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R. Ball

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Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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C. J. Downs· 1 shared E. W. Goolsby· 1 shared J. Zgibor· 1 shared K. C. Klasing· 1 shared L. A. Schoenle· 1 shared L. B. Martin· 1 shared M. Malmi· 1 shared R. H. Jiang· 1 shared

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C. J. Downs

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Large Mammals Have More Powerful Antibacterial Defenses Than Expected from Their Metabolic Rates

C. J. Downs, L. A. Schoenle, E. W. Goolsby, S. J. Oakey, R. Ball, R. H. Jiang, K. C. Klasing, L. B. Martin

The paper compares antibacterial capacity across >160 mammalian species and finds that large mammals have less hospitable serum for bacteria than expected based on their metabolic rates.

bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2020Ecology

Trends of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) rehabilitation admissions 1991-2017.

R. Ball, J. Zgibor, M. Malmi

This study analyzes trends in Florida manatee rehabilitation admissions from 1991 to 2017, identifying watercraft collisions and natural causes as the main admission reasons.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2019Zoology