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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
Professional Frog Chaser, Doctoral Candidate at Florida International University
Joined January 2012
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
7 Feb 2018
Awesome piece by @kwren88 on amphibian declines. So important that we remember the devastation caused by disease.
goo.gl/tbUaoD
Witnessing extinction in real time
journals.plos.org
Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
17 Nov 2017
Check out our new review on Bsal!
x.com/salamanderfungi/status…
Salamander Fungus
@salamanderfungi
17 Nov 2017
New Article by Yap, et al ... Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans and the Risk of a SecondAmphibian Pandemic | read here:
rdcu.be/yD1N
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
2 Jan 2017
Not a bad way to start my 2017 field season!
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
26 Oct 2016
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@AmphibiaWeb
@amphibiansorg
Awesome work on maternal provisioning in marsupial frogs! More proof that amphibians are awesome!!!
x.com/acatenazzi/status/7913…
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Anat Belasen, PhD
@AnatLovesFrogs
10 Jul 2016
K. Hovey: alkaloids from poison frogs inhibit two pathogenic bacteria. Alkaloid composition varies among frog pops
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Anat Belasen, PhD
@AnatLovesFrogs
10 Jul 2016
V. Saenz: Bd from Panama still pathogenic, but isolates that are shorter-lived and have larger sporangia kill frogs faster
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
.@brianf0lt Awesome project! Loved the manipulation experiment.
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
.@brianf0lt we can reject the Guyer hypothesis with respect to herp abundances
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
.@brianf0lt found that patterns of community composition did not vary by tree species or leaf drop phenology
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
.@brianf0lt testing the Guyer hypothesis regarding leaf litter and tropical herp communities
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
.@Julia_E_Earl works to answer questions about the ecosystem services of amphibians
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
Rick Shine - cane toad allelopathy and competitive ability has rapidly evolved in invading populations.
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
Rick Shine - cane toad tadpoles appear to have a form of allelopathy, they can suppress the growth of conspecifics
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
Brian Todd - host CTmax appears particularly important to predicting prevalence in models and field data
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
Brian Todd - models suggest that host CTmax, ambient temp, and canopy cover predict Bd infection.
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
10 Jul 2016
Brian Todd explains how host thermal tolerance may predict host Bd infection.
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
9 Jul 2016
Wonderfully put @S_M_Whitfield! Studying these populations is of utmost importance.
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
9 Jul 2016
.@S_M_Whitfield "enigmatic survival follows enigmatic decline" - there is hope following Bd!
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
9 Jul 2016
Roznik & Alford - using remote data logging telemetry to track body temperature and infection by Bd
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Alex Shepack
@AlexShepack
9 Jul 2016
.@acatenazzi "it appears that maternal transfer is occurring in Gastrotheca excubitor, the first time this has been documented"
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