Alex Shepack

Professional Frog Chaser, Doctoral Candidate at Florida International University

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Awesome piece by @kwren88 on amphibian declines. So important that we remember the devastation caused by disease. https://t.co/EbatznEezu

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Check out our new review on Bsal! https://t.co/H5bfnpzszt

[Salamander Fungus @salamanderfungi]

New Article by Yap, et al ... Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans and the Risk of a SecondAmphibian Pandemic | read here: https://t.co/o59vp2isPy

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Not a bad way to start my 2017 field season!

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

.@AmphibiaWeb @amphibiansorg Awesome work on maternal provisioning in marsupial frogs! More proof that amphibians are awesome!!! https://t.co/vzQ2OsZags

[Anat Belasen, PhD @AnatLovesFrogs]

K. Hovey: alkaloids from poison frogs inhibit two pathogenic bacteria. Alkaloid composition varies among frog pops #JMIH16

[Anat Belasen, PhD @AnatLovesFrogs]

V. Saenz: Bd from Panama still pathogenic, but isolates that are shorter-lived and have larger sporangia kill frogs faster #JMIH16

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.@brianf0lt Awesome project! Loved the manipulation experiment. #JMIH16

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.@brianf0lt we can reject the Guyer hypothesis with respect to herp abundances #JMIH16

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.@brianf0lt found that patterns of community composition did not vary by tree species or leaf drop phenology #JMIH16

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.@brianf0lt testing the Guyer hypothesis regarding leaf litter and tropical herp communities #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

.@Julia_E_Earl works to answer questions about the ecosystem services of amphibians #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Rick Shine - cane toad allelopathy and competitive ability has rapidly evolved in invading populations. #JMIH16

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Rick Shine - cane toad tadpoles appear to have a form of allelopathy, they can suppress the growth of conspecifics #JMIH16

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Brian Todd - host CTmax appears particularly important to predicting prevalence in models and field data #JMIH16

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Brian Todd - models suggest that host CTmax, ambient temp, and canopy cover predict Bd infection. #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Brian Todd explains how host thermal tolerance may predict host Bd infection. #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Wonderfully put @S_M_Whitfield! Studying these populations is of utmost importance. #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

.@S_M_Whitfield "enigmatic survival follows enigmatic decline" - there is hope following Bd! #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

Roznik & Alford - using remote data logging telemetry to track body temperature and infection by Bd #JMIH16

[Alex Shepack @AlexShepack]

.@acatenazzi "it appears that maternal transfer is occurring in Gastrotheca excubitor, the first time this has been documented" #JMIH16