A. Fenton

Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems

The paper shows density increases network connectedness in wild animal populations, but effects saturate, with stronger spatial than social impacts.

Spatial refuges and nutrient acquisition predict the outcome of evolutionary rescue in evolving microbial populations

This study shows spatial refuges can rescue microbial populations from stress when nutrients are high, but may limit adaptations to other environmental factors.

A novel high throughput microwell outgrowth assay for HIV infected cells

The paper introduces a high-throughput microwell outgrowth assay to quantify and characterize HIV-infected cells with high sensitivity and precision.

The impact of within-host coinfection interactions on between-host parasite transmission dynamics varies with spatial scale

The paper examines how within-host parasite interactions affect between-host transmission dynamics, finding localized effects for some species but not others.

Long-term temporal trends in gastrointestinal parasite infection in wild Soay sheep

This study examines 31-year trends in gastrointestinal parasite prevalence and abundance in wild Soay sheep, finding independent effects of host density and year on parasite dynamics.

The impact of resource provisioning on the epidemiological responses of different parasites

This study develops and applies epidemiological models to show how resource provisioning affects different parasites based on their life-history traits and transmission modes.

Positive selection on mitochondria may eliminate heritable microbes from arthropod populations.

The paper models how positive selection on mitochondrial DNA can drive the extinction of facultative heritable microbes in arthropod populations under specific conditions.

Broadening the ecology of fear: non-lethal effects arise from diverse responses to predation and parasitism

The paper compares non-lethal effects of predation and parasitism using a framework and amphibian data, finding stronger responses to predation risks than parasitism.

Who acquires infection from whom? Estimating herpesvirus transmission rates between wild rodent host groups

The paper estimates herpesvirus transmission rates between wild rodent host groups using population dynamic models applied to field data on naturally infected wood mice.

Spatiotemporal variation in drivers of parasitism in a wild wood mouse population

This study investigates how environmental, host, and within-host factors influence nematode infection intensity in wood mice, finding that season, body condition, and sex are key determinants with varying effects over time.

Thermal sensitivity of the Spiroplasma-Drosophila hydei protective symbiosis: The best of climes, the worst of climes.

This study examines how temperature affects the protective symbiosis between Spiroplasma and Drosophila hydei, finding that protection fails at 18°C while vertical transmission remains robust.

Microbial grazers may aid in controlling infections caused by aquatic zoosporic fungi

The paper evaluates how micrograzers control chytrid infections in amphibians by modeling their grazing impact on zoospores.