The landscape genetics of infectious disease emergence and spread

R Biek, LA Real - Molecular ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The spread of parasites is inherently a spatial process often embedded in physically
complex landscapes. It is therefore not surprising that infectious disease researchers are …

Immunity, resistance and tolerance in bird–parasite interactions

G Sorci - Parasite immunology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Interacting pathogens and hosts have evolved reciprocal adaptations whose function is to
allow host exploitation (from the pathogen stand point) or minimize the cost of infection (from …

Mitigating future avian malaria threats to Hawaiian forest birds from climate change

W Liao, CT Atkinson, DA LaPointe, MD Samuel - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Avian malaria, transmitted by Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in the Hawaiian Islands,
has been a primary contributor to population range limitations, declines, and extinctions for …

Experimental Evidence for Evolved Tolerance to Avian Malaria in a Wild Population of Low Elevation Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens)

CT Atkinson, KS Saili, RB Utzurrum, SI Jarvi - EcoHealth, 2013 - Springer
Introduced vector-borne diseases, particularly avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) and
avian pox virus (Avipoxvirus spp.), continue to play significant roles in the decline and …

Genetic applications in avian conservation

SM Haig, WM Bronaugh, RS Crowhurst, J D'elia… - The Auk, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A fundamental need in conserving species and their habitats is defining distinct entities that
range from individuals to species to ecosystems and beyond (Table; Ryder …

Effects of emerging infectious diseases on host population genetics: a review

DT McKnight, L Schwarzkopf, RA Alford, DS Bower… - Conservation …, 2017 - Springer
Emerging infectious diseases threaten the survival of many species and populations by
causing large declines and altering life history traits and population demographics …

Gene expression reveals immune response strategies of naïve Hawaiian honeycreepers experimentally infected with introduced avian malaria

KL Paxton, L Cassin-Sackett, CT Atkinson… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The unprecedented rise in the number of new and emerging infectious diseases in the last
quarter century poses direct threats to human and wildlife health. The introduction to the …

Parallel evolution of gene classes, but not genes: Evidence from Hawai'ian honeycreeper populations exposed to avian malaria

L Cassin‐Sackett, TE Callicrate… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptation in nature is ubiquitous, yet characterizing its genomic basis is difficult because
population demographics cause correlations with nonadaptive loci. Introduction events …

Nowhere to fly: Avian malaria is ubiquitous from ocean to summit on a Hawaiian island

JH Neddermeyer, KL Parise, E Dittmar… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change, habitat degradation and invasive species are key threats to biodiversity
globally. Avian malaria in Hawaiʻi is a model system for understanding environmental …

Biogeographical patterns and co-occurrence of pathogenic infection across island populations of Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii)

LG Spurgin, JC Illera, DP Padilla, DS Richardson - Oecologia, 2012 - Springer
Pathogens can exert strong selective forces upon host populations. However, before we can
make any predictions about the consequences of pathogen-mediated selection, we first …