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2020 journal article

The Coupled Influence of Thermal Physiology and Biotic Interactions on the Distribution and Density of Ant Species along an Elevational Gradient

DIVERSITY-BASEL, 12(12).

By: L. Chick *, J. Lessard*, R. Dunn n  & N. Sanders *

author keywords: ants; community structure; physiology; interactions; temperature
TL;DR: The results provide a strong test that biotic interactions drive the distributions and density of species in warm climates, but that environmental filtering predominates at colder, high-elevation sites, and suggest that the responses of species to climate change are likely to be context-dependent and more specifically, geographically-dependent. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Bacterial exposure leads to variable mortality but not a measurable increase in surface antimicrobials across ant species

PEERJ, 8.

By: O. Halawani n, R. Dunn n , A. Grunden n  & A. Smith n

author keywords: Entomopathogen; Metapleural gland; Social immunity; Bacterial exposure; Social insects; Sociobiology; Antimicrobial
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the susceptibility to bacteria is varied across ant species, and variation may correlate with an ant species’ use of surface antimicrobials, as significant mortality effects in species which also were producing antimicrobial compounds are found. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 11, 2021

2020 review

History and Domestication of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Bread Baking

[Review of ]. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11.

By: C. Lahue n, A. Madden*, R. Dunn n  & C. Smukowski Heil  n

author keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Baker’ s yeast); bread; baking; domestication; industrial; yeast
TL;DR: The history of bread that gave rise to modern commercial baking yeast, and the genetic and genomic changes that accompanied this are explored, and genetic and phenotypic variation that has been documented in baking strains and wild strains are illustrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 11, 2020

2020 journal article

Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors profile of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli isolated from different environments exposed to anthropogenic activity

JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, 22, 578–583.

By: M. Balbin n, D. Hull n , C. Guest*, L. Nichols n , R. Dunn n  & S. Thakur n 

author keywords: Anthropogenic areas; Whole-genome sequencing; FosA7 gene; pHN7A8 (F33:A-:B-plasmid)
TL;DR: The presence of these determinants in different anthropogenic areas suggests the need to conduct longitudinal studies for comparing the profile of pathogens across different environments and the detection of AMR determinants and virulence factors in these bacteria is significant in understanding the occurrence and even the development ofAMR. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 12, 2020

2020 article

The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins (vol 8, 25, 2020)

Dunn, R. R., Amato, K. R., Archie, E. A., Arandjelovic, M., Crittenden, A. N., & Nichols, L. M. (2020, August 19). FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol. 8.

By: R. Dunn n , K. Amato*, E. Archie *, M. Arandjelovic *, A. Crittenden * & L. Nichols n 

author keywords: fermentation; primates; prosocial microbes; feces; food; armpits; alcohol
TL;DR: This paper aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, as to provide real-time information about the response of the immune system to EMTs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 28, 2020

2020 journal article

The small home ranges and large local ecological impacts of pet cats

ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 23(5), 516–523.

By: R. Kays n , R. Dunn n , A. Parsons n, B. Mcdonald n, T. Perkins*, S. Powers*, L. Shell, J. McDonald * ...

author keywords: citizen science; domestic cats; GPS tracking; predation; urban ecology; home rage; carnivores; Felis catus
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 14, 2020

2020 journal article

Testing trade-offs and the dominance-impoverishment rule among ant communities

JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 47(9), 1899–1909.

By: J. Sheard *, A. Nelson *, J. Berggreen*, R. Boulay *, R. Dunn n  & N. Sanders *

author keywords: biogeography; competition; discovery; dominance; formicidae; resource use; thermal tolerance
TL;DR: The evidence for the dominance–impoverishment rule across a broad latitudinal gradient is examined and whether trade‐offs explain coexistence within and among ant communities is explored. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Is the insect apocalypse upon us? How to find out

Biological Conservation, 241, 108327.

By: G. Montgomery *, R. Dunn n , R. Fox *, E. Jongejans *, S. Leather *, M. Saunders *, C. Shortall *, M. Tingley *, D. Wagner *

author keywords: Insect declines; Biodiversity crisis; Biomass; Monitoring; Entomology
TL;DR: The challenges scientists face in documenting insect population and diversity trends, including communicating their findings, are reviewed, and research approaches needed to address these challenges are recommended. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 7, 2020

2020 journal article

Global forensic geolocation with deep neural networks

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES C-APPLIED STATISTICS, 69(4), 909–929.

By: N. Grantham n, B. Reich n , E. Laber n, K. Pacifici n , R. Dunn n , N. Fierer *, M. Gebert*, J. Allwood n, S. Faith n

author keywords: Citizen science; Machine learning; Microbiome; Non-homogeneous Poisson process; Spatial point pattern
TL;DR: The DeepSpace algorithm makes remarkably good point predictions; for example, when applied to the microbiomes of over 1300 dust samples collected across continental USA, more than half of geolocated predictions produced by this model fall less than 100 km from their true origin, which is a 60% reduction in error from competing geolocation methods. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 6, 2020

2020 article

Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures

Dunn, R. (2020, May 15). SCIENCE, Vol. 368, pp. 722–722.

