Research Entomologist
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- Impaired humidity sensing reduces tick survival by preventing water homeostasis -(Other)
Uhran, M.R., Onyeagba, K., Sanderson, S.M., Houqe, S.F., Kelley, M., Smith, E., Oyen, K.J., Lewis, D.L., Benton-Anderson, A., Arya, T., Ledezma, A., Kennedy, J., Frigard, R., Chen, S., Olafson, P.U., Gaff, H.D., Benoit, J.B. 2024. Impaired humidity sensing reduces tick survival by preventing water homeostasis. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.06.618166.
- Metabolic rate does not scale with body size or activity in some tick species
-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Earls, K.N., Oyen, K.J. 2024. Metabolic rate does not scale with body size or activity in some tick species. Experimental and Applied Acarology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-024-00958-9.
- Low heat tolerance and high desiccation resistance in nocturnal bees and the implications for nocturnal pollination under climate change -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gonzalez, V.H., Manweiler, R., Smith, A.R., Oyen, K.J., Cardona, D., Wcislo, W.T. 2023. Low heat tolerance and high desiccation resistance in nocturnal bees and the implications for nocturnal pollination under climate change. Scientific Reports. 13. Article 22320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49815-6.
- Egg hatching success is influenced by the time of thermal stress in four hard tick species -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ajayi, O.M., Oyen, K.J., Davies, B., Finch, G., Piller, B.D., Harmeyer, A.A., Wendeln, K., Perretta, C., Rosendale, A.J., Benoit, J.B. 2023. Egg hatching success is influenced by the time of thermal stress in four hard tick species. Journal of Medical Entomology. 61(1):110-120. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad142.
- Dermacentor variabilis does not transstadially transmit the U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis Ikeda: A controlled acquisition and transmission study -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Onzere, C.K., Hassan, A., Herndon, D.R., Oyen, K.J., Poh, K.C., Scoles, G.A., Fry, L.M. 2023. Dermacentor variabilis does not transstadially transmit the U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis Ikeda: A controlled acquisition and transmission study. Parasitologia. 3(3):284-292. https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia3030029.
- A U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis ikeda is not transstadially transmitted to cattle by Rhipicephalus microplus -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Onzere, C.K., Herndon, D.R., Hassan, A., Oyen, K.J., Poh, K.C., Scoles, G.A., Fry, L.M. 2023. A U.S. isolate of Theileria orientalis ikeda is not transstadially transmitted to cattle by Rhipicephalus microplus. Pathogens. 12(4). Article 559. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040559.
- Neotropical stingless bees display a strong response in cold tolerance with changes in elevation -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gonzalez, V.H., Oyen, K.J., Vitale, N., Ospina, R. 2022. Neotropical stingless bees display a strong response in cold tolerance with changes in elevation. Conservation Physiology. 10(1). Article coac073. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coac073.
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