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Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
5097
World Ranking
7346
National Ranking
454

Overview

Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde is affiliated with Laurentian University in Canada. Their research spans Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and related interdisciplinary subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and studies involving Small Animals.

Their work encompasses a range of topics, primarily centered on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies. Additional research interests include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Gut microbiota and health, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Schulte-Hostedde include:

  • Effects of captivity, diet, and relocation on the gut bacterial communities of white-footed mice, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Population genomic evidence that human and animal infections in Africa come from the same populations of Dracunculus medinensis, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Parasite species co-occurrence patterns on Peromyscus: Joint species distribution modelling, 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • Functional genetic diversity of domestic and wild American mink (Neovison vison), 2020, Evolutionary Applications
  • How does urbanization affect natural selection?, 2024, Functional Ecology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Gabriela F. Mastromonaco (6 collaborations)
  • Jeff Bowman (6 collaborations)
  • Pauline van Leeuwen (5 collaborations)
  • Jasmine S.M. Veitch (5 collaborations)
  • Bryan Hughes (4 collaborations)

Schulte-Hostedde has published multiple articles in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife, Science and Public Policy, Conservation Physiology, and Functional Ecology.

Best Publications

  • RESTITUTION OF MASS–SIZE RESIDUALS: VALIDATING BODY CONDITION INDICES

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Bertram Zinner;John S. Millar;Graham J. Hickling

  • Evaluating body condition in small mammals

    A I Schulte-Hostedde;J S Millar;G J Hickling

  • Sperm swimming speed and energetics vary with sperm competition risk in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

    Gary Burness;Gary Burness;Stephen J. Casselman;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Christopher D. Moyes

  • Sperm quality influences male fertilization success in walleye (Sander vitreus)

    Stephen J Casselman;Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde;Robert Montgomerie

  • Intraspecific variation of testis size and sperm length in the yellow-pine chipmunk ( Tamias amoenus ): implications for sperm competition and reproductive success

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;John S. Millar

  • Hybridization between escaped domestic and wild American mink (Neovison vison)

    A. G. Kidd;Jeff Bowman;D. Lesbarrères;A. I. Schulte‐Hostedde

  • Effects of the captive and wild environment on diversity of the gut microbiome of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus).

    Elliott Schmidt;Nadia Mykytczuk;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

  • Stress and the microbiome: linking glucocorticoids to bacterial community dynamics in wild red squirrels.

    Mason R. Stothart;Colleen B. Bobbie;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Rudy Boonstra

  • Sexual dimorphism in body composition of small mammals

    A I Schulte-Hostedde;J S Millar;G J Hickling

  • Sexual selection and mating patterns in a mammal with female-biased sexual size dimorphism

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;John S. Millar;H. Lisle Gibbs

  • Relationships Between Body Condition Indices and Proximate Composition in Adult Walleyes

    S. D. Kaufman;T. A. Johnston;W. C. Leggett;M. D. Moles

  • Female-biased sexual size dimorphism in the yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus): sex-specific patterns of annual reproductive success and survival.

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;John S. Millar;H. Lisle Gibbs

  • Validation and use of hair cortisol as a measure of chronic stress in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)

    Gabriela F. Mastromonaco;Kelsey Gunn;H. McCurdy-Adams;D. B. Edwards

  • Effects of sex and body size on ectoparasite loads in the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus)

    Carolina Perez-Orella;Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde

  • Integrating evolution in the management of captive zoo populations

    Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde;Gabriela F Mastromonaco

  • Reproductive roles predict sexual dimorphism in internal and external morphology of lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis

    S. J. Casselman;A. I. Schulte-Hostedde

  • Fat and happy in the city: Eastern chipmunks in urban environments

    Jeremy Lyons;Gabriela Mastromonaco;Darryl B Edwards;Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde

  • Condition dependence of testis size in small mammals

    Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;John S. Millar;Graham J. Hickling

  • Species identification of North American guinea worms (Nematoda: Dracunculus) with DNA barcoding

    Sarah C. Elsasser;Robin Floyd;Paul D. N. Hebert;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

  • Reproductive Output Depends on Body Condition in Spotted Turtles (Clemmys Guttata)

    Jacqueline D. Litzgus;Frances Bolton;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff Bowman
Jeff Bowman Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Graham J. Hickling
Graham J. Hickling University of Tennessee at Knoxville
H. Lisle Gibbs
H. Lisle Gibbs The Ohio State University
Robert Montgomerie
Robert Montgomerie Queen's University
Mark A. Eys
Mark A. Eys Wilfrid Laurier University
Talima Pearson
Talima Pearson Northern Arizona University
Mark L. Eberhard
Mark L. Eberhard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Michael J. Yabsley
Michael J. Yabsley University of Georgia
Rupert Palme
Rupert Palme University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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