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Laboratory of Disease Ecology & Biogeography
Publications
Book Chapters
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Parmesan, C., Morecroft, M., Trisurat, Y., Adrian, R., Anshari, G. Z., Arneth, A., Gao, Q., Gonzalez, P., Harris, R., Price, J., Stevens, N., Talukdar, G. H., Ackerly, D., Anderson, E., Bermerich, V., Brotons, L., Chen, Y., Domisch, S., Douwes, E., Escobar, L. E., Flecker, A., Foden, W., Gallagher, R. V, Goulding, M., Gaxiola, A., Grey, K. A., Harrison, S., Keith, D. A., Kraemer, B. M., Langhans, S., Latimer, A., Loisel, J., Midgley, G., Mordecai, E., Moreira, F., Myers-Smith, I., Pearce-Higgins, J., Peterson, A. T., Postigo, J. C., Rocklöv, J., Romanello, M., Gallego-Sala, A., Seddon, N., Singer, M. C., Slingsby, J., Strutz, S. E., Turner, B., Turretsky, M. and Young, K. (2022) Chapter 2: Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems and their Services. in IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Cambridge University Press, Geneva.
Chapter 2: Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems and their Services
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Escobar LE. (2021). Ecological Niche Modeling: An Introduction for Veterinarians and Epidemiologists. Eds: S. Dürr, V. J. Brookes, & A. M. Perez. In Principles and Challenges of Fundamental Methods in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Lausanne, Frontiers.
Ecological Niche Modeling: An Introduction for Veterinarians and Epidemiologists
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Garcia, V. & Escobar, L.E. (2019). Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation. In: Castellanos, E., Paiz-Estévez, A., Escribá, J., Rosales-Alconero, M., & Santizo, A. (Eds.), First Report of the Assessment of Knowledge of Climate Change in Guatemala. Editorial Universitaria UVG.
Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation
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Escobar, L.E. & Craft, M.E. (2017) Advances and Limitations of Disease Biogeography Using Ecological Niche Modeling. In: Applications of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Tools in Microbiology of Infectious Diseases. Alvarez, J., & Perez, A.M. (Eds.). pp. 203–223. Saint Paul: Frontiers.
Advances and Limitations of Disease Biogeography Using Ecological Niche Modeling
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Escobar, L.E. (2013) Conservation from Heaven: Remote Sensing and Open Access Tools to Guide Biodiversity Conservation. In: New Hope for Conservation. Beijing: Beijing Forum-Peking University. pp. 13–27.
Conservation from Heaven: Remote Sensing and Open Access Tools to Guide Biodiversity Conservation
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Escobar, L.E., Rodríguez, Y.V. & Medina-Vogel, G. (2012) Emerging Diseases and Biodiversity Conservation in Chile. In: Actas de las VI Jornadas de Derecho Ambiental. Aranda J, Insunza, X., Montenegro, S., Moraga, P. & Uriarte, A.L. (Eds.), pp. 275–285. Santiago: Thomson Reuters. (Spanish).
Emerging Diseases and Biodiversity Conservation in Chile
Papers in Refereed Journals
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Magalhães, A.R., Codeço, C.T., Van de Vuurst, P., Svenning, J.C., Escobar, L.E., Gonçalves-Souza, T. Poverty and habitat loss are key predictors of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil. INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY.
Poverty and habitat loss are key predictors of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil.
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Brown, N., Escobar, L.E. The diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the main rabies reservoir in Latin America. MAMMAL BIOLOGY.
The diet of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the main rabies reservoir in Latin America
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Di Napoli, C., Romanello, M., Minor, K., Chambers, J., Dsgupta, S., Escobar, L.E., Hang, Y., Hannien, R., Liu, Y., Lotto Batista, M., Lowe, R., Murray, K.A., Owfi, F., Rabbaniha, M., Shi, L., Sofiev, M., Tabatabaei, M., Robinson, E.J.Z. The role of global reanalyses in climate services for health: insights from the Lancet Countdown. METEOROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS. 30(2) e2122.
