Global change has accelerated the emergence of infectious diseases which can threaten the conservation and stability of ecosystems. By merging both basic and applied research, conservation science, and policy we aim to advance the
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Hoyt, J.R., K.L. Parise, H. Kaarakka, J. Redell, J. DePue, W. H. Scullon, J. T. Foster, A.M. Kilpatrick, K.E. Langwig and J. P. White. 2023. Reducing environmentally mediated transmission to moderate impacts of an emerging wildlife disease. Journal of Applied Ecology
Kilpatrick, A.M., J.R. Hoyt, R.A. King, H.M. Kaarakka, J. Redell, J.P. White, K.E. Langwig. 2020. Impact of censusing and research on wildlife populations. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(11), e264.
Hoyt, J.R., K.E. Langwig, J.P. White, H.M. Kaarakka, J.A. Redell, K.L. Parise, W.F. Frick, J.T. Foster, A.M. Kilpatrick. 2019. Field trial of a probiotic bacteria and a chemical, chitosan, to protect bats from white-nose syndrome
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Hoyt, J.R., T.L. Cheng, K.E. Langwig, M.H. Hee, W.F. Frick, and A.M. Kilpatrick. 2015 Bacteria isolated from bats inhibit the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose syndrome. PLoS One.10(4): e0121329 Open Access Link
Cheng, T.L., H. Mayberry, L.P. McGuire, J.R. Hoyt, H. Nguyen, K.L. Parise, J.T. Foster, C.K.R. Willis, A.M. Kilpatrick, W.F. Frick. 2017. Efficacy of a probiotic bacterium to treat bats affected by the disease white-nose syndrome Journal of Applied Ecology DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12757 PDF
Langwig, K.E.,Voyles, J., Wilber, M.Q., Frick, W.F., Murray, K., Bolker, B.M., Collins, J.P., Hoyt, J.R., Willis, C.W., Cheng, T.L., Fisher, M., Lindner, D.,McCallum, H., Puschendorf, R., Rosenblum, E.B., Toothman, M., Briggs, C.J., Kilpatrick, A.M. 2015. Context-dependent conservation responses to wildlife disease. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13(4): 195–202