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N. B. Simmons

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Ecology· 9 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Organism:mouse· 7 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 6 Approach:statistical model· 6 Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 4 Assay:proteomics· 4 Organism:multiple species· 3 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 2

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D. Becker· 5 shared M. B. Fenton· 4 shared D. J. Becker· 3 shared B. Fenton· 2 shared C. J. Downs· 2 shared D. Volokhov· 2 shared K. Speer· 2 shared S. Altizer· 2 shared

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12 papers

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Expanded diversity of novel hemoplasmas in rare and undersampled Neotropical bats

D. Volokhov, L. Lock, K. Dyer, I. DeAnglis, B. Andrews, M. Simonis, S. Stockmaier, G. Carter, C. Downs, B. Fenton, N. B. Simmons, D. Becker

The paper identifies novel hemoplasmas in Neotropical bats by analyzing 80 samples, finding new genotypes and host shifts, including a hemoplasma closely related to a human pathogen.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2023Microbiology

Bat cellular immunity varies by year and dietary habit in an increasingly fragmented landscape

I. K. DeAnglis, B. R. Andrews, L. R. Lock, K. E. Dyer, D. V. Volokhov, M. B. Fenton, N. B. Simmons, C. J. Downs, D. J. Becker

The paper examines how habitat fragmentation and dietary habits affect cellular immunity and infection risk in three Neotropical bat species over three years.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Out of thin air: surveying tropical bat roosts through air sampling of eDNA

N. R. Garrett, J. Watkins, C. Francis, N. B. Simmons, N. V. Ivanova, A. Naaum, A. Briscoe, R. Drinkwater, E. L. Clare

This study uses airborne eDNA to survey bat roosts in the neotropics, confirming bat presence in 9/12 roosts and detecting new species.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2022 · PreprintEcology

Phylogenetic and Ecological Trends in Specialization: Disentangling the Drivers of Ectoparasite Host Specificity

A. M. Brown, K. Speer, T. Tiexeira, E. Clare, N. B. Simmons, J. A. Balbuena, C. Dick, K. Dittmar, S. Perkins

This study investigates factors driving host specificity in bat flies, finding that ecological competition better predicts specialization than coevolution.

bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2022 · PreprintEcology

Serum proteomics identifies immune pathways and candidate biomarkers of coronavirus infection in wild vampire bats

D. Becker, G.-S. Lei, M. G. Janech, A. M. Brand, B. Fenton, N. B. Simmons, B. A. Neely

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2022Ecology

Ecological constraints on highly evolvable olfactory receptor genes and morphology

L. R. Yohe, M. Fabbri, D. Lee, K. Davies, T. P. Yohe, M. K. Sanchez, E. Rengifo, R. Hall, G. Mutumi, B. P. Hedrick, A. A. Sadier, N. B. Simmons, K. E. Sears, E. Dumont, S. Rossiter, , L. Davalos

The paper examines how ecological factors influence the evolution of olfactory receptor genes and morphology in bats, finding that increased reliance on olfaction correlates with reduced genetic diversity in these genes.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Untangling the ecological signal in the dental morphology in the bat superfamily Noctilionoidea

C. Lopez-Aguirre, S. Hand, N. B. Simmons, M. Silcox

This study examines the relationship between diet and dental morphology in noctilionoid bats, finding that dental traits correlate with different aspects of diet but are also influenced by phylogeny and body size.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2021Ecology

Inter- and intra-specific variation in hair cortisol concentrations of Neotropical bats

N. I. Sandoval Herrera, G. Mastromonaco, D. Becker, N. B. Simmons, K. C. Welch

This study examines intra- and interspecific variation in hair cortisol levels across 18 Neotropical bat species, identifying fecundity as a key ecological factor explaining interspecific differences.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2021Ecology

Body size affects immune cell proportions in birds and non-volant mammals, but not bats

E. Cornelius Ruhs, D. J. Becker, S. J. Oakey, O. Ogunsina, M. B. Fenton, N. B. Simmons, L. B. Martin, C. J. Downs

The paper examines how body size affects immune cell proportions in bats, birds, and non-volant mammals, finding no scaling relationship in bats but strong scaling in birds and non-volant mammals.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2020Physiology

Temporal patterns of vampire bat rabies and host connectivity in Belize

D. J. Becker, A. Broos, L. M. Bergner, D. K. Meza, N. B. Simmons, M. B. Fenton, S. Altizer, D. G. Streicker

This study examines rabies virus dynamics in vampire bats in northern Belize, finding high seroprevalence and asynchronous infection patterns between sites.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2020Ecology

Optimizing predictive models to prioritize viral discovery in zoonotic reservoirs

D. Becker, G. F. Albery, A. R. Sjodin, T. Poisot, L. Bergner, T. Dallas, E. A. Eskew, M. J. Farrell, S. Guth, B. A. Han, N. B. Simmons, M. Stock, E. C. Teeling, C. J. Carlson

This study compares and validates predictive models to prioritize sampling of bat hosts for betacoronaviruses, finding ecological trait-based models outperform network methods.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2020Ecology

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of hemoplasma infection and bacterial genotype sharing in a Neotropical bat community

D. Becker, K. Speer, A. Brown, M. B. Fenton, A. Washburne, S. Altizer, D. Streicker, R. Plowright, V. Chizhikov, N. B. Simmons, D. Volokhov

The paper examines hemoplasma infection prevalence and genetic diversity in Neotropical bats, finding high host specificity and phylogenetic constraints on bacterial sharing.

bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2019Ecology