By: R. Dunn n 

TL;DR: With his new book, Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake reminds the reader that one can have a similarly transcendent experience by pausing and looking down. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 15, 2020

2020 journal article

Island area, not isolation, drives taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of ants on land-bridge islands

JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 47(8), 1627–1637.

By: Y. Zhao *, R. Dunn n , H. Zhou*, X. Si * & P. Ding *

author keywords: ants; community structure; competitive exclusion; environmental filtering; island biogeography; morphological traits; phylogeny; Thousand Island Lake
TL;DR: To explore the impact of island area and isolation on multiple dimensions of ant biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity) and the underlying processes of community assembly on islands. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 8, 2020

2020 journal article

Natural and anthropogenic-induced changes in a tidal inlet: Morphological evolution of Oregon Inlet

GEOMORPHOLOGY, 350.

By: L. Velasquez-Montoya  n, M. Overton n & E. Sciaudone n

author keywords: Nearshore processes; Coastal morphodynamics; Numerical modeling; Dredging; Human impacts; Outer Banks of North Carolina
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 1, 2020

2020 journal article

Storm-driven erosion and inundation of barrier islands from dune-to region-scales

COASTAL ENGINEERING, 158.

By: A. Gharagozlou n, J. Dietrich n, A. Karanci  n, R. Luettich* & M. Overton n

author keywords: XBeach; Hurricane Isabel; Outer banks; Coastal morphodynamics; ADCIRC plus SWAN
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 1, 2020

2020 journal article

Use of standardized bioinformatics for the analysis of fungal DNA signatures applied to sample provenance

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 310.

By: J. Allwood n, N. Fierer *, R. Dunn n , M. Breen n, B. Reich n , E. Laber n, J. Clifton n, N. Grantham n, S. Faith n

author keywords: Forensic microbiology; Bioinformatics; Metabarcoding; Sample provenance
MeSH headings : DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; DNA, Fungal / chemistry; Demography; Forensic Sciences; Fungi; Humans; Reference Values; Soil
TL;DR: Investigating a small-scale approach as an adaptation of a larger metabarcoding study to develop a model for global sample provenance using fungal DNA signatures collected from dust swabs to facilitate a standardized method for consistent, reproducible sample treatment. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Mosquito diversity and dog heartworm prevalence in suburban areas

PARASITES & VECTORS, 13(1).

By: M. Spence Beaulieu n, J. Federico* & M. Reiskind n 

author keywords: Mosquito; Heartworm; Urbanization; Diversity; Vector; Landscape; Disease ecology
MeSH headings : Aedes / parasitology; Animals; Culicidae; Dirofilaria immitis / parasitology; Dirofilariasis / parasitology; Dirofilariasis / transmission; Disease Vectors; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Environment; Mosquito Vectors / parasitology; North Carolina; Prevalence; Urbanization
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that decreases in mosquito diversity due to urbanization alter vector-borne disease risk, with regard to dog heartworm disease, this loss of mosquito diversity is associated with decreased heartworm prevalence within both the vector and the host. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

The Internal, External and Extended Microbiomes of Hominins

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8.

By: R. Dunn n , K. Amato*, E. Archie *, M. Arandjelovic *, A. Crittenden * & L. Nichols n 

author keywords: fermentation; primates; prosocial microbes; feces; food; armpits; alcohol
TL;DR: The potential influence of microbiomes in hominin evolution is highlighted while also offering a series of hypotheses and questions with regard to evolution of human stomach acidity, the factors structuring gut microbiomes, the functional consequences of changes in armpit ecology, and whether Homo erectus was engaged in fermentation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 30, 2020

2020 journal article

Influences of Ingredients and Bakers on the Bacteria and Fungi in Sourdough Starters and Bread

MSPHERE, 5(1).

By: A. Reese *, A. Madden n, M. Joossens *, G. Lacaze* & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: Lactobacillus; Saccharomyces; skin microbiome; sourdough
MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / metabolism; Bread / analysis; Bread / microbiology; Fermentation; Food Microbiology; Fungi / classification; Fungi / metabolism; Hand / microbiology; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Microbiota; Skin / microbiology; Taste
TL;DR: This work characterized the fungi and bacteria associated with the starters, bakers’ hands, and ingredients using 16S and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and then measured dough acidity and bread flavor. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 17, 2020

2020 journal article

High variability within pet foods prevents the identification of native species in pet cats' diets using isotopic evaluation

PEERJ, 8.

By: B. McDonald n, T. Perkins n, R. Dunn n , J. McDonald *, H. Cole*, R. Feranec*, R. Kays n 

author keywords: Felis catus; Carbon; Stable isotopes; Predation; Pet food; Nitrogen
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 10, 2020

2020 review

The Future of Environmental DNA in Forensic Science

[Review of ]. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 86(2).

By: J. Allwood n, N. Fierer * & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: environmental DNA; forensic science; eDNA; metabarcoding; DNA sequencing
MeSH headings : Bacteria / isolation & purification; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; DNA, Environmental / analysis; Forensic Sciences / instrumentation; Forensic Sciences / methods; Fungi / isolation & purification; Humans; Microbiota; Plants; Soil Microbiology
TL;DR: A critical look at the current DNA-based technologies using microbiome and environmental sample sources that are focused on the generation of some investigative tools for use in forensic science and discusses the pitfalls and contentions associated with the use of these techniques. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 3, 2020

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