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Scott L. Nuismer is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States. Their research focuses mainly on medicine, with substantial contributions to the fields of infectious diseases, public health, environmental and occupational health, agronomy and crop science, genetics, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including viral infections and outbreaks research, zoonotic diseases and public health, viral infections and vectors, animal disease management and epidemiology, evolution and genetic dynamics, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and plant and animal studies.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Bridging the gap: Using reservoir ecology and human serosurveys to estimate Lassa virus spillover in West Africa (2021, PLoS Computational Biology)
  • Self-disseminating vaccines to suppress zoonoses (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Coevolutionary Arms Races and the Conditions for the Maintenance of Mutualism (2021, The American Naturalist)
  • Bayesian estimation of Lassa virus epidemiological parameters: Implications for spillover prevention using wildlife vaccination (2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • A white noise approach to evolutionary ecology (2021, Journal of Theoretical Biology)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Scott L. Nuismer include:

  • Christopher H. Remien
  • Andrew J. Basinski
  • Nathan C. Layman
  • Élisabeth Fichet-Calvet
  • Brian H. Bird

The researcher has published regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Computational Biology, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Science, and The American Naturalist.

Best Publications

  • A practical guide to measuring local adaptation

    François Blanquart;Oliver Kaltz;Scott L. Nuismer;Sylvain Gandon

  • Use of centrifugal force in the study of xylem cavitation

    N.N. Alder;W.T. Pockman;J.S. Sperry;S. Nuismer

  • Hot spots, cold spots, and the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution

    Richard Gomulkiewicz;John N. Thompson;Robert D. Holt;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Species interactions and the evolution of sex.

    Sarah P. Otto;Scott L. Nuismer

  • When does coevolution promote diversification

    Jeremy B. Yoder;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Gene flow and geographically structured coevolution

    Scott L. Nuismer;John N. Thompson;Richard Gomulkiewicz

  • The effects of migration and drift on local adaptation to a heterogeneous environment

    F. Blanquart;S. Gandon;S. L. Nuismer

  • Sexual selection can constrain sympatric speciation.

    Mark A Kirkpatrick;Scott L. Nuismer;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Coevolution and the architecture of mutualistic networks.

    Scott L. Nuismer;Pedro Jordano;Jordi Bascompte

  • Dos and don'ts of testing the geographic mosaic theory of coevolution

    Richard Gomulkiewicz;D M Drown;Mark F Dybdahl;W Godsoe

  • Moving beyond common-garden and transplant designs: insight into the causes of local adaptation in species interactions.

    Scott L. Nuismer;Sylvain Gandon

  • Frequency-Dependent Selection and the Evolution of Assortative Mating

    Sarah P. Otto;Maria R. Servedio;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Coevolutionary clines across selection mosaics.

    Scott L. Nuismer;John N. Thompson;Richard Gomulkiewicz

  • Interactions between genetic drift, gene flow, and selection mosaics drive parasite local adaptation.

    Sylvain Gandon;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Plant polyploidy and the evolutionary ecology of plant/animal interactions

    John N. Thompson;Scott L. Nuismer;Kurt Merg

  • Predicting rates of interspecific interaction from phylogenetic trees

    Scott L. Nuismer;Luke J. Harmon

  • When is correlation coevolution

    Scott L. Nuismer;Richard Gomulkiewicz;Benjamin J. Ridenhour

  • Genetics, adaptation, and invasion in harsh environments.

    Richard Gomulkiewicz;Robert D. Holt;Michael Barfield;Scott L. Nuismer

  • Coevolution and maladaptation.

    John N. Thompson;Scott L. Nuismer;Richard Gomulkiewicz

  • Plant polyploidy and non-uniform effects on insect herbivores

    Scott L. Nuismer;John N. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Gomulkiewicz
Richard Gomulkiewicz Washington State University
James J. Bull
James J. Bull University of Idaho
John N. Thompson
John N. Thompson University of California, Santa Cruz
Sarah P. Otto
Sarah P. Otto University of British Columbia
Luke J. Harmon
Luke J. Harmon University of Idaho
Sylvain Gandon
Sylvain Gandon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter A. Barry
Peter A. Barry Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Brian H. Bird
Brian H. Bird University of California, Davis
Michael Doebeli
Michael Doebeli University of British Columbia
Rustom Antia
Rustom Antia Emory University

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