2022
Urban-adapted mammal species have more known pathogens
Albery G, Carlson C, Cohen L, Eskew E, Gibb R, Ryan S, Sweeny A, Becker D. Urban-adapted mammal species have more known pathogens. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2022, 6: 794-801. PMID: 35501480, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01723-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParasite richnessIncreased zoonotic disease riskUrban-adapted speciesWildlife disease dynamicsZoonotic disease riskSampling biasUrban mammalsMammal speciesDocumented parasitismFrequent contact with humansAnthropogenic changesGeographic predictorsParasite discoveryRichnessUrban animalsHost-parasite combinationsInvestigated speciesContact with humansDisease dynamicsZoonotic parasitesUrban environmentSpeciesMounting concernMammalsParasitesClimate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk
Carlson C, Albery G, Merow C, Trisos C, Zipfel C, Eskew E, Olival K, Ross N, Bansal S. Climate change increases cross-species viral transmission risk. Nature 2022, 607: 555-562. PMID: 35483403, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04788-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral sharingRange shiftsRange shifts of speciesHuman population densityGeographic range shiftsUnique dispersal abilityLand-use scenariosShifts of speciesGlobal environmental changeGeographically isolated speciesBiodiversity surveysBiodiversity hotspotHolding warmingMammal speciesDispersal abilityLand-useLand usePotential hotspotsClimate-changePopulation densityCross-species transmissionPhylogeographic modelsEnvironmental changesEcological transitionVirus species
2018
Microbial nitrogen limitation in the mammalian large intestine
Reese A, Pereira F, Schintlmeister A, Berry D, Wagner M, Hale L, Wu A, Jiang S, Durand H, Zhou X, Premont R, Diehl A, O’Connell T, Alberts S, Kartzinel T, Pringle R, Dunn R, Wright J, David L. Microbial nitrogen limitation in the mammalian large intestine. Nature Microbiology 2018, 3: 1441-1450. PMID: 30374168, PMCID: PMC6264799, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-018-0267-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitrogen limitationMicrobial nitrogen limitationHost-microbe interactionsGut microbial ecosystemMicrobial symbiontsHost useEcological communitiesMicrobial communitiesMammal speciesCommensal taxaPhylum BacteroidetesNitrogen availabilityDietary nutrientsMammalian large intestineResource limitationsNitrogen supplyTotal nitrogen supplyProtein levelsResource supplyCommensal microbiotaMicrobiomeLarge intestineGerm-free miceExcess dietary proteinHost
2010
Is group size related to longevity in mammals?
Kamilar J, Bribiescas R, Bradley B. Is group size related to longevity in mammals? Biology Letters 2010, 6: 736-739. PMID: 20462887, PMCID: PMC3001368, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum longevityPhylogenetic comparative methodsCorrelate of longevityLife history theoryLower predation riskGroup sizeEvolutionary timeSpecies longevityExtrinsic mortalityLow basal metabolic rateOpen habitatsMammal speciesPredation riskLarger speciesGroup size effectShort lifespanSpeciesMammalsBasal metabolic rateSignificant group size effectLongevityMetabolic rateBody massHabitatsPredation
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