Stable isotope and hormone analyses offer insight into the health, stress, nutrition,
movements, and reproduction of individuals and populations. Such information can provide …

While global amphibian declines are associated with the spread of Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd), undetected concurrent co-infection by other pathogens may be little …

Epigenetics integrates genomic and environmental information to produce a given
phenotype. Here, the model of Conserved Epigenetic Regulation of Sex (CERS) is …

Biomarkers, as measurable characteristics of normal or pathogenic processes, are used in
the context of human health and to monitor animal welfare and ecosystem status. Epigenetic …

Ocean global warming affects the distribution, life history and physiology of marine life.
Extreme events, like marine heatwaves, are increasing in frequency and intensity. During …

Ubiquitous environmental stressors are often thought to alter animal susceptibility to
pathogens and contribute to disease emergence. However, duration of exposure to a …

Life-history theory is fundamental to understanding how animals allocate resources among
survival, development, and reproduction, and among traits within these categories …

Environmental and biological context play significant roles in modulating physiological
stress responses of individuals in wildlife populations yet are often overlooked when …

In the Amazon, the construction of hydroelectric dams is an emergent driver of biodiversity
loss, creating numerous land-bridge islands, most of them unable to sustain an assemblage …

Historically, reproductive health in wildlife species has been evaluated primarily via
immunoassay detection of fecal and urinary steroid hormone metabolites. This combination …