TES Merrill

Invisible Parasites and Their Implications for Coexisting Water Fleas
Merrill, TES, ME Torchin, and CE Cáceres. (2024) 2018. “Invisible Parasites and Their Implications for Coexisting Water Fleas”. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 104 (1): 101-5. doi:10.1645/17-112.
Early-life immune activation increases song complexity and alters phenotypic associations between sexual ornaments
Merrill, L, MF Naylor, M Dalimonte, S McLaughlin, TES Merrill, and JL Grindstaff. 2017. “Early-Life Immune Activation Increases Song Complexity and Alters Phenotypic Associations Between Sexual Ornaments”. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 31 (12): 2263-73. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12916.
Host density increases parasite recruitment but decreases host risk in a snail-trematode system
Buck, JC, RF Hechinger, AC Wood, TES Merrill, AM Kuris, and KD Lafferty. 2017. “Host Density Increases Parasite Recruitment But Decreases Host Risk in a Snail-Trematode System”. ECOLOGY 98 (8): 2029-38. doi:10.1002/ecy.1905.
Blurred lines between competition and parasitism
Merrill, TES, and SA Schnitzer. 2017. “Blurred Lines Between Competition and Parasitism”. BIOTROPICA 49 (4): 433-38. doi:10.1111/btp.12444.
Host sex and parasitism in Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus): examining potential causes of infection biases in a sexually dimorphic species
Merrill, TES, and L Merrill. 2015. “Host Sex and Parasitism in Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus): Examining Potential Causes of Infection Biases in a Sexually Dimorphic Species”. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 93 (1): 21-29. doi:10.1139/cjz-2014-0223.
Epaulet Size and Current Condition in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Examining a Semistatic Signal, Testosterone, Immune Function, and Parasites
Merrill, L, TES Merrill, PL González-Gómez, AL O’Loghlen, JC Wingfield, VA Ellis, and SI Rothstein. 2015. “Epaulet Size and Current Condition in Red-Winged Blackbirds: Examining a Semistatic Signal, Testosterone, Immune Function, and Parasites”. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 88 (1): 11-21. doi:10.1086/679475.