TES Merrill

Diverging effects of host density and richness across biological scales drive diversity-disease outcomes
Johnson, PTJ, TES Merrill, AD Dean, and A Fenton. 2024. “Diverging Effects of Host Density and Richness across Biological Scales Drive Diversity-Disease Outcomes”. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 15 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46091-4.
Into the danger zone: How the within-host distribution of parasites controls virulence
Johnson, PTJ, TES Merrill, DM Calhoun, T McDevitt-Galles, and B Hobart. 2024. “Into the Danger Zone: How the Within-Host Distribution of Parasites Controls Virulence”. ECOLOGY LETTERS 27 (1). doi:10.1111/ele.14352.
Collapsed oyster populations in large Florida estuaries appear resistant to restoration using traditional cultching methods-Insights from ongoing efforts in multiple systems
Pine, WE , III, J Brucker, M Davis, S Geiger, R Gandy, A Shantz, TES Merrill, and EV Camp. 2023. “Collapsed Oyster Populations in Large Florida Estuaries Appear Resistant to Restoration Using Traditional Cultching Methods-Insights from Ongoing Efforts in Multiple Systems”. MARINE AND COASTAL FISHERIES 15 (5). doi:10.1002/mcf2.10249.
Differential gene expression in response to fungal pathogen exposure in the aquatic invertebrate, Daphnia dentifera
Sondag, EET, TES Merrill, J Drnevich, , EK Fischer, CE Cáceres, and LR Strickland. 2023. “Differential Gene Expression in Response to Fungal Pathogen Exposure in the Aquatic Invertebrate, Daphnia Dentifera”. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 13 (8). doi:10.1002/ece3.10354.
The role of varying resources on Daphnia dentifera immune responses
Cáceres, CE, and TES Merrill. 2023. “The Role of Varying Resources on Daphnia Dentifera Immune Responses”. FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED LIMNOLOGY 196 (3-4): 217-28. doi:10.1127/fal/2022/1458.
Partitioning variance in immune traits in a zooplankton host-Fungal parasite system
Westphal, GH, and TES Merrill. 2022. “Partitioning Variance in Immune Traits in a Zooplankton Host-Fungal Parasite System”. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 12 (12). doi:10.1002/ece3.9640.
Timescale reverses the relationship between host density and infection risk
Merrill, TES, CE Cáceres, S Gray, VR Laird, ZT Schnitzler, and JC Buck. 2022. “Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk”. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 289 (1980). doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1106.
Evidence gaps and diversity among potential win-win solutions for conservation and human infectious disease control
Hopkins, SR, KD Lafferty, CL Wood, SH Olson, JC Buck, GA De Leo, KJ Fiorella, et al. 2022. “Evidence Gaps and Diversity Among Potential Win-Win Solutions for Conservation and Human Infectious Disease Control”. LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH 6 (8): E694-E705, .
Beyond single host, single parasite interactions: Quantifying competence for complete multi-host, multi-parasite communities
Merrill, TES, DM Calhoun, and PTJ Johnson. 2022. “Beyond Single Host, Single Parasite Interactions: Quantifying Competence for Complete Multi-Host, Multi-Parasite Communities”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 36 (8): 1845-57. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14068.
It's a worm-eat-worm world: Consumption of parasite free-living stages protects hosts and benefits predators
Hobart, BK, WE Moss, T McDevitt-Galles, TES Merrill, and PTJ Johnson. 2022. “It’s a Worm-Eat-Worm World: Consumption of Parasite Free-Living Stages Protects Hosts and Benefits Predators”. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 91 (1): 35-45. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13591.