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76
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1003
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376

Overview

Edmund D. Brodie is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and focuses their research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several related subfields including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Insect Science, Genetics, and Health, Toxicology, and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas relevant to environmental and organismal biology. Key topics include:

  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Edmund D. Brodie has contributed to publications in several frequently occurring venues. These include Molecular Ecology and Current Biology, each hosting two of their works, along with the Journal of Animal Ecology, iScience, and Science.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Edmund D. Brodie demonstrate a focus on amphibians, reptiles, toxin ecology, and related subjects. Selected recent papers include:

  • The geographic mosaic in parallel: Matching patterns of newt tetrodotoxin levels and snake resistance in multiple predator-prey pairs (2020), Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Morphological Evidence for an Oral Venom System in Caecilian Amphibians (2020), iScience
  • Stable isotope analysis suggests that tetrodotoxin-resistant Common Gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) rarely feed on newts in the wild (2021), Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • Milk provisioning in oviparous caecilian amphibians (2024), Science
  • Tetrodotoxin levels in lab-reared Rough-Skinned Newts (Taricha granulosa) after 3 years and comparison to wild-caught juveniles (2022), Toxicon

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Brodie's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Edmund D. Brodie (self-collaboration in multiple works)
  • Chris R. Feldman
  • Jessica S. Reimche
  • Amber N. Stokes
  • Michael T.J. Hague

The research conducted by Edmund D. Brodie integrates ecological perspectives with toxicological and evolutionary questions, particularly concerning predator-prey dynamics involving toxins such as tetrodotoxin. Their multidisciplinary approach connects environmental chemistry, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology to examine interactions between species including amphibians and reptiles. The focus on venom systems, toxin resistance, and related ecological patterns reflects an interest in the biological and chemical mechanisms influencing biodiversity and species adaptation.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary consequences of indirect genetic effects

    Jason B. Wolf;Edmund D. Brodie;James M. Cheverud;Allen J. Moore

  • INTERACTING PHENOTYPES AND THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS: I. DIRECT AND INDIRECT GENETIC EFFECTS OF SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.

    Allen J. Moore;Edmund D. Brodie;Jason B. Wolf

  • Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest

    Ronald A Nussbaum;Edmund D Brodie;Robert M Storm

  • Visualizing and quantifying natural selection

    Edmund D. Brodie;Allen J. Moore;Fredric J. Janzen

  • CORRELATIONAL SELECTION FOR COLOR PATTERN AND ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR IN THE GARTER SNAKE THAMNOPHIS ORDINOIDES

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Immune function across generations: integrating mechanism and evolutionary process in maternal antibody transmission

    Jennifer L. Grindstaff;Edmund D. Brodie;Ellen D. Ketterson

  • Epistasis and the Evolutionary Process

    Jason B. Wolf;Edmund D. Brodie;Michael John Wade

  • THE EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSE OF PREDATORS TO DANGEROUS PREY: HOTSPOTS AND COLDSPOTS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC MOSAIC OF COEVOLUTION BETWEEN GARTER SNAKES AND NEWTS

    Edmund D. Brodie;B. J. Ridenhour;E. D. Brodie

  • Interacting Phenotypes and the Evolutionary Process. II. Selection Resulting from Social Interactions.

    Jason B. Wolf;Edmund D. Brodie;Allen J. Moore

  • Predator-Prey Arms Races Asymmetrical selection on predators and prey may be reduced when prey are dangerous

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Confronting Amphibian Declines and Extinctions

    Joseph R. Mendelson;Karen R. Lips;Ronald W. Gagliardo;George B. Rabb

  • Interacting phenotypes and the evolutionary process. III. Social evolution.

    Joel W. McGlothlin;Allen J. Moore;Jason B. Wolf;Edmund D. Brodie

  • DIFFERENTIAL AVOIDANCE OF CORAL SNAKE BANDED PATTERNS BY FREE-RANGING AVIAN PREDATORS IN COSTA RICA.

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Evolutionary diversification of TTX-resistant sodium channels in a predator–prey interaction

    Shana L. Geffeney;Esther Fujimoto;Esther Fujimoto;Edmund D. Brodie;Peter C. Ruben

  • Reciprocal Natural Selection on Host‐Parasite Phenotypes

    Dale H. Clayton;Patricia L.M. Lee;Daniel M. Tompkins;Edmund D. Iii. Brodie

  • Genetic correlations between morphology and antipredator behaviour in natural populations of the garter snake Thamnophis ordinoides.

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Biology of the Pitvipers

    Jonathan A. Campbell;Edmund D. Brodie

  • THE COADAPTATION OF PARENTAL AND OFFSPRING CHARACTERS

    Jason B. Wolf;Edmund D. Brodie

  • TETRODOTOXIN RESISTANCE IN GARTER SNAKES: AN EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSE OF PREDATORS TO DANGEROUS PREY.

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Salamander Antipredator Postures

    Edmund D. Brodie

  • Phenotypic Mismatches Reveal Escape from Arms-Race Coevolution

    Charles T Hanifin;Edmund D Brodie

Frequent Co-Authors

Allen J. Moore
Allen J. Moore University of Georgia
Jason B. Wolf
Jason B. Wolf University of Bath
Aneil F. Agrawal
Aneil F. Agrawal University of Toronto
Michael E. Pfrender
Michael E. Pfrender University of Notre Dame
Fredric J. Janzen
Fredric J. Janzen Iowa State University
Michael J. Wade
Michael J. Wade Indiana University
Jonathan B. Losos
Jonathan B. Losos Washington University in St. Louis
Todd A. Castoe
Todd A. Castoe The University of Texas at Arlington
Lynda F. Delph
Lynda F. Delph Indiana University
Jason J. Kolbe
Jason J. Kolbe University of Rhode Island

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