The role of global reanalyses in climate services for health: insights from the Lancet Countdown
2023
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Di Napoli, C., McGushin, A., Romanello, M., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Cai, W., Chambers, J., . . . Robinson, E. J. (2022). Tracking the impacts of climate change on human health via indicators: lessons from the Lancet Countdown. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22(1), 8 pages.
Tracking the impacts of climate change on human health via indicators: lessons from the Lancet Countdown
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Urushadze, L., Babuadze, G., Shi, M., Escobar, L. E., Mauldin, M. R., Natradeze, I., . . . Velasco-Villa, A. (2022). A Cross Sectional Sampling Reveals Novel Coronaviruses in Bat Populations of Georgia. VIRUSES-BASEL, 14(1), 16 pages.
A Cross Sectional Sampling Reveals Novel Coronaviruses in Bat Populations of Georgia
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Peterson, A. T., Aiello-Lammens, M., Amatulli, G., Anderson, R., . . . Escobar L. E. . . . Zurell, D. (2022). ENM2020: A free online course and set of resources on modeling species niches and distributions. BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS, 17, 1-9.
ENM2020: A free online course and set of resources on modeling species niches and distributions
2022
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Winter, S. N., Kirchgessner, M. S., Frimpong, E. A., & Escobar, L. E. (2021). A Landscape Epidemiological Approach for Predicting Chronic Wasting Disease: A Case Study in Virginia, US. FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 8, 13 pages.
A Landscape Epidemiological Approach for Predicting Chronic Wasting Disease: A Case Study in Virginia, US
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Van de Vuurst, P., Moore, S. A., Isaac, E. J., Chenaux-Ibrahim, Y., Wolf, T. M., & Escobar, L. E. (2021). Current Zoology Reconstructing landscapes of ungulate parturition and predation using vegetation phenology. CURRENT ZOOLOGY, 68(3), 275-283.
Current Zoology Reconstructing landscapes of ungulate parturition and predation using vegetation phenology
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Romanello, M., McGushin, A., Di Napoli, C., Drummond, P., . . . Escobar L. E. . . . Hamilton, I. (2021). The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. LANCET, 398(10311), 1619-1662.
The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future
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Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R., Moore, S. A., Severud, W. J., Forester, J. D., Isaac, E. J., Chenaux-Ibrahim, Y., . . . Wolf, T. M. (2021). Spatial compartmentalization: A nonlethal predator mechanism to reduce parasite transmission between prey species. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 7(52), 11 pages.
Spatial compartmentalization: A nonlethal predator mechanism to reduce parasite transmission between prey species
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Browne, E., Driessen, M. M., Cross, P. C., Escobar, L. E., Foley, J., Lopez-Olvera, J. R., . . . Carver, S. (2021). Sustaining Transmission in Different Host Species: The Emblematic Case of Sarcoptes scabiei. BIOSCIENCE, 72(2), 166-176.
Sustaining Transmission in Different Host Species: The Emblematic Case of Sarcoptes scabiei
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Kao S. Y., Enns E. A., Tomamichel M., Doll A., Escobar L. E., Qiao H., Craft M. E., Phelps N. B. D. (2021) Network connectivity patterns of Minnesota waterbodies and implications for aquatic invasive species prevention. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS.
Network connectivity patterns of Minnesota waterbodies and implications for aquatic invasive species prevention
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Binkley L., Deressa A., Shi M., Mauldin M. R., Jara M., Escobar L. E., O’Quin J., Matheny A., Shiferaw M., Pieracci E. G., Kling C., Hartloge C., Reynolds M., Gebreyes W., Yimer G., Abate E., Belay E., Nakazawa Y., Velasco-Villa A. (2021) Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia. ACTA TROPICA, 221, 106022.
Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia
2021
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Watts, N., Amann, M., Arnell, N., Ayeb-Karlsson, S., Beagley, J., Belesova, K., . . . Escobar L. E. . . Costello, A. (2021). The 2020 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises. LANCET, 397(10269), 129-170.
