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Erin L. Sauer
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14 h-index
47 pubs
1,883 cited
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Erin L. Sauer investigates host-pathogen interactions, focusing on how environmental factors influence disease dynamics in wildlife populations. Her research has explored the dilution effect, which posits that biodiversity can inhibit the transmission of parasites. Sauer has also examined the impacts of thermal mismatches between hosts and pathogens, particularly in the context of emerging infectious diseases. This work investigates how changes in temperature can affect host susceptibility and disease prevalence across different species and environments.
Her publications include studies on the effects of warming weather on wildlife disease risk, the role of individual temperature preferences in host susceptibility to fungal parasites like *Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis*, and how spatial scale modulates ecological processes driving disease distributions. Sauer has also conducted meta-analyses to understand the influence of temperature, dose, life stage, and taxonomy on host susceptibility to fungal parasites. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through a Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award totaling $147,200. Sauer collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Sarah E. DuRant, Weston Perrine, Ashley C. Love, and Jeffrey A. Lewis.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 47
- Citations: 1,883
Selected Publications
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The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics (2025)
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Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System (2025)
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Prior infection induces long-lasting partial immunity to reduce transmission within flocks in an avian host-pathogen system (2025)
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A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2025)
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Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature (2025)
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Citizen science observations shed light on how anthropogenic food sources influence wildlife disease (2024)
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Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system (2024)
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A high lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2024)
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Hotspot shelters stimulate frog resistance to chytridiomycosis (2024)
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Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses (2024)
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Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system (2023)
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Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature (2023)
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Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system (2023)
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Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses (2023)
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Habitat complexity, connectivity, and introduced fish drive pond community structure along an urban to rural gradient (2023)
Federal Grants 1 $147,200 total
NSF
PI
Aug 2022 - Jul 2027
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Sarah E. DuRant
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
10 shared publications
In database
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system
- A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
- Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system
- Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Weston Perrine
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
6 shared publications
In database
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system
- A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
- Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System
- Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system
- Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Erin R. Crone
Colorado State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Non‐native freshwater snails: a global synthesis of invasion status, mechanisms of introduction, and interactions with natural enemies
- Habitat complexity, connectivity, and introduced fish drive pond community structure along an urban to rural gradient
- Non‐native fish facilitate non‐native snails and alter food web structure in experimental pond communities
- Effects of invasive jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) on microhabitat and trophic interactions of native herpetofauna
- Effects of Invasive Jumping Worms (Amynthas spp.) On Microhabitat and Trophic Interactions of Native Herpetofauna
Daniel L. Preston
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
5 shared publications
- Non‐native freshwater snails: a global synthesis of invasion status, mechanisms of introduction, and interactions with natural enemies
- Habitat complexity, connectivity, and introduced fish drive pond community structure along an urban to rural gradient
- Non‐native fish facilitate non‐native snails and alter food web structure in experimental pond communities
- Effects of invasive jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) on microhabitat and trophic interactions of native herpetofauna
- Effects of Invasive Jumping Worms (Amynthas spp.) On Microhabitat and Trophic Interactions of Native Herpetofauna
Jeremy M. Cohen
Yale University (US)
4 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature
Ashley C. Love
Miami University
4 shared publications
In database
- A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
- Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System
- Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system
- A high lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection
Jason R. Rohr
University of Notre Dame (US)
3 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Do Host-Consumed Resources Increase Endoparasitic But Decrease Ectoparasitic Infections?
Bradley M. Herrick
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of invasive jumping worms (Amynthas spp.) on microhabitat and trophic interactions of native herpetofauna
- Effects of Invasive Jumping Worms (Amynthas spp.) On Microhabitat and Trophic Interactions of Native Herpetofauna
Daniel C. Trovillion
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
2 shared publications
- Non‐native freshwater snails: a global synthesis of invasion status, mechanisms of introduction, and interactions with natural enemies
- Habitat complexity, connectivity, and introduced fish drive pond community structure along an urban to rural gradient
Matthew D. Venesky
Allegheny College (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
Taegan A. McMahon
University of South Florida (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
Scott Bessler
University of South Florida (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
Laura A. Brannelly
Tulane University (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
Neal T. Halstead
University of South Florida (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
Oliver Hyman
James Madison University (US)
2 shared publications
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why? Resolving opposing hypotheses
- Are novel or locally adapted pathogens more devastating and why?: Resolving opposing hypotheses
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