Publications by authors named "Katherine K Hunsberger"
Article Synopsis
- Many organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually, and the switch between these methods can affect their fitness and population dynamics.
- Researchers studied populations of a specific organism over three years to understand investment in sexual reproduction and its variability.
- They observed seasonal patterns in sexual reproduction linked to host density and parasite infections, but the strong overlap between these factors complicates understanding the exact causes behind the sexual reproduction variation.
Generalist parasites can strongly influence interactions between native and invasive species. Host competence can be used to predict how an invasive species will affect community disease dynamics; the addition of a highly competent, invasive host is predicted to increase disease. However, densities of invasive and native species can also influence the impacts of invasive species on community disease dynamics.
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