Refereed Journal Articles (*Student Authors)
Smart U, SF McCracken, RM Brunner*, C Rivera*, and D Rodriguez. (2024). Detection of the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis global panzootic lineage in Ecuadorian anurans of the Amazonian lowlands. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 160: 115–125, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03830.
Zughaiyir FE*, S Sirsi, D Rodriguez, D McHenry, and MRJ Forstner. (2024).Measuring interspecific admixture in endangered Houston toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis) at a main recovery site in the Lost Pines ecosystem of Texas, USA. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01645-3.
Yates, JR*, AM Durso, SF Harding, D Rodriguez, M Kwiatkowski, and MJ Mullin. 2024. Site-level occupancy and microhabitat selection of sympatric Nerodia (Serpentes: Colubridae) within an imperiled river system. Herpetologica. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-23-00005
Sirsi, S, D Rodriguez, and MRJ Forstner. 2024. Using genome-wide data to ascertain taxonomic status and assess population genetic structure for Houston toads (Bufo [= Anaxyrus] houstonensis). Scientific Reports 14, 3306 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53705-w.
Rodriguez, D, SF Harding, S Sirsi,K McNichols-O’Rourke, T Morris, MRJ Forstner, and AN Schwalb (2023) Mitochondrial sequence data reveal population structure within Cyclonaias pustulosa. PeerJ. 11:e15974.
Carvalho T, D Medina, LP Ribeiro, D Rodriguez, TS Jenkinson, CG Becker, LF Toledo, J Hite (2023) Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting regional distribution patterns. Communications Biology. 6 (1), 941.
Worsham MLD, P Nair, JR Gibson, D Rodriguez, BF Schwartz, and WH Nowlin (2023) Phylogenetically independent behavior mediating geographic distributions suggests habitat is a strong driver of phenotype in crangonyctid amphipods. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11:1234244.
Yates*,JR. D McBride, SF Harding, D Rodriguez, and SJ Mullin (2023). Changes in the community composition of riverine snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) over five decades. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 18(2):326–336.
Harding SF, MDM Moretta-Urdiales*, SC Nordmeyer*, E Wostl, and Rodriguez D (2023) Leveraging preserved specimens of Nerodia to infer the spatiotemporal dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola via quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Ecology and Evolution. 13, e9998.
Tleimat JM*,SR Fritts, RM Brunner, D Rodriguez, RL Lynch, SF McCracken (2022) Economic pressures of covid-19 lockdowns result in increased timber extraction within a critically endangered region: A case study from the pacific forest of Ecuador. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e9550.
Harding SF*,CG Becker, JR Yates*, P Crump, MRJ Forstner, SJ Mullin, D Rodriguez (2022) Comparative host–pathogen associations of snake fungal disease in sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia). Scientific Reports, 12, 12303.
Lambertini, C, CG Becker, A Belasen, A Valencia-Aguilar, C Nunes-de-Almeida*, C Betancourt Román*, D Rodriguez, DS Leite, IO Oliveira, JLR Gasparini, J Ruggeri*, T Mott, TS Jenkinson, TY James, KR Zamudio, and LF Toledo. 2021. Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Fungal Ecology.
Shahrokhi, G*, D Rodriguez, S Collins, G Kent, K Meyer and E Palacios-Castro, and MC Green. Accepted. A re-evaluation of management units based on gene flow of a rare waterbird in the Americas. Biotropica.
Goff, C*, S Walls, D Rodriguez, and G Gabor. 2020. Changes in physiology and microbial diversity in larval ornate chorus frogs are associated with habitat quality. Conservation Physiology. Volume 8, Issue 1, 2020, coaa047.
Neely, W*, S Greenspan, L Ribeiro*, T Carvalho*, R Martins*, D Rodriguez, J Rohr, C Haddad, LF Toledo, and CG Becker. 2020. Synergistic effects of warming and disease linked to high mortality in cool-adapted terrestrial frogs. Biological Conservation. 245: 108521.
Nordmeyer*, S, G Henry, T Guerra, D Rodriguez, MRJ Forstner, and D Hahn. 2020. Identification of blood parasites in individuals from six families of freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 19(1). CCB-1411.1.
Becker, CG, MC Bletz, SE Greenspan, D Rodriguez, C Lambertini*, TS Jenkinson, PR Guimarães Jr, APA Assis, R Geffers, M Jarek, LF Toledo, M Vences, CFB Haddad. 2019. Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 289(1908).
Benavidez, KM*, T Guerra, M Torres*, D Rodriguez, J Veech, D Hahn, R Miller, F Soltero, A Perez Ramirez, A Perez de Leon, and I Castro-Arellano. 2019. The prevalence of Leptospira among invasive small mammals on Puerto Rican cattle farms. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Marshall, TL*, CR Baca*, DT Correa*, MRJ. Forstner, D Hahn, and D Rodriguez. 2019. Genetic characterization of chytrids isolated from larval amphibians collected in central and east Texas. Fungal Ecology. 39, 55-62.
Jenkinson, TS*, D Rodriguez, R Clemons*, LA Michelotti*, Zamudio, LF Toledo, J Longcore, and T James. 2018. Globally invasive genotypes of the amphibian chytrid outcompete an enzootic lineage in coinfections. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 285(1893).
Tekaya, SB*, T Guerra, D Rodriguez, J Dawson, D Hahn. 2018. Frankia diversity in host-plant root nodules is independent of abundance or relative diversity of Frankia in corresponding rhizosphere soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Feb 14;84(5)
Hydeman ME*, AV Longo, G Velo-Antón, D Rodriguez, KR Zamudio, RC Bell. 2017. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central African island and continental amphibian communities. Ecology and Evolution. 2017; 00:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3309
Rodriguez, D, TM Guerra, MRJ Forstner, D Hahn. 2016. Diversity of Frankia in soil assessed by Illumina sequencing of nifH gene fragments. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 39 (6), 391-397.
Rodríguez-Brenes, S*, D Rodriguez, R Ibáñez, MJ Ryan. 2016. Spread of amphibian chytrid fungus across lowland populations of Túngara frogs in Panamá. PLoS ONE 11 (5), e0155745.
Jenkinson, TS*, C Betancourt Román*, C Lambertini*, A Valencia-Aguilar*, D Rodriguez, C Nunes-de-Almeida*, J Ruggeri*, A Belasen*, DS Leite, KR Zamudio, J Longcore, LF Toledo, and T James. 2016. Amphibian-killing chytrid in Brazil comprises both stable endemic and recently expanded populations. Molecular Ecology. 25: 2978-2996.
Bovo, R, D Andrade, FL Toledo, AV Longo, D Rodriguez, CFB Haddad, KR Zamudio, and CG Becker. 2016. Physiological responses of Brazilian amphibians to an enzootic infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 117: 245-252.
Lambertini, C*, CG Becker, TS Jenkinson*, D Rodriguez, DS Leite, TY James, KR Zamudio, and LF Toledo. 2016. Local phenotypic variation in amphibian-killing fungus predicts infection dynamics. Fungal Ecology. 20:15-21.
Becker, CG, D Rodriguez, AV Longo, LF Toledo, C Lambertini*, DS Leite, CFB Haddad, and KR Zamudio. 2016. Deforestation, host community structure, and amphibian disease risk. Basic and Applied Ecology. 17 (1), 72-80.
Becker, CG, D Rodriguez, Lambertini, C*, LF Toledo, and CFB Haddad. 2015. Historical dynamics of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amazonia. Ecography. 38: 001-007.
Becker, CG, D Rodriguez, LF Toledo, AV Longo*, C Lambertini*, DT Corrêa*, DS Leite, CFBB Haddad, and KR Zamudio. 2014. Partitioning the net effect of host diversity on an emerging amphibian pathogen. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 281(1795): 20141796.
Lenker, MA*. AE Savage*, CG Becker*, D Rodriguez and KR Zamudio. 2014. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection dynamics vary seasonally in Upstate New York. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 111, 51-60.
18. Rodriguez, D, CG Becker*, NC Pupin*, CFB Haddad, and KR Zamudio. 2014. Long-term endemism of two highly divergent lineages of the amphibian-killing fungus in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Molecular Ecology. 23(4): 774-787.
Rosenblum, EB, T James, KR Zamudio, TJ Poorten, D Ilut, D Rodriguez, J. Eastman, K Richards-Hrdlicka*, S Joneson, T Jenkinson*, J Longcore, G Parra Olea, LF Toledo, ML Arellano, E Medina, S Resprepo, SV Flechas, L Berger, C Briggs, and J Stajich. 2013. Complex history of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus revealed with genome resequencing data. PNAS. 110(23): 9385-9390.
Lambertini, C*, D Rodriguez, FB Brito, D da Silva Leite, LF Toledo. 2013. Diagnóstico do fungo Quitrídio: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Métodos em Herpetologia. 2:12-16.
Longo, AV*, D Rodriguez, and KR Zamudio. 2013. ITS1 copy number varies among Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates: Implications for qPCR zoospore detection. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59499.
Becker, CG*, D Rodriguez, AV Longo*, AL Talaba, and KR Zamudio. 2012. Disease risk in temperate amphibian populations is higher at closed-canopy sites. PLoS ONE 7(10): e48205.
González-Trujillo, R*, D Rodriguez, A González-Romero, MRJ Forstner, LD Densmore III, and VH Reynoso 2012. Testing for hybridization and assessing genetic diversity in Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) populations from central Veracruz. Conservation Genetics. 13: 1677-1683.
Rodriguez, D, AV Longo*, and KR Zamudio. 2012. Magnetic-hybridization capture and whole genome amplification of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis genomic DNA. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 90: 156-159.
Rodriguez, D, MRJ Forstner, DL McBride*, LD Densmore III, and JR Dixon. 2012. Low genetic diversity and evidence of population structure among subspecies of Nerodia harteri, a threatened water snake endemic to Texas. Conservation Genetics. 13: 977-986.
Vandewege, MW*, D Rodriguez, JP Weaver*, TD Hibbitts, MRJ Forstner, and LD Densmore III. 2012. Comparative population genetic variation of Elaphe bairdi and Elaphe obsoleta including evidence of hybridization inferred from microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Herpetology. 46: 56-63.
Velo-Antón, G, D Rodriguez, AE Savage*, G Parra-Olea, KR Lips, and KR Zamudio. 2012. Amphibian-killing fungus loses genetic diversity as it spreads across the New World. Biological Conservation. 146: 213-218.
Rodriguez, D, MRJ Forstner, PE Moler, JA Wasilewski, MS Cherkiss, and LD Densmore III. 2011. Effect of human-mediated migration and hybridization on the recovery of the American crocodile in Florida (U.S.A.). Conservation Genetics. 12: 449-459.
Panasci, M*, W Ballard, S Breck, D Rodriguez, LD Densmore III, DB Webster, and RJ Baker. 2011. An evaluation of fecal DNA preservation techniques and effects of sample age and diet on genotyping success. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 75: 1616-1624.
Salcedo, NJ*, D Rodriguez, RE Strauss, and RJ Baker. 2011. The Fitzcarrald Arch: a vicariant event for Chaetostoma (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) speciation? Copeia. 4: 503-512.
Rodriguez, D, JR Cedeño-Vázquez*, MRJ Forstner, and LD Densmore III. 2008. Hybridization between Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii in the Yucatan Peninsula: II. evidence from microsatellites. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 309A: 674–686.
Cedeño-Vázquez, JR*, D Rodriguez, S Calmé, JP Ross, LD Densmore, and JB Thorbjarnarson. 2008. Hybridization between Crocodylus acutus and Crocodylus moreletii in the Yucatan Peninsula: I. evidence from mitochondrial DNA and morphology. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 309A: 661-673.
Weaver, J*, D Rodriguez, M Venegas-Anaya*, JR Cedeño-Vázquez*, MRJ Forstner, and LD Densmore III. 2008. Genetic characterization of captive Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) and evidence of hybridization with the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). Journal of Experimental Zoology. 309A: 649–660.
McVay, JD*, D Rodriguez, TR Rainwater, SG Platt, ST McMurry, MRJ Forstner, and LD Densmore III. 2008. Evidence of multiple paternity in Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Belize, CA, inferred from microsatellite markers. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 309A: 643-648.
Tarsitano, SF, AP Russell, D Rodriguez, D Sandoval, and L Stegall. 2000. Aerodynamic evidence for the evolution of proto-feathers and avian sister group relationships. Quarterly Journal of the Dinosaur Society 4:24-25.
Refereed Journal Articles in Review (* Student Authors)
CB Goff*, SC Walls, D Rodriguez, CR Gabor. In Review. Changes in physiology and microbial diversity in larval ornate chorus frogs are associated with habitat quality. Science of the Total Environment.
SF Harding*, D Rodriguez, J Jackson, and D Huffman. In Review. Genetic and morphological variation explains differences in cold-water tolerance among invasive snails (Melanoides tuberculata) in Central Texas. Biological Invasions.
Publication Recognition
Richardson, L. Slice of PLoS: A Fungus Among Us. September 2016. (Article featured Rodríguez-Brenes et al. 2016, Refereed Journal Article 26).
Guimarães, M. Pesquisa FAPESP. O inimigo ao lado: Comum em regiões tropicais do planeta, fungo letal para anfíbios pode ser nativo da mata atlântica. June 2014. (Article featured Rodriguez et al. 2014, Refereed Journal Article 19)
Lips, K. A tale of two lineages: unexpected, long-term persistence of the amphibian-killing fungus in Brazil. January 29, 2014. (Article featured Rodriguez et al. 2014, Refereed Journal Article 19)
Miscellaneous Publications
Marshall, TL*, CR Baca*, DT Correa*, MRJ. Forstner, D Hahn, and D Rodriguez. 2018. Genetic characterization of chytrids isolated from larval amphibians collected in central and east Texas. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/451385.
Becker, CG*, D Rodriguez, KR Zamudio 2013. The Brazilian Adirondacks? Science. 340: 428.
1. Rodriguez, D, J Duvall, and MRJ Forstner. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Graptemys psuedogeographica kohnii. Herpetological Review. 37(4): 492.
