Publications

1. Broughton, H; A Crews, M Lilly, S Sambado, J Salomon, A Lawerence, K Ring, J Clark, G Shaw, S Summers, A Nakano, A Swei. Climate differentially impacts ticks infected and uninfected with Borrelia burgdorferi.Sci. Adv.11,eads2181(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.ads2181

2. Lilly, M; A Crews, A Lawrence, J Salomon, S Sambado, L Cerna, K Ring, et al. 2025. “ Functional Vertebrate Group Diversity Differentially Impacts Vector-Borne Pathogen Transmission and Genetic Diversity.” Ecosphere 16(6): e70292. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70292

3. Detmer, R; S Miller, A Dubel, K Ring, J Christian, C Briggs, A Rassweiler, H Moeller. A Busse balloon in the lagoon: herbivore behavior generates spatial patterns in coral reef ecosystems. Ecology Letters, 28: e70098. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70098

4. Sambado, S, A Sparkman, A  Swei, A Macdonald, H Young, J Salomon, A Crews, K Ring, S Copeland, C Briggs. Climate-driven variation in the phenology of juvenile Ixodes pacificus on lizard hosts. Parasites Vectors 18, 141 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06749-4

5. Fenosoa, Z.S.E., Brook, C.E., Dunham, A.E., Rakotomanana, H.F., Razafindraibe, H. and *Ring, K.A. (2025), Gut Passage in Lemurs Enhances the Germination of Mistletoe Seeds Bakerella gonoclada, in a 6. Madagascar Rainforest. Afr J Ecol, 63: e70012. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70012

6. Lee, B, S Sambado, D.N. Farrant , A Boser, K Ring, D Hyon, AE Larsen, and AJ MacDonald (2025). Bat activity reveals targeted foraging with agricultural and mosquito implications. Ecol Evol, 15:e70819.
 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70819