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Recent Publications
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
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
Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting regional distribution patterns
Carvalho, T., Medina, D., P. Ribeiro, L., Rodriguez, D., Jenkinson, T. S., Becker, C. G., Toledo, L. F. & Hite, J. L., Dec 2023, In: Communications Biology. 6, 1, 941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of environmental factors on the ecology and survival of a widespread, endemic Cerrado frog
Fiorillo, B. F., Faggioni, G. P., Cerezer, F. O., Becker, C. G., Díaz-Ricaurte, J. C. & Martins, M., Mar 2023, In: Biotropica. 55, 2, p. 551-562 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Fungal pathogen infection intensity associated with reproductive mode and elevation in an afrotropical anuran community
Marshall, V. M., McLaughlin, P. J., Mengue, J. E., Bindang, L. J., Scheinberg, L. A., Irian, C., Bell, R. C. & Becker, C. G., Oct 2023, In: Herpetological Journal. 33, 4, p. 103-110 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Host immune responses to enzootic and invasive pathogen lineages vary in magnitude, timing, and efficacy
McDonald, C. A., Becker, C. G., Lambertini, C., Toledo, L. F., Haddad, C. F. B. & Zamudio, K. R., May 2023, In: Molecular ecology. 32, 9, p. 2252-2270 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Linking microbiome and stress hormone responses in wild tropical treefrogs across continuous and fragmented forests
Neely, W. J., Martins, R. A., Mendonça da Silva, C. M., Ferreira da Silva, T., Fleck, L. E., Whetstone, R. D., Woodhams, D. C., Cook, W. H., Prist, P. R., Valiati, V. H., Greenspan, S. E., Tozetti, A. M., Earley, R. L. & Becker, C. G., Dec 2023, In: Communications Biology. 6, 1, 1261.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review