COS 57
Disease And Epidemiology I

Wednesday, August 7, 2013: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
L100E, Minneapolis Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Do mycoviruses alter population structure of the chestnut blight pathogen?
Joshua C. Springer, Michigan State University; Andrew M. Jarosz, Michigan State University
8:20 AM
 Urban Wetlands and West Nile Virus: The effects of edge and degree of isolation on mosquito species richness, vector presence, and disease risk
Brian J. Johnson, Rutgers, The State University; Dina Fonseca, Rutgers University; Mark G. Robson, Rutgers University
9:00 AM
 Variation in host resistance and tolerance towards parasites with different exploitation strategies
Dylan C. Grippi, University of Michigan; Stuart K. J. R. Auld, University of Stirling; Meghan A. Duffy, University of Michigan
9:20 AM
 Do certain species intensify chytridiomycosis outbreaks? Modeling transmission in the genus Atelopus
Tate S. Tunstall, University of Maryland; Karen Lips, University of Maryland; Graziella V. DiRenzo, University of California; Penny F. Langhammer, University of Maryland
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Using spatial patterns to infer disease processes in a multi-host, multi-pathogen system
Amy E. Kendig, University of Minnesota; Eric W. Seabloom, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth T. Borer, University of Minnesota; Charles E. Mitchell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Alison G. Power, Cornell University
10:10 AM
 Trait-based mechanisms for friendly competition and the dilution effect
Alex T. Strauss, Indiana University; Spencer R. Hall, Indiana University; Carla E. Cáceres, University of Illinois
10:30 AM
 Tick-borne diseases in Minnesota: Increased incidence and projected change in geographic distribution
Stacie J. Robinson, University of Minnesota; Ron Moen, University of Minnesota - Duluth; Dave Neitzel, Minnesota Department of Health; Katey Pelican, University of Minnesota
10:50 AM
 Modeling Infection Risk of Chytridiomycosis among Illinois Amphibians
Brooke L. Talley, Southern Illinois University; Frank E. Anderson, Southern Illinois University; Karen Lips, University of Maryland
11:10 AM
 Maximizing the potential of serology data: a model of Leptospira antibody dynamics in California sea lions
Michael G. Buhnerkempe, University of California - Los Angeles; Katherine C. Prager, University of California - Los Angeles; Frances M. D. Gulland, The Marine Mammal Center; James O. Lloyd-Smith, University of California - Los Angeles