2023
Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control
Lippi C, Mundis S, Sippy R, Flenniken J, Chaudhary A, Hecht G, Carlson C, Ryan S. Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control. Parasites & Vectors 2023, 16: 302. PMID: 37641089, PMCID: PMC10463544, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05912-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies distribution modelsSpecies distribution modelling methodsSpecies distribution modelling literatureDisease vectorsDistribution modelMosquito-borne disease riskInfectious disease vectorsGlobal changeMosquito speciesSpeciesMethodological focusNorth AmericaOutbreak riskDisease riskGeographyMosquitoesModeling effortsRegional modelSystematic reviewEcologyExploring the Mosquito–Arbovirus Network: A Survey of Vector Competence Experiments
Chen B, Sweeny A, Wu V, Christofferson R, Ebel G, Fagre A, Gallichotte E, Kading R, Ryan S, Carlson C. Exploring the Mosquito–Arbovirus Network: A Survey of Vector Competence Experiments. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2023, 108: 987-994. PMID: 37037424, PMCID: PMC10160896, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0511.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health
Muylaert R, Kingston T, Luo J, Vancine M, Galli N, Carlson C, John R, Rulli M, Hayman D. Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20220397. PMID: 35611534, PMCID: PMC9130791, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of population connectivityPredictors of species distributionsReservoirs of diverse virusesBiodiversity extinction crisisProject future scenariosModel current distributionHotspots shiftLandscape relationshipsLocal extinctionSpecies distributionHuman encroachmentExtinction crisisSARS-like virusesPopulation connectivityTemperature seasonalityNatural habitatsGlobal changeHost distributionEcological nichesFuture scenariosBat hostsHotspotsDiverse virusesViral spilloverHuman population
2020
What would it take to describe the global diversity of parasites?
Carlson C, Dallas T, Alexander L, Phelan A, Phillips A. What would it take to describe the global diversity of parasites? Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2020, 287: 20201841. PMID: 33203333, PMCID: PMC7739500, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParasite diversityParasites of birdsDiversity of parasitesParasites of amphibiansHelminth parasitesHost-parasite associationsParasite collectionGlobal Virome ProjectParasitesHost-parasite networksHuman Genome ProjectUndersampled countriesSample of diversityGenome ProjectMissing speciesBony fishesGlobal diversitySmall hostsSpeciesGlobal changeHelminthsFishDiversityBirdsVertebrates
2017
Parasite vulnerability to climate change: an evidence-based functional trait approach
Cizauskas C, Carlson C, Burgio K, Clements C, Dougherty E, Harris N, Phillips A. Parasite vulnerability to climate change: an evidence-based functional trait approach. Royal Society Open Science 2017, 4: 160535. PMID: 28280551, PMCID: PMC5319317, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional trait approachTrait approachClimate changeVulnerability to extinctionRisk of disappearanceConservation targetsTrophic groupsConservation effortsEcological roleBiological traitsInterdisciplinary toolboxFunctional diversityGlobal changeIdentified speciesKnowledge of parasite biologyParasite speciesParasite cladesClimateNext centuryVirulent pathogensSpeciesParasite biologyExtinctionClimate sensitivityParasites