[HTML][HTML] How genomics can help biodiversity conservation
The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …
Conservation biology needs a microbial renaissance: a call for the consideration of host-associated microbiota in wildlife management practices
BK Trevelline, SS Fontaine… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The central aim of conservation biology is to understand and mitigate the effects of human
activities on biodiversity. To successfully achieve this objective, researchers must take an …
activities on biodiversity. To successfully achieve this objective, researchers must take an …
Host microbiota can facilitate pathogen infection
Animals live in symbiosis with numerous microbe species. While some can protect hosts
from infection and benefit host health, components of the microbiota or changes to the …
from infection and benefit host health, components of the microbiota or changes to the …
Macroimmunology: The drivers and consequences of spatial patterns in wildlife immune defence
The prevalence and intensity of parasites in wild hosts varies across space and is a key
determinant of infection risk in humans, domestic animals and threatened wildlife. Because …
determinant of infection risk in humans, domestic animals and threatened wildlife. Because …
Population genomics: advancing understanding of nature
Population genomics is advancing our understanding of evolution, ecology, conservation,
agriculture, forestry, and human health by allowing new and long-standing questions to be …
agriculture, forestry, and human health by allowing new and long-standing questions to be …
The adaptive microbiome hypothesis and immune interactions in amphibian mucus
DC Woodhams, J McCartney, JB Walke… - Developmental & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The microbiome is known to provide benefits to hosts, including extension of immune
function. Amphibians are a powerful immunological model for examining mucosal defenses …
function. Amphibians are a powerful immunological model for examining mucosal defenses …
Diversity-stability dynamics of the amphibian skin microbiome and susceptibility to a lethal viral pathogen
Variation among animals in their host-associated microbial communities is increasingly
recognized as a key determinant of important life history traits including growth, metabolism …
recognized as a key determinant of important life history traits including growth, metabolism …
Understanding the evolution of immune genes in jawed vertebrates
Driven by co‐evolution with pathogens, host immunity continuously adapts to optimize
defence against pathogens within a given environment. Recent advances in genetics …
defence against pathogens within a given environment. Recent advances in genetics …
[HTML][HTML] Recent insights into aquatic viruses: Emerging and reemerging pathogens, molecular features, biological effects, and novel investigative approaches
QY Zhang, F Ke, L Gui, Z Zhao - Water Biology and Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses
is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross …
is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross …
Applied ecoimmunology: using immunological tools to improve conservation efforts in a changing world
Ecoimmunology is a rapidly developing field that explores how the environment shapes
immune function, which in turn influences host–parasite relationships and disease …
immune function, which in turn influences host–parasite relationships and disease …