Publications

co-occurrence of haematoloechus complexus and rhabdias joaquinensis in the plains leopard frog from nebraska.	species of haematoloechus and rhabdias both are ubiquitous lung parasites of frogs, yet surprisingly little research has been conducted on the interactions between these worms. in a small nebraska stream, 256 rhabdias joaquinensis and 225 haematoloechus complexus were found in the lungs of lithobates (=rana) blairi. thirty-six of the 44 (82%) frogs were co-infected with h. complexus and r. joaquinensis whereas 5 (11%) frogs were infected with only 1 species and 3 (7%) frogs were uninfected. test ...	2013	23116463
ecological factors responsible for the geographic distribution of rhabdias joaquinensis: where do lungworms infect anurans in nature?	the lungworm rhabdias joaquinensis (nematoda: rhabdiasidae) is a common parasite of anurans in eastern nebraska, yet absent from the same hosts in western nebraska. this study investigated the ecology of the lungworm's free-living stages that reside in host feces and surrounding soils to establish the worm's free-living niche in eastern nebraska. using a comparative method, this study also investigated the absence of lungworms in western nebraska's sandhills. soil composition, moisture, and temp ...	2016	26666887