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Spider Parasite Digital Research (SPDR) Collection at The University of Florida.

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Emerging Pathogens Institute @epi.ufl.edu · 10/04/2025

Another successful symposium in the books! A big thank you to the incredible faculty who led discussions on how infectious disease ecology and animal behavior are intrinsically linked fields of study. Did you miss the event? Visit our website for a full recap: go.ufl.edu/gkrtoia.

Faculty from across campus gathered to present at the EPI Animal Behavior and Infectious Disease Symposium. (left to right: Adam Wong, Ph.D., Ana Longo, Ph.D., Nick Keiser, Ph.D., Emily Miller-Cushon, Ph.D., Lindsey Reisinger, Ph.D., Yen-Hua Huang, Ph.D.) (Photo credit: Brianne Lehan)

Nick Keiser, Ph.D., presents at the EPI Animal Behavior and Infectious Disease Symposium. His talk was titled, "The behavior of hosts and parasites: from individuals to populations." (Photo credit: Brianne Lehan)

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SPDR Collection @spdr-collection.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

New paper from graduate student Steven Cassidy studying the effects of a fungal pathogen on social spider behavior: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Exploring the effects of horizontal pathogen transmission on mortality and behaviour in a cooperatively breeding spider

Social interactions are a driving force behind disease outbreaks in animal societies. As groups become more complex and build permanent nests, they ru…

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