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Recent Publications
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
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
Amphibian tolerance to arsenic: microbiome-mediated insights
Cordeiro, I. F., Lemes, C. G. D. C., Sanchez, A. B., da Silva, A. K., de Paula, C. H., de Matos, R. C., Ribeiro, D. F., de Matos, J. P., Garcia, C. C. M., Beirão, M., Becker, C. G., Pires, M. R. S. & Moreira, L. M., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 10193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leaf Shelters Facilitate the Colonisation of Arthropods and Enhance Microbial Diversity on Plants
dos Santos, D. ., Herschberger, J., Subedi, B., Pocius, V., Neely, W., Greenspan, S., Becker, C. ., Romero, G. & Kersch-Becker, M., Sep 2024, In: Ecology Letters. 27, 9, e14499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Brazil must reverse gear on Amazon road development
Ferrante, L. & Becker, C. G., Feb 1 2024, In: Nature. 626, 7997, p. 33 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Host-associated helminth diversity and microbiome composition contribute to anti-pathogen defences in tropical frogs impacted by forest fragmentation
Neely, W. J., Souza, K. M. C., Martins, R. A., Marshall, V. M., Buttimer, S. M., de Assis, A. B., Medina, D., Whetstone, R. D., Lyra, M. L., Ribeiro, J. W., Greenspan, S. E., Haddad, C. F. B., dos Anjos, L. A. & Becker, C. G., 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 6, 240530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of grassland controlled burning on symbiotic skin microbes in Neotropical amphibians
Schuck, L. K., Neely, W. J., Buttimer, S. M., Moser, C. F., Barth, P. C., Liskoski, P. E., Caberlon, C. D. A., Valiati, V. H., Tozetti, A. M. & Becker, C. G., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Habitat split as a driver of disease in amphibians
Becker, C. G., Greenspan, S. E., Martins, R. A., Lyra, M. L., Prist, P., Metzger, J. P., São Pedro, V., Haddad, C. F. B., Le Sage, E. H., Woodhams, D. C. & Savage, A. E., Jun 2023, In: Biological Reviews. 98, 3, p. 727-746 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review