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David J. Civitello

David J. Civitello

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
5650
World Ranking
7093
National Ranking
2388

Overview

David J. Civitello is an active researcher affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, predominantly focusing on environmental science, medicine, and agricultural and biological sciences. Within these broad areas, they have contributed notably to ecology, parasitology, public health, environmental and occupational health, insect science, and pediatric and perinatal health subfields.

Their main research topics include parasites and host interactions, parasite biology and host interactions, zoonotic diseases and public health, global maternal and child health, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, viral infections and vectors, as well as amphibian and reptile biology. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating ecological and medical perspectives.

David J. Civitello has published in several prominent venues, with frequent contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • Ecology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on infectious disease dynamics, disease ecology, and ecological interactions impacting disease transmission. Notable publications include:

  • "A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease," 2024, Nature
  • "A planetary health innovation for disease, food and water challenges in Africa," 2023, Nature
  • "Transmission potential of human schistosomes can be driven by resource competition among snail intermediate hosts," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ecological and Evolutionary Challenges for Wildlife Vaccination," 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • "A meta-analysis reveals temperature, dose, life stage, and taxonomy influence host susceptibility to a fungal parasite," 2020, Ecology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jason R. Rohr
  • Naima C. Starkloff
  • Rachel B. Hartman
  • Moses P. Mahalila
  • Alexandra Sack

David J. Civitello's interdisciplinary research combines ecological, evolutionary, and public health perspectives, addressing complex issues such as host-parasite interactions and disease risk in changing environments. Their contributions have implications for understanding infectious diseases, wildlife vaccination strategies, and the impact of environmental factors on health outcomes across species.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity inhibits parasites: Broad evidence for the dilution effect.

    David J. Civitello;Jeremy Cohen;Hiba Fatima;Neal T. Halstead

  • Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

    Jason R. Rohr;Jason R. Rohr;Christopher B. Barrett;David J. Civitello;Meggan E. Craft

  • The complex drivers of thermal acclimation and breadth in ectotherms

    Jason R. Rohr;David J. Civitello;David J. Civitello;Jeremy M. Cohen;Elizabeth A. Roznik;Elizabeth A. Roznik

  • Amphibians acquire resistance to live and dead fungus overcoming fungal immunosuppression.

    Taegan A. McMahon;Taegan A. McMahon;Brittany F. Sears;Matthew D. Venesky;Scott M. Bessler

  • Towards common ground in the biodiversity-disease debate.

    Jason R. Rohr;David J. Civitello;Fletcher W. Halliday;Peter J. Hudson

  • The thermal mismatch hypothesis explains host susceptibility to an emerging infectious disease.

    Jeremy M. Cohen;Matthew D. Venesky;Erin L. Sauer;David J. Civitello

  • Microbial communities and interactions in the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum

    K. Clay;O. Klyachko;N. Grindle;D. Civitello

  • Spatial scale modulates the strength of ecological processes driving disease distributions

    Jeremy M. Cohen;David J. Civitello;Amber J. Brace;Erin M. Feichtinger

  • An interaction between climate change and infectious disease drove widespread amphibian declines.

    Jeremy M. Cohen;David J. Civitello;Matthew D. Venesky;Taegan A. McMahon

  • Infection and Co-infection Rates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Variants, Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi, and the Rickettsial Endosymbiont in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from Sites in Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin

    Fresia E. Steiner;Robert R. Pinger;Carolyn N. Vann;Nate Grindle

  • Ecological context influences epidemic size and parasite-driven evolution.

    Meghan A. Duffy;Jessica Housley Ochs;Rachel M. Penczykowski;David J. Civitello

  • Predator diversity, intraguild predation, and indirect effects drive parasite transmission

    Jason R. Rohr;David J. Civitello;Patrick W. Crumrine;Neal T. Halstead

  • Agrochemicals increase risk of human schistosomiasis by supporting higher densities of intermediate hosts.

    Neal T. Halstead;Christopher M. Hoover;Arathi Arakala;Arathi Arakala;David J. Civitello

  • Success, failure and ambiguity of the dilution effect among competitors

    Alexander T. Strauss;David J. Civitello;Carla E. Cáceres;Spencer R. Hall

  • Exotic Grass Invasion Reduces Survival of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

    David J. Civitello;S. Luke Flory;Keith Clay

  • Intraspecific and interspecific variation in thermotolerance and photoacclimation in Symbiodinium dinoflagellates.

    Erika M. Díaz-Almeyda;C. Prada;A. H. Ohdera;H. Moran

  • Temperature drives epidemics in a zooplankton-fungus disease system: A trait-driven approach points to transmission via host foraging

    Marta S. Shocket;Marta S. Shocket;Alexander T. Strauss;Alexander T. Strauss;Jessica L. Hite;Maja Šljivar

  • Parasite consumption and host interference can inhibit disease spread in dense populations.

    David J. Civitello;Susan Pearsall;Meghan A. Duffy;Spencer R. Hall

  • Assessing the direct and indirect effects of food provisioning and nutrient enrichment on wildlife infectious disease dynamics

    David J. Civitello;Brent E. Allman;Connor Morozumi;Jason R. Rohr

  • Habitat structure and ecological drivers of disease

    Rachel M. Penczykowski;Spencer R. Hall;David J. Civitello;Meghan A. Duffy

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason R. Rohr
Jason R. Rohr University of Notre Dame
Spencer R. Hall
Spencer R. Hall Indiana University
Meghan A. Duffy
Meghan A. Duffy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Carla E. Cáceres
Carla E. Cáceres University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Keith Clay
Keith Clay Tulane University
Barry Sinervo
Barry Sinervo University of California, Santa Cruz
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Roberto Iglesias-Prieto Pennsylvania State University
Clay Fuqua
Clay Fuqua Indiana University
Giulio A. De Leo
Giulio A. De Leo Stanford University
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University

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