Landscape genetics has seen rapid growth in number of publications since the term was
coined in 2003. An extensive literature search from 1998 to 2008 using keywords associated …

The extinction of species across the globe is accelerating, directly or indirectly due to human
activities. Biological impoverishment, habitat fragmentation, climate change, increasing …

Metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes depends on habitat patches that can
support resilient local populations and sufficient connectivity between patches. Yet …

Habitat loss and forest fragmentation are often linked to increased pathogen transmission,
but the extent to which habitat isolation and landscape connectivity affect disease dynamics …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is an emerging pathogen throughout much of the Holarctic,
where Ixodes spp. tick vectors occur. This organism was expected to be present at study …

Understanding spatial patterns of human risk of exposure to arthropod vectors and their
associated pathogens is critical for targeting limited prevention, surveillance, and control …

Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which causes granulocytic anaplasmosis, and Borrelia
burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, are transmitted in multiple Holarctic regions by the …

INTRODUCTION Infections with Anaplasmataceae pathogens were previously known only
as diseases important to veterinary medicine. However, over the past two decades, several …

We investigated the involvement of birds in the ecology of the western black-legged tick,
Ixodes pacificus, and its associated zoonotic bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma …

Given the relatively recent recognition of Lyme disease (LD) by CDC in 1990 as a nationally
notifiable infectious condition, the rise of reported human cases every year argues for a …