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Thomas R. Gillespie

Thomas R. Gillespie

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
10275
World Ranking
3308
National Ranking
1167

Overview

Thomas R. Gillespie is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Social Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, and Ecology.

The scientist has contributed to several topics of research, including:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Thomas R. Gillespie's publication record includes papers in journals such as Emerging Infectious Diseases, American Journal of Primatology, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLoS ONE, and SSRN Electronic Journal. The following recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • "Research and conservation in the greater Gombe ecosystem: challenges and opportunities," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "COVID-19: protect great apes during human pandemics," 2020, Nature
  • "Climate change and influenza: A scoping review," 2021, The Journal of Climate Change and Health
  • "Host-pathogen interactions under pressure: A review and meta-analysis of stress-mediated effects on disease dynamics," 2023, Ecology Letters
  • "Gut microbial shifts in vampire bats linked to immunity due to changed diet in human disturbed landscapes," 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Thomas R. Gillespie include Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Dominic A. Travis, Deus Mjungu, Amanda Vicente-Santos, and Iddi Lipende. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary connections within their research areas.

The scientist's research also frequently appears in these publication venues:

  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • American Journal of Primatology
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • PLoS ONE
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: why primates matter

    Alejandro Estrada;Paul A. Garber;Anthony B. Rylands;Christian Roos

  • An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

    J. W. Ferry Slik;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Shin-Ichiro Aiba;Patricia Alvarez-Loayza

  • Primates and the Ecology of their Infectious Diseases: How will Anthropogenic Change Affect Host-Parasite Interactions?

    Colin A. Chapman;Thomas R. Gillespie;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Long-Term Effects of Logging on African Primate Communities: a 28-Year Comparison From Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Sophia R. Balcomb;Thomas R. Gillespie;Joseph P. Skorupa

  • Noninvasive Assessment of Gastrointestinal Parasite Infections in Free-Ranging Primates

    Thomas R. Gillespie

  • Do food availability, parasitism, and stress have synergistic effects on red colobus populations living in forest fragments?

    Colin A. Chapman;Michael D. Wasserman;Thomas R. Gillespie;Michaela L. Speirs

  • Pathogen spillover during land conversion.

    Christina L. Faust;Christina L. Faust;Hamish I. McCallum;Laura S. P. Bloomfield;Nicole L. Gottdenker

  • Forest Fragmentation as Cause of Bacterial Transmission among Nonhuman Primates, Humans, and Livestock, Uganda

    Tony L. Goldberg;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Elizabeth L. Estoff

  • Gastrointestinal Bacterial Transmission among Humans, Mountain Gorillas, and Livestock in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Innocent B. Rwego;Gilbert Isabirye-Basuta;Thomas R. Gillespie;Tony L. Goldberg;Tony L. Goldberg

  • Effects of logging on gastrointestinal parasite infections and infection risk in African primates

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Ellis C. Greiner

  • Prediction of Parasite Infection Dynamics in Primate Metapopulations Based on Attributes of Forest Fragmentation

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Thomas R. Gillespie;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman

  • Determinants of group size in the red colobus monkey (Procolobus badius): an evaluation of the generality of the ecological-constraints model

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Colin A. Chapman

  • Patterns of gastrointestinal bacterial exchange between chimpanzees and humans involved in research and tourism in western Uganda

    Tony L. Goldberg;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Emily Wheeler

  • Forest fragmentation, the decline of an endangered primate, and changes in host-parasite interactions relative to an unfragmented forest

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman

  • Integrative Approaches to the Study of Primate Infectious Disease: Implications for Biodiversity Conservation and Global Health

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Charles L. Nunn;Charles L. Nunn;Charles L. Nunn;Fabian H. Leendertz;Fabian H. Leendertz

  • Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission in western Uganda.

    Amanda R. Johnston;Thomas R. Gillespie;Innocent B. Rwego;Traci L. Tranby McLachlan

  • Scale issues in the study of primate foraging: red colobus of Kibale National Park.

    Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Thomas R. Gillespie

  • Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. in Humans, Wild Primates, and Domesticated Animals in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania

    Michele B. Parsons;Michele B. Parsons;Dominic Travis;Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf;Iddi Lipende

  • GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF THE COLOBUS MONKEYS OF UGANDA

    Thomas R. Gillespie;Ellis C. Greiner;Colin A. Chapman

  • Wild great apes as sentinels and sources of infectious disease.

    S. Calvignac-Spencer;S.A.J. Leendertz;T.R. Gillespie;F.H. Leendertz

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf
Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf Franklin & Marshall College
Fabian H. Leendertz
Fabian H. Leendertz Robert Koch Institute
Patricia C. Wright
Patricia C. Wright Stony Brook University
Anne E. Pusey
Anne E. Pusey Duke University
Ellis C. Greiner
Ellis C. Greiner University of Florida
Randall S. Singer
Randall S. Singer University of Minnesota
Sandra Junglen
Sandra Junglen Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Beatrice H. Hahn
Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania

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