The 2020 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises
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Barillas-Mury, C., Escobar, L. E., & Molina-Cruz, A. (2020). Complex pandemic dynamics and effect of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on COVID-19 prevalence and mortality. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES USA, 117(41), 25207-25208.
Complex pandemic dynamics and effect of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on COVID-19 prevalence and mortality
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Worsley-Tonks, K. E. L., Escobar, L. E., Biek, R., Castaneda-Guzman, M., Craft, M. E., Streicker, D. G., . . . Fountain-Jones, N. M. (2020). Using host traits to predict reservoir host species of rabies virus. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 14(12), 21 pages.
Using host traits to predict reservoir host species of rabies virus
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Evans, T. S., Shi, Z., Boots, M., Liu, W., Olival, K. J., Xiao, X., Escobar L. E. . . . Getz, W. M. (2020). Synergistic China-US Ecological Research is Essential for Global Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness. ECOHEALTH, 17(1), 160-173.
Synergistic China-US Ecological Research is Essential for Global Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness
2020
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Watts, N., ... Escobar, L. E., ... et al. (2019) The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate. LANCET, 394(10211), 1836-1878.
The 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate
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Peterson, A. T., Anderson, R. P., Beger, M., Bolliger, J., Brotons, L., ... Escobar, L. E., ... Zurell, D. (2019). Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 25(1), 5-8.
Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another
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Jara M., García-Roa R., Escobar, L. E., Torres-Carvajal O., Pincheira-Donoso D. (2019) Alternative reproductive adaptations predict asymmetric responses to climate change in lizards. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 9, 5093.
Alternative reproductive adaptations predict asymmetric responses to climate change in lizards
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Jara, M., Escobar, L. E., Rodriges, R. O., Frias‐De‐Diego, A., Sanhueza, J., & Machado, G. (2019). Spatial distribution and spread potential of Leptospira serovars in Brazil. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES. 66(6), 2482-2495.
Spatial distribution and spread potential of Leptospira serovars in Brazil
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Del Pilar Sánchez, M., Sanchez, O. A. D., Sanmiguel, R. A., Ramirez, A. A., & Escobar, L.E. (2019). Rabies in the Americas, various challenges and «one Health»: Review article. REVISTA DE INVESTIGACIONES VETERINARIAS DEL PERU, 30(4), 1361-1381.
Rabies in the Americas, various challenges and «one Health»: Review article
2019
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Escobar, L. E., Mallez, S., McCartney, M., Lee, C., Zielinski, D. P., Ghosal, R., ... Phelps, N. B. D. (2018). Aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes Region: An overview. REVIEWS IN FISHERIES SCIENCE & AQUACULTURE, 26(1), 121-138.
Aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes Region: An overview
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Astorga, F., Escobar, L. E., Poo-Munoz, D., Escobar-Dodero, J., Rojas-Hucks, S., Alvarado-Rybak, M., ... Peterson, A. T. (2018). Distributional ecology of Andes hantavirus: A macroecological approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH GEOGRAPHICS, 17, 12 pages.
Distributional ecology of Andes hantavirus: A macroecological approach
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Ryan, S. J., Stewart-Ibarra, A. M., Ordonez-Enireb, E., Chu, W., Finkelstein, J. L., ... Escobar, L. E., ... Polhemus, M. (2018). Spatiotemporal variation in environmental Vibrio cholerae in an estuary in southern coastal Ecuador. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 15(3), 13 pages.
Spatiotemporal variation in environmental Vibrio cholerae in an estuary in southern coastal Ecuador
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Machado, G., Weiblen, C., & Escobar, L. E. (2018). Potential distribution of Pythium insidiosum in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and projections to neighbor countries. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES, 65(6), 1671-1679.
Potential distribution of Pythium insidiosum in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and projections to neighbor countries
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Barros, M., Cabezon, O., Dubey, J. P., Almeria, S., Ribas, M. P., Escobar, L. E., ... Medina-Vogel, G. (2018). Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild mustelids and cats across an urban-rural gradient. PLOS ONE, 13(6), 16 pages.
Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild mustelids and cats across an urban-rural gradient
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Lepe-López, M., Garcia-Anleu, R., Fountain-Jones, N. M., Ponce, G., Gonzalez, M., & Escobar, L. E. (2018). Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii). CALDASIA, 40(1), 188-191.
Domestic horses within the Maya biosphere reserve: A possible threat to the Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
2018
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Escobar, L. E., Carver, S., Romero-Alvarez, D., VandeWoude, S., Crooks, K. R., Lappin, M. R., & Craft, M. E. (2017). Inferring the ecological niche of Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella spp. in wild felids. FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 4, 11 pages.
Inferring the ecological niche of Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella spp. in wild felids
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Escobar, L. E., Kurath, G., Escobar-Dodero, J., Craft, M. E., & Phelps, N. B. D. (2017). Potential distribution of the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus in the Great Lakes region. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES, 40(1), 11-28.
Potential distribution of the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus in the Great Lakes region
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Romero-Alvarez, D., Reyes, J., Quezada, V., Satan, C., Cevallos, N., Escobar, L. E., Villacis, J. E. (2017). First case of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Ecuador: An update for South America. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 65, 119-121.
First case of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Ecuador: An update for South America
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Qiao, H., Escobar, L. E., Saupe, E. E., Ji, L., & Soberon, J. (2017). A cautionary note on the use of hypervolume kernel density estimators in ecological niche modelling. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 26(9), 1066-1070.
A cautionary note on the use of hypervolume kernel density estimators in ecological niche modelling
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Velasco-Villa, A., Escobar, L. E., Sanchez, A., Shi, M., Streicker, D. G., Gallardo-Romero, N. F., … Emerson, G. (2017). Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere. ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH, 143, 1-12.
Successful strategies implemented towards the elimination of canine rabies in the Western Hemisphere
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Romero-Alvarez, D., Escobar, L. E., Varela, S., Larkin, D. J., & Phelps, N. B. D. (2017). Forecasting distributions of an aquatic invasive species (Nitellopsis obtusa) under future climate scenarios. PLOS ONE, 12(7), 24 pages.
Forecasting distributions of an aquatic invasive species (Nitellopsis obtusa) under future climate scenarios
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de Oliveira, S. V., Romero-Alvarez, D., Martins, T. F., dos Santos, J. P., Labruna, M. B., ... Escobar, L. E., Gurgel-Goncalves, R. (2017). Amblyomma ticks and future climate: Range contraction due to climate warming. ACTA TROPICA, 176, 340-348.
Amblyomma ticks and future climate: Range contraction due to climate warming
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Cuervo-Robayo A.P., Escobar L.E., Osorio-Olvera L..A, Nori J., Varela S., Martínez-Meyer E., Velásquez-Tibatá J., Rodríguez-Soto C., Munguía M., Castañeda-Álvarez N.P., Lira-Noriega A., Soley-Guardia M., Serra-Díaz J.M., Peterson A.T. (2017) Introducción a los análisis espaciales con énfasis en modelos de nicho ecológico. BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS, 12, 45-57.
Introducción a los análisis espaciales con énfasis en modelos de nicho ecológico
2017
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Qiao, H., Peterson, A. T., Campbell, L. P., Soberon, J., Ji, L., & Escobar, L. E. (2016). NicheA: Creating virtual species and ecological niches in multivariate environmental scenarios. ECOGRAPHY, 39(8), 805-813.
NicheA: Creating virtual species and ecological niches in multivariate environmental scenarios
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Escobar, L. E., Qiao, H., Phelps, N. B. D., Wagner, C. K., & Larkin, D. J. (2016). Realized niche shift associated with the Eurasian charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa becoming invasive in North America. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6, 15 pages.
Realized niche shift associated with the Eurasian charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa becoming invasive in North America
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Poo-Munoz, D. A., Elizondo-Patrone, C., Escobar, L. E., Astorga, F., Bermudez, S. E., Martinez-Valdebenito, C., … Medina-Vogel, G. (2016). Fleas and ticks in carnivores from a domestic-wildlife interface: Implications for public health and wildlife. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 53(6), 1433-1443.
Fleas and ticks in carnivores from a domestic-wildlife interface: Implications for public health and wildlife
2016
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Escobar, L. E., Awan, M. N., & Qiao, H. (2015). Anthropogenic disturbance and habitat loss for the red-listed Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus): Using ecological niche modeling and nighttime light satellite imagery. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 191, 400-407.
Anthropogenic disturbance and habitat loss for the red-listed Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus): Using ecological niche modeling and nighttime light satellite imagery
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Escobar, L. E., Peterson, A. T., Papes, M., Favi, M., Yung, V., Restif, O., Medina-Vogel, G. (2015). Ecological approaches in veterinary epidemiology: Mapping the risk of bat-borne rabies using vegetation indices and night-time light satellite imagery. VETERINARY RESEARCH, 46, 10 pages.
Ecological approaches in veterinary epidemiology: Mapping the risk of bat-borne rabies using vegetation indices and night-time light satellite imagery
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Escobar, L. E., Ryan, S. J., Stewart-Ibarra, A. M., Finkelstein, J. L., King, C. A., Qiao, H., & Polhemus, M. E. (2015). A global map of suitability for coastal Vibrio cholerae under current and future climate conditions. ACTA TROPICA, 149, 202-211.
A global map of suitability for coastal Vibrio cholerae under current and future climate conditions
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Astorga, F., Poo-Munoz, D. A., Escobar, L. E., & Medina-Vogel, G. (2015). In response to: "Increased dog population and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile in response to "Dog management, abundance and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile" by Astorga et al. [Prev. Vet. Med. 118:397-405]" by Acosta-Jammet, G.. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 120(2), 248-249.
In response to: "Increased dog population and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile in response to "Dog management, abundance and potential for bat-borne rabies spillover in Chile" by Astorga et al. [Prev. Vet. Med. 118:397-405]"
2015
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Escobar, L. E., Lira-Noriega, A., Medina-Vogel, G., & Peterson, A. T. (2014). Potential for spread of the white-nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in the Americas: use of Maxent and NicheA to assure strict model transference. GEOSPATIAL HEALTH, 9(1), 221-229.
Potential for spread of the white-nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in the Americas: use of Maxent and NicheA to assure strict model transference
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Tocchio, L. J., Gurgel-Goncalves, R., Escobar, L. E., & Peterson, A. T. (2015). Niche similarities among white-eared opossums (Mammalia, Didelphidae): Is ecological niche modelling relevant to setting species limits? ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA, 44(1), 1-10.
Niche similarities among white-eared opossums (Mammalia, Didelphidae): Is ecological niche modelling relevant to setting species limits?
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Poo-Munoz, D. A., Escobar, L. E., Peterson, A. T., Astorga, F., Organ, J. F., & Medina-Vogel, G. (2014). Galictis cuja (Mammalia): An update of current knowledge and geographic distribution. IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA, 104(3), 341-346.
Galictis cuja (Mammalia): An update of current knowledge and geographic distribution
2014
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Escobar, L. E., Peterson, A. T., Favi, M., Yung, V., Pons, D. J., & Medina-Vogel, G. (2013). Ecology and geography of transmission of two bat-borne rabies lineages in Chile. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES, 7(12), 10 pages.
Ecology and geography of transmission of two bat-borne rabies lineages in Chile
2013
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Escobar, L. E., Álvarez, D., Villatoro, F. J., Morán, D., & Estévez, A. (2011). Two new flea records from Guatemala: Pulex simulans and Echidnophaga gallinacea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and their host-parasite relationship. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND VECTOR BIOLOGY, 3, 40-43.
Two new flea records from Guatemala: Pulex simulans and Echidnophaga gallinacea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and their host-parasite relationship
2010
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