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Taegan A. McMahon

Connecticut CollegeORCID 0000-0002-0995-7445Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jason R. RohriD· 3 shared David J. Civitello· 2 shared Alexander ShepackiD· 1 shared Aniruddha BelsareiD· 1 shared Arathi Arakala· 1 shared Brendan K. HobartiD· 1 shared Bridget A. HilgendorffiD· 1 shared Caitlin L. NordheimiD· 1 shared

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2017-2026 · peak 2/yr

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From protection to amplification: Imperfect chytridiomycosis prophylaxis increases infections in wild amphibians

Kate M. Barnett, Taegan A. McMahon, Alexander Shepack, Heather N. Buelow, Zahra Barkley, Aniruddha Belsare, Maya Risin, Olivia Milloway, Jacqueline Carozza, Joshua Beasley, Brendan K. Hobart, Wynne E. Moss, Travis McDevitt‐Galles, Sarah E. Giancola-Detmering, Bridget A. Hilgendorff, , David James Civitello

This study evaluates an imperfect prophylactic treatment for chytridiomycosis in amphibians, finding that it unexpectedly increased infection intensity in treated ponds.

bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Thermal mismatches explain how climate change and infectious disease drove widespread amphibian extinctions

Jeremy M. Cohen, David J. Civitello, Matthew D. Venesky, Taegan A. McMahon, Jason R. Rohr

The paper shows that rapid warming increased disease susceptibility in cold-adapted amphibians, supporting the thermal mismatch hypothesis as a driver of extinction.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2017 · PreprintEcology

Agrochemical pollution increases risk of human exposure to schistosome parasites

Neal T. Halstead, Christopher M. Hoover, Arathi Arakala, David J. Civitello, Giulio A. De Leo, Manoj Gambhir, Steve A. Johnson, Kristin A. Loerns, Taegan A. McMahon, Karena Nguyen, Thomas R. Raffel, Justin V. Remais, Susanne H. Sokolow, Jason R. Rohr

This study shows agrochemicals increase schistosome-infected snail densities, potentially raising schistosomiasis transmission risks in endemic areas.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2017 · PreprintEcology