Gui Becker
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Associate Professor, Biology
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Recent Publications
Host Genus and Habitat Use Shape the Distribution of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Lineages in a Hyper-Diverse Tropical Amphibian Community
Buttimer, S., Neely, W. J., Boyette, J. M., Lambertini, C., Martins, R., Paniagua Torres, K. A., Rodriguez, D. & Becker, C. G., Mar 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 3, e73250.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Environmental detection of the amphibian chytrid fungus in water bodies is associated with host infection along a deforestation gradient
de Assis, A. B., Rodriguez, D., Neely, W. J., Lopes, C. M., Prist, P. R., Navas, C. A., Martins, R. A., Buttimer, S., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 63, 7, e70497.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Connecting habitats, boosting disease resistance: Spatial connectivity enhances amphibian microbiome defenses against fungal pathogen
Medina, D., Martins, R. A., Prist, P. R., Buttimer, S., Neely, W. J., Schuck, L. K., Greenspan, S. E., Lyra, M. L., Kearns, P. J., Woodhams, D. C., Bletz, M. C., São-Pedro, V. A., Haddad, C. F. B. & Becker, C. G., Apr 28 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 17, e2520745123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Infection dynamics of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in subtropical amphibian communities
Moser, C. F., Neely, W. J., Stahl, L. M., Schuck, L. K., Schipanski, H., Becker, C. G. & Peloso, P., 2026, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 166, dao03911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Differential skin-bacteriome-mediated defense against chytridiomycosis in two neotropical frog species
Schuck, L. K., Ernetti, J. R., Buttimer, S., de Assis, A. B., Martins, R. A., Pontes, M. R., Zanatta, A. C., Tosta, M. B., Toledo, L. F. & Becker, C. G., Dec 2026, In: Animal Microbiome. 8, 1, 89.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Experimental Drought Suppresses Amphibian Pathogen Yet Intensifies Transmission and Disrupts Protective Skin Microbiome
Buttimer, S., Medina, D., Martins, R. A., da Silva, A. G. M., Neely, W. J., Haddad, C. F. B., DiRenzo, G. V., Catenazzi, A., Bell, R. C. & Becker, C. G., Jun 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 6, e70275.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of seasonal migration in predicting amphibian population persistence across fragmented tropical landscapes: an individual-based model
Carvalho, T., Falconi, N., White, T., dos Anjos, L. A., Giasson, L. O. M., Vancine, M. H., Haddad, C. F. B., Toledo, L. F. & Becker, C. G., Mar 2025, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 34, 4, p. 1291-1310 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Physiological Color Change in the Neotropical Tree Frog (Pithecopus hypochondrialis) as a Potential Mechanism of Nocturnal Camouflage
de Alcantara Viana, J. V., Becker, C. G., Gonçalves, R. V. S., Raupp, P. P., Vaz da Silva, J., Lambertini, C. & White, T. E., Nov 2025, In: American Naturalist. 206, 5, p. 467-477 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reproductive habitat mismatch influences chytrid infection dynamics in a tropical amphibian community
Gilbert, N. A., Bell, R. C., Catenazzi, A., Martins, R. A., Buttimer, S., Neely, W. J., Lambertini, C., Calderon, V. S., Haddad, C. F. B., Becker, C. G. & DiRenzo, G. V., Aug 2025, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 60, e03599.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Simultaneous Detection of Missing Amphibians and Their Fungal Pathogen in a Biodiversity Hotspot Using eDNA
Lopes, C. M., Becker, C. G., Baêta, D., de Carli Monteiro, J. P., Lyra, M. L., Zamudio, K. R., Chariton, A. & Haddad, C. F. B., Oct 2025, In: Molecular ecology. 34, 19, e70075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Historical Prevalence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in West Africa
Nguyen, J. V., Becker, C. G., Byrne, A. Q., Medina, D., Harrod, A. E. & Bell, R. C., Jul 24 2025, In: Herpetologica. 81, 3, p. 206-214 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Climatic driver of chytrid prevalence in the Critically Endangered Admirable Redbelly Toad
Pontes, M. R., Abadie, M., Ribeiro, L. P., Augusto-Alves, G., Borges-Martins, M., Guilherme Becker, C. & Toledo, L. F., Jul 1 2025, In: Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 23, 3, p. 208-213 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Do fungi look like macroparasites? Quantifying the patterns and mechanisms of aggregation for host-fungal parasite relationships
Schrock, S. A. R., Walsman, J. C., DeMarchi, J., Lesage, E. H., Ohmer, M. E. B., Rollins-Smith, L. A., Briggs, C. J., Richards-Zawacki, C. L., Woodhams, D. C., Knapp, R. A., Smith, T. C., Haddad, C. F. B., Becker, C. G., Johnson, P. T. J. & Wilber, M. Q., Mar 19 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2043, 20242013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Skin microbiome disturbance linked to drought-associated amphibian disease
Buttimer, S., Moura-Campos, D., Greenspan, S. E., Neely, W. J., Ferrante, L., Toledo, L. F. & Becker, C. G., Jan 2024, In: Ecology Letters. 27, 1, e14372.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermal mismatch explains fungal disease dynamics in Brazilian frogs
Carvalho, T., Medina, D., Rebouças, R., Becker, C. G. & Toledo, L. F., Jan 1 2024, In: Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. 22, 1, p. 72-78 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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