Stephens – Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease

Frugivory Richness Predicts Ebola Spillover in Africa

17NovemberAndrea Silletti2021 ProjectsQuantitative, Stephens, Wildlife

Mireya Dorado, a student at Northeastern University, worked in Dr. Patrick Stephen’s lab studying pathogen spillover Ebola is a deadly filovirus that infects a variety of mammals including humans. Since the first documented outbreak i n 1976, there have been numerous field studies searching for the source of the spillover of Ebola. Only a few

Testing the Enemy Release Hypothesis in Ungulates (Artiodactyl and Perissodactyl) and Carnivores

20DecemberAndrea Silletti2017 ProjectsQuantitative, Schmidt, Stephens

Lauren Kleine, a student from Colorado State University, examined the enemy release hypothesis in a project directed by Dr. Patrick Stephens and Dr. J.P. Schmidt. Abstract: The Enemy Release Hypothesis (ERH) predicts that invasive species will achieve greater success in non-native ranges due in part to escape from parasites found in their native ranges. The

Host Breadth of Parasites in Ungulates and Carnivores

20DecemberAndrea Silletti2014 ProjectsGittleman, Quantitative, Stephens

Emili Price, a student from Winthrop University, worked with Drs. Patrick Stephens and John Gittleman in the Odum School of Ecology to look at host breath of parasites in ungulates and carnivores. Emili Price1, Patrick R. Stephens2, John L. Gittleman2 1. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina 2. Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia,