Published in Mol Ecol on June 01, 2006
Genetic diversity, parasite prevalence and immunity in wild bumblebees. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 1.33
Candidate genes versus genome-wide associations: which are better for detecting genetic susceptibility to infectious disease? Proc Biol Sci (2010) 1.02
Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease. BMC Med Genet (2009) 0.95
Individual genetic diversity correlates with the size and spatial isolation of natal colonies in a bird metapopulation. Proc Biol Sci (2008) 0.92
Consanguinity and susceptibility to infectious diseases in humans. Biol Lett (2009) 0.91
Linking genetic and environmental factors in amphibian disease risk. Evol Appl (2015) 0.90
Rapid selection against inbreeding in a wild population of a rare frog. Evol Appl (2010) 0.87
Disease and freeways drive genetic change in urban bobcat populations. Evol Appl (2014) 0.87
Hookworm infection, anaemia and genetic variability of the New Zealand sea lion. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 0.84
Using human demographic history to infer natural selection reveals contrasting patterns on different families of immune genes. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 0.82
Divergent allele advantage at MHC-DRB through direct and maternal genotypic effects and its consequences for allele pool composition and mating. Proc Biol Sci (2013) 0.81
Disease-mediated inbreeding depression in a large, open population of cooperative crows. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 0.79
Sex-specific correlations of individual heterozygosity, parasite load, and scalation asymmetry in a sexually dichromatic lizard. PLoS One (2013) 0.79
Influence of endogamy and mitochondrial DNA on immunological parameters in cattle. BMC Vet Res (2014) 0.78
Local Heterozygosity Effects on Nestling Growth and Condition in the Great Cormorant. Evol Biol (2015) 0.78
Exploring heterozygosity-survival correlations in a wild songbird population: contrasting effects between juvenile and adult stages. PLoS One (2014) 0.77
Genetic variability and viral seroconversion in an outcrossing vertebrate population. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 0.76
The strength of the association between heterozygosity and probability of interannual local recruitment increases with environmental harshness in blue tits. Ecol Evol (2016) 0.75
The effect and relative importance of neutral genetic diversity for predicting parasitism varies across parasite taxa. PLoS One (2012) 0.75
Context-dependent associations between heterozygosity and immune variation in a wild carnivore. BMC Evol Biol (2015) 0.75
The diversity and impact of hookworm infections in wildlife. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl (2017) 0.75
Infectious prions in the saliva and blood of deer with chronic wasting disease. Science (2006) 3.63
Inbreeding: Disease susceptibility in California sea lions. Nature (2003) 2.29
The effect of ancient population bottlenecks on human phenotypic variation. Nature (2007) 2.01
Polymorphisms in the prion precursor functional gene but not the pseudogene are associated with susceptibility to chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer. J Gen Virol (2004) 1.71
Transmission of Toxoplasma: clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment. Int J Parasitol (2005) 1.50
A natural case of chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging moose (Alces alces shirasi). J Wildl Dis (2007) 1.34
In vitro strain adaptation of CWD prions by serial protein misfolding cyclic amplification. Virology (2008) 1.34
Patterns of colonization in a metapopulation of grey seals. Nature (2002) 1.31
Genetic resistance to bovine tuberculosis in the Iberian wild boar. Mol Ecol (2005) 1.25
Exploring the relationship between parental relatedness and male reproductive success in the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella. Evolution (2004) 1.25
Novel anellovirus discovered from a mortality event of captive California sea lions. J Gen Virol (2009) 1.24
Preliminary observations of genetic susceptibility of elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) to chronic wasting disease by experimental oral inoculation. J Vet Diagn Invest (2006) 1.20
Male heterozygosity predicts territory size, song structure and reproductive success in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proc Biol Sci (2004) 1.19
Male reproductive strategy and the importance of maternal status in the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella. Evolution (2003) 1.17
Infectious disease and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska, USA: insights from serologic data. J Wildl Dis (2005) 1.14
Metagenomic identification of a novel anellovirus in Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsii) lung samples and its detection in samples from multiple years. J Gen Virol (2011) 1.13
Field validation and assessment of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting chronic wasting disease in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). J Vet Diagn Invest (2003) 1.12
Distance from Africa, not climate, explains within-population phenotypic diversity in humans. Proc Biol Sci (2009) 1.11
Pregnancy status and fetal prion genetics determine PrPSc accumulation in placentomes of scrapie-infected sheep. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2002) 1.07
Quantifying ascertainment bias and species-specific length differences in human and chimpanzee microsatellites using genome sequences. Mol Biol Evol (2005) 1.07
Clonal mixing in the soldier-producing aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Mol Ecol (2002) 1.07
The evolution of sex-specific immune defences. Proc Biol Sci (2010) 1.05
PrPCWD in rectal lymphoid tissue of deer (Odocoileus spp.). J Gen Virol (2007) 1.05
Detection of PrPCWD in feces from naturally exposed Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) using protein misfolding cyclic amplification. J Wildl Dis (2012) 1.01
Monitoring glucocorticoid response to rehabilitation and research procedures in California and Steller sea lions. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol (2008) 1.01
Chronic wasting disease in a Wisconsin white-tailed deer farm. J Vet Diagn Invest (2008) 1.01
Female multiple mating in wild and laboratory populations of the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata. Mol Ecol (2008) 1.00
Does kin selection influence fostering behaviour in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)? Proc Biol Sci (2005) 0.98
Elk with a long incubation prion disease phenotype have a unique PrPd profile. Neuroreport (2007) 0.98
Inbreeding depression and multiple regions showing heterozygote advantage in Drosophila melanogaster exposed to stress. Mol Ecol (2006) 0.97
Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus). PLoS One (2012) 0.96
Getting long in the tooth: a strong positive correlation between canine size and heterozygosity in Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella. J Hered (2010) 0.96
Plague as a mortality factor in Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) reintroduced to Colorado. J Wildl Dis (2006) 0.96
Preclinical diagnosis of chronic wasting disease in captive mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) using tonsillar biopsy. J Gen Virol (2002) 0.95
Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease. BMC Med Genet (2009) 0.95
Neuroanatomy and volumes of brain structures of a live California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) from magnetic resonance images. Anat Rec (Hoboken) (2009) 0.95
A species barrier limits transmission of chronic wasting disease to mink (Mustela vison). J Gen Virol (2008) 0.94
Transmissibility of caprine scrapie in ovine transgenic mice. BMC Vet Res (2012) 0.94
Fatal ingestion of floating net debris by two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Mar Pollut Bull (2010) 0.94
Review of research on hookworms (Uncinaria lucasi Stiles, 1901) in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus, 1758). Parasitol Res (2011) 0.93
Class II multiformity generated by variable MHC- DRB region configurations in the California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus). Immunogenetics (2004) 0.92
A preliminary study of genetic factors that influence susceptibility to bovine tuberculosis in the British cattle herd. PLoS One (2011) 0.92
Consanguinity and susceptibility to infectious diseases in humans. Biol Lett (2009) 0.91
Intranasal inoculation of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with lyophilized chronic wasting disease prion particulate complexed to montmorillonite clay. PLoS One (2013) 0.91
Social structure in migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Mol Ecol (2002) 0.91
A novel antibody-based biomarker for chronic algal toxin exposure and sub-acute neurotoxicity. PLoS One (2012) 0.90
Experimental oral transmission of chronic wasting disease to red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus): early detection and late stage distribution of protease-resistant prion protein. Can Vet J (2010) 0.90
A bighorn sheep die-off in southern Colorado involving a Pasteurellaceae strain that may have originated from syntopic cattle. J Wildl Dis (2010) 0.89
Aerobic bacterial flora of the vagina and prepuce of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and investigation of associations with urogenital carcinoma. Vet Microbiol (2005) 0.89
The role of domoic acid in abortion and premature parturition of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on San Miguel Island, California. J Wildl Dis (2009) 0.88
Transplacental transfer of organochlorines in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Environ Toxicol Chem (2007) 0.88
Exploring the mechanisms underlying a heterozygosity-fitness correlation for canine size in the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella. J Hered (2010) 0.88
Primary pneumonic plague contracted from a mountain lion carcass. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 0.88
Use of cellulose filter paper to quantify whole-blood mercury in two marine mammals: validation study. J Wildl Dis (2014) 0.87
Heterogeneous distribution of SNPs in the human genome: microsatellites as predictors of nucleotide diversity and divergence. Genomics (2009) 0.86
Captivity selects for smaller eyes. Curr Biol (2005) 0.86
Paucity of class I MHC gene heterogeneity between individuals in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal population. Immunogenetics (2006) 0.86
An immunogenetic basis for the high prevalence of urogenital cancer in a free-ranging population of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Immunogenetics (2005) 0.85
Evidence for widespread convergent evolution around human microsatellites. PLoS Biol (2004) 0.85
Microsatellite length differences between humans and chimpanzees at autosomal Loci are not found at equivalent haploid Y chromosomal Loci. Genetics (2006) 0.85
Hookworm enteritis with bacteremia in California sea lion pups on San Miguel Island. J Wildl Dis (2007) 0.85
Efficacy of antemortem rectal biopsies to diagnose and estimate prevalence of chronic wasting disease in free-ranging cow elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni). J Wildl Dis (2013) 0.84
Detection of prion protein in the cerebrospinal fluid of elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) with chronic wasting disease using protein misfolding cyclic amplification. J Vet Diagn Invest (2012) 0.84
Experimental infection of raccoons (Procyon lotor) with West Nile virus. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.84
Diagnostic accuracy of rectal mucosa biopsy testing for chronic wasting disease within white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herds in North America: effects of age, sex, polymorphism at PRNP codon 96, and disease progression. J Vet Diagn Invest (2012) 0.83
Human prion protein sequence elements impede cross-species chronic wasting disease transmission. J Clin Invest (2015) 0.83
The hidden value of missing genotypes. Mol Biol Evol (2006) 0.83
Rapid behavioural diagnosis of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions. Biol Lett (2011) 0.82
Geographical dissemination of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona during seasonal migration of California sea lions. Vet Microbiol (2008) 0.82
Sesavirus: prototype of a new parvovirus genus in feces of a sea lion. Virus Genes (2014) 0.82
Molecular characterization of expressed DQA and DQB genes in the California sea lion ( Zalophus californianus). Immunogenetics (2002) 0.82
PCBs and DDT in the serum of juvenile California sea lions: associations with vitamins A and E and thyroid hormones. Environ Pollut (2005) 0.82
Host isolation and patterns of genetic variability in three populations of Teladorsagia from sheep. Int J Parasitol (2004) 0.82
Increased risk of chronic wasting disease in Rocky Mountain elk associated with decreased magnesium and increased manganese in brain tissue. Can J Vet Res (2010) 0.81
Magnetic resonance imaging quality and volumes of brain structures from live and postmortem imaging of California sea lions with clinical signs of domoic acid toxicosis. Dis Aquat Organ (2010) 0.81
Biliary adenocarcinoma in a stranded northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris). J Wildl Dis (2003) 0.81
A general linear model-based approach for inferring selection to climate. BMC Genet (2013) 0.81
Age-prevalence of Otarine Herpesvirus-1, a tumor-associated virus, and possibility of its sexual transmission in California sea lions. Vet Microbiol (2006) 0.81
Malignant catarrhal fever associated with ovine herpesvirus-2 in free-ranging mule deer in Colorado. J Wildl Dis (2007) 0.81
Widespread translocation from autosomes to sex chromosomes preserves genetic variability in an endangered lark. J Mol Evol (2010) 0.80
Geographic variation in marine turtle fibropapillomatosis. J Zoo Wildl Med (2005) 0.80
Immunization with a synthetic peptide vaccine fails to protect mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from chronic wasting disease. J Wildl Dis (2013) 0.80
Meningoencephalitis in two stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) caused by aberrant trematode migration. J Wildl Dis (2004) 0.80
Association analysis of PRNP gene region with chronic wasting disease in Rocky Mountain elk. BMC Res Notes (2010) 0.79
Human prion protein sequence elements impede cross-species chronic wasting disease transmission. J Clin Invest (2015) 0.79
Failure of fallow deer (Dama dama) to develop chronic wasting disease when exposed to a contaminated environment and infected mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). J Wildl Dis (2011) 0.79
Molecular systematics of pinniped hookworms (Nematoda: Uncinaria): species delimitation, host associations and host-induced morphometric variation. Int J Parasitol (2013) 0.77
Urate nephrolithiasis in a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). J Zoo Wildl Med (2007) 0.77
Evidence for nonindependent evolution of adjacent microsatellites in the human genome. J Mol Evol (2009) 0.76
Update on the prevalence of the hookworm, Uncinaria lucasi, in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on St. Paul Island, Alaska, 2011. Parasitol Res (2012) 0.75
Cryptococcus albidus infection in a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). J Wildl Dis (2012) 0.75
Otariodibacter oris and Bisgaardia genomospecies 1 isolated from infections in pinnipeds. J Wildl Dis (2013) 0.75
Sedation at sea of entangled North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) to enhance disentanglement. PLoS One (2010) 0.75
INTRAPERITONEAL DEXTROSE ADMINISTRATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR HYPOGLYCEMIC YEARLING CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS). J Zoo Wildl Med (2016) 0.75
PHARMACOKINETIC STUDY OF ORAL ε-AMINOCAPROIC ACID IN THE NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL (MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS). J Zoo Wildl Med (2016) 0.75
Diatoms in cytologic specimens of aquatic animals--Part II, dermal, respiratory, and gastric samples. Vet Clin Pathol (2014) 0.75