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List of works by Sonia Alitzer

Animal migration and infectious disease risk

scientific article

Anthropogenic resource subsidies and host-parasite dynamics in wildlife.

scientific article published in May 2018

Assessing the contributions of intraspecific and environmental sources of infection in urban wildlife: Salmonella enterica and white ibis as a case study

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Climate change and infectious diseases: from evidence to a predictive framework

scientific article

Climate change and wildlife diseases: when does the host matter the most?

scientific article

Climate warming and disease risks for terrestrial and marine biota

scientific article

Comparative tests of parasite species richness in primates

scientific article

Consequences of Food Restriction for Immune Defense, Parasite Infection, and Fitness in Monarch Butterflies

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

Do Healthy Monarchs Migrate Farther? Tracking Natal Origins of Parasitized vs. Uninfected Monarch Butterflies Overwintering in Mexico

scientific article published on 25 November 2015

Do threatened hosts have fewer parasites? A comparative study in primates

scientific article published in March 2007

Dynamics of a novel pathogen in an avian host: Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches

scientific article

Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of rabies exposure in vampire bats: implications for transmission and control

scientific article published on 13 June 2012

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of hemoplasma infection and bacterial genotype sharing in a Neotropical bat community

scientific article published on 03 April 2020

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of hemoplasma infection and bacterial genotype sharing in a Neotropical bat community

scientific article published on 24 December 2019

Environmental Persistence Influences Infection Dynamics for a Butterfly Pathogen

scientific article

Exposure to Non-Native Tropical Milkweed Promotes Reproductive Development in Migratory Monarch Butterflies

scientific article published on 16 August 2019

Extreme heat reduces host and parasite performance in a butterfly–parasite interaction

scientific article published in 2024

Extreme heterogeneity in parasitism despite low population genetic structure among monarch butterflies inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands

scientific article

Food for contagion: synthesis and future directions for studying host-parasite responses to resource shifts in anthropogenic environments.

scientific article published in May 2018

Genetic Factors and Host Traits Predict Spore Morphology for a Butterfly Pathogen

scientific article

Genetic diversity, infection prevalence, and possible transmission routes of Bartonella spp. in vampire bats

scholarly article by Daniel J. Becker et al published September 2018 in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Genotypic analyses of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates from songbirds by random amplification of polymorphic DNA and amplified-fragment length polymorphism

scientific article published in April 2006

Global Mammal Parasite Database version 2.0.

scientific article

Greater migratory propensity in hosts lowers pathogen transmission and impacts

scientific article

Host Dispersal Responses to Resource Supplementation Determine Pathogen Spread in Wildlife Metapopulations

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Host plant species affects virulence in monarch butterfly parasites

scientific article published on January 2008

Host-parasite genetic interactions and virulence-transmission relationships in natural populations of monarch butterflies

scientific article published on 30 September 2009

Host-pathogen evolutionary signatures reveal dynamics and future invasions of vampire bat rabies

scientific article

Infectious disease transmission and behavioural allometry in wild mammals

scientific article published on 24 February 2015

Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals

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Landscape-level toxicant exposure mediates infection impacts on wildlife populations

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Leukocyte Profiles Reflect Geographic Range Limits in a Widespread Neotropical Bat

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Linking anthropogenic resources to wildlife-pathogen dynamics: a review and meta-analysis

scientific article

Livestock abundance predicts vampire bat demography, immune profiles and bacterial infection risk.

scientific article published in May 2018

Loss of migratory behaviour increases infection risk for a butterfly host

scientific article published in February 2015

Migration distance as a selective episode for wing morphology in a migratory insect

scientific article published on 05 April 2017

Migratory behaviour predicts greater parasite diversity in ungulates.

scientific article published in March 2018

Migratory monarchs that encounter resident monarchs show life-history differences and higher rates of parasite infection

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

Migratory monarchs wintering in California experience low infection risk compared to monarchs breeding year-round on non-native milkweed

scientific article published in June 2016

Modeling vector-borne disease risk in migratory animals under climate change

scientific article published in June 2016

Monarch butterfly population decline in North America: identifying the threatening processes

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Movement rules determine nomadic species' responses to resource supplementation and degradation

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Multiple transmission routes sustain high prevalence of a virulent parasite in a butterfly host

scientific article published on 04 September 2019

Network-based vaccination improves prospects for disease control in wild chimpanzees

scientific article

Occurrence and host specificity of a neogregarine protozoan in four milkweed butterfly hosts (Danaus spp.).

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

On the relationship between body condition and parasite infection in wildlife: a review and meta-analysis

article by Cecilia A. Sánchez et al published 4 October 2018 in Ecology Letters

POPULATIONS OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES WITH DIFFERENT MIGRATORY BEHAVIORS SHOW DIVERGENCE IN WING MORPHOLOGY

article by Sonia Alitzer & Andrew K. Davis published 10 October 2009 in Evolution

Parasite diversity declines with host evolutionary distinctiveness: a global analysis of carnivores

scientific article published on 10 March 2015

Parasite sharing in wild ungulates and their predators: Effects of phylogeny, range overlap, and trophic links

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Parasites and the evolutionary diversification of primate clades

scientific article published in November 2004

Patterns of host specificity and transmission among parasites of wild primates

scientific article

Phylogenetically related and ecologically similar carnivores harbour similar parasite assemblages

scientific article

Planting gardens to support insect pollinators

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Populations of Monarch butterflies with different migratory behaviors show divergence in wing morphology

scientific article published on 11 January 2010

Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats

scientific article

Regional climate on the breeding grounds predicts variation in the natal origin of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico over 38 years

scientific article published on 3 January 2017

Resolving the roles of immunity, pathogenesis, and immigration for rabies persistence in vampire bats

scientific article

Responses of migratory species and their pathogens to supplemental feeding.

scientific article published in May 2018

Screening wild and semi-free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases: Evidence of Trichomonadidae infections

scientific article published on 26 June 2015

Screening wild and semi-free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases: Evidence of Trichomonadidae infections

scientific article published on 15 February 2017

Seasonality and the dynamics of infectious diseases

scientific article published in April 2006

Serial founder effects and genetic differentiation during worldwide range expansion of monarch butterflies

scientific article published in December 2014

Social Organization and Parasite Risk in Mammals: Integrating Theory and Empirical Studies

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Social network analysis of wild chimpanzees provides insights for predicting infectious disease risk

scientific article published on June 4, 2013

Strength in numbers: high parasite burdens increase transmission of a protozoan parasite of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus).

scientific article published on 6 May 2009

The changing ecology of primate parasites: Insights from wild-captive comparisons

scientific article published on 02 July 2019

The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration

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The macroecology of infectious diseases: a new perspective on global-scale drivers of pathogen distributions and impacts

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The redder the better: wing color predicts flight performance in monarch butterflies

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Unravelling the Costs of Flight for Immune Defenses in the Migratory Monarch Butterfly

scientific article published on 2 June 2016

Urban land use predicts West Nile virus exposure in songbirds

scientific article published on July 2008

Urbanization and the ecology of wildlife diseases

scientific article published on 20 November 2006

Using host species traits to understand the consequences of resource provisioning for host-parasite interactions

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Virulence-transmission trade-offs and population divergence in virulence in a naturally occurring butterfly parasite

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