and Maritime Technology
MBARI, Haddock S, Christianson L, Francis W, Martini S, Powers M, Dunn C, Pugh P, Mills C, Osborn K, Seibel B, Choy A, Schnitzler C, Matsumoto G, Messié M, Schultz D, Winnikoff J, Gasca R, Browne W, Johnsen S, Schlining K, von Thun S, Erwin B, Ryan J, Thuesen E. Insights into the Biodiversity, Behavior, and Bioluminescence of Deep-Sea Organisms Using Molecular and Maritime Technology. Oceanography 2017, 30: 38-47. DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter One Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data
Dornburg A, Townsend JP, Wang Z. Chapter One Maximizing Power in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics: A Perspective Illuminated by Fungal Big Data. Advances In Genetics 2017, 100: 1-47. PMID: 29153398, DOI: 10.1016/bs.adgen.2017.09.007.ChaptersConceptsTree of lifeFungal evolutionary biologyGenomic-scale dataHundreds of lociGenome-scale analysisFungal phylogenomicsFungal treeSpecies delimitationPhenotypic diversificationFirst genomeEvolutionary biologyPhylogenetic treePhylogenetic inferencePhylogenetic analysisEntire genomeTree inferenceReview of considerationsEvolutionary problemsPhylogenomicsGenomeTreesLociCentral roleExperimental designBiodiversity
2015
Paradigms for parasite conservation
Dougherty E, Carlson C, Bueno V, Burgio K, Cizauskas C, Clements C, Seidel D, Harris N. Paradigms for parasite conservation. Conservation Biology 2015, 30: 724-733. PMID: 26400623, DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParasite conservationParasite biodiversityAssess extinction riskPopulation viability analysisNegative impact of parasitismParasite speciesEx situ breeding programsEquilibrium population sizeImpact of parasitesHost-parasite assemblagesMinimal health risksApex predatorsDependent speciesConservation toolConservation goalsConservation practitionersExtinction riskConservation challengesConsumer speciesConservation paradigmViability analysisEarth's biodiversityHealth risksBiodiversityHost extinction
2012
An Alternative Approach: Teaching Evolution in a Natural History Museum Through the Topic of Vector-Borne Disease
Pickering J, Fawcett L, Munstermann L. An Alternative Approach: Teaching Evolution in a Natural History Museum Through the Topic of Vector-Borne Disease. Evolution: Education And Outreach 2012, 5: 62-67. DOI: 10.1007/s12052-012-0398-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary conceptsNatural History MuseumModern evolutionary theoryComplex transmission cyclesEvolutionary issuesEvolutionary pressurePresent treeExtensive collectionEvolutionary theoryHistory MuseumVector-borne diseasesTransmission cycleWest Nile virusYale Peabody MuseumIntricate interplayVector borne diseasesNile virusBroad arrayImportant roleHuman healthBiodiversityEvolutionCoevolutionMuseum's extensive collectionsPathogens
2008
Phage evolutionary biology
Duffy S, Turner P. Phage evolutionary biology. 2008, 147-176. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511541483.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary biologyEvolutionary biologistsAge of genomicsEcological radiationEvolutionary geneticistsWild populationsMolecular researchersMolecular revolutionPhage biologistsMolecular biologyBiologyMicrobial experimentsEcologyBiologistsMicrobesReductionist approachBiology DepartmentBiological truthGenomicsSignificant discoveriesBiodiversityMicrobiologistsMolecular sideDiscoveryMicrobiology
2007
Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world
Beheregaray L, Caccone A. Cryptic biodiversity in a changing world. BMC Biology 2007, 6: 9. PMID: 18177504, PMCID: PMC2373901, DOI: 10.1186/jbiol60.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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