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 concernMammalsParasites
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiodiversityConservation of Natural ResourcesEcosystemHost-Parasite InteractionsParasitesConceptsParasite 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