Amy B Pedersen

Summary

Affiliation: University of Georgia
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Emphasizing the ecology in parasite community ecology
    Amy B Pedersen
    Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605, USA
    Trends Ecol Evol 22:133-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Host plant species affects virulence in monarch butterfly parasites
    Jacobus C de Roode
    Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 2202, USA
    J Anim Ecol 77:120-6. 2008
  3. ncbi Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals
    Amy B Pedersen
    Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Conserv Biol 21:1269-79. 2007
  4. ncbi Patterns of host specificity and transmission among parasites of wild primates
    Amy B Pedersen
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904, USA
    Int J Parasitol 35:647-57. 2005
  5. ncbi Phylogeny and geography predict pathogen community similarity in wild primates and humans
    T Jonathan Davies
    National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1695-701. 2008
  6. ncbi Community epidemiology framework for classifying disease threats
    Andy Fenton
    Institute of Zoology, London, United Kingdom
    Emerg Infect Dis 11:1815-21. 2005
  7. ncbi Acorn mast drives long-term dynamics of rodent and songbird populations
    Ethan D Clotfelter
    Department of Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA
    Oecologia 154:493-503. 2007
  8. ncbi The interaction of parasites and resources cause crashes in a wild mouse population
    Amy B Pedersen
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
    J Anim Ecol 77:370-7. 2008

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Emphasizing the ecology in parasite community ecology
    Amy B Pedersen
    Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605, USA
    Trends Ecol Evol 22:133-9. 2007
    ..We discuss insights offered by this mechanistic approach that will be crucial for predicting the impact on wildlife and human health of disease control measures, climate change or novel parasite species introductions...
  2. ncbi Host plant species affects virulence in monarch butterfly parasites
    Jacobus C de Roode
    Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 2202, USA
    J Anim Ecol 77:120-6. 2008
    ..5. Our results demonstrate that host ecology importantly affects parasite virulence, with implications for host-parasite dynamics in natural populations...
  3. ncbi Infectious diseases and extinction risk in wild mammals
    Amy B Pedersen
    Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Conserv Biol 21:1269-79. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Patterns of host specificity and transmission among parasites of wild primates
    Amy B Pedersen
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904, USA
    Int J Parasitol 35:647-57. 2005
    ..Furthermore, nearly all viruses that were reported to infect both humans and non-human primates were classified as emerging in humans...
  5. ncbi Phylogeny and geography predict pathogen community similarity in wild primates and humans
    T Jonathan Davies
    National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 735 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1695-701. 2008
    ..For humans, this means we share a higher proportion of pathogens with the great apes, including chimpanzees and gorillas, because these species are our closest relatives...
  6. ncbi Community epidemiology framework for classifying disease threats
    Andy Fenton
    Institute of Zoology, London, United Kingdom
    Emerg Infect Dis 11:1815-21. 2005
    ....
  7. ncbi Acorn mast drives long-term dynamics of rodent and songbird populations
    Ethan D Clotfelter
    Department of Biology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, USA
    Oecologia 154:493-503. 2007
    ..Our results improve our understanding of the complex ecological interactions in oak-dominated forests by illustrating the importance of abiotic and biotic factors at different trophic levels...
  8. ncbi The interaction of parasites and resources cause crashes in a wild mouse population
    Amy B Pedersen
    Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
    J Anim Ecol 77:370-7. 2008
    ....