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Walter M. Boyce is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a focus on medicine, environmental science, and immunology and microbiology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Environmental Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Subfields that Walter M. Boyce has contributed to are:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Ecology
  • Immunology
  • Ecological Modeling

The primary topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Walter M. Boyce has published in the following venues:

  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Cell Host & Microbe
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers by Walter M. Boyce include:

  • "H19 influenza A virus exhibits species-specific MHC class II receptor usage," 2024, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Translocation with targeted vaccination is the most effective strategy to protect an island endemic bird threatened by West Nile virus," 2020, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Avian influenza antibody prevalence increases with mercury contamination in wild waterfowl," 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Spatiotemporal changes in influenza A virus prevalence among wild waterfowl inhabiting the continental United States throughout the annual cycle," 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research have been:

  • Magdalena Plancarte
  • Victoria J. Bakker
  • T. Scott Sillett
  • Daniel F. Doak
  • T. Winston Vickers

Best Publications

  • Molecular tracking of mountain lions in the Yosemite Valley region in California: genetic analysis using microsatellites and faecal DNA

    H. B. Ernest;M. C. T. Penedo;B. P. May;B. P. May;M. Syvanen

  • Are all data types and connectivity models created equal? Validating common connectivity approaches with dispersal data

    Katherine A. Zeller;Megan K. Jennings;T. Winston Vickers;Holly B. Ernest

  • Baylisascaris larva migrans

    K. R. Kazacos;Walter M Boyce

  • Genetic structure of mountain lion (Puma concolor) populations in California.

    Holly B. Ernest;Walter M. Boyce;Vernon C. Bleich;Bernie May

  • Genetic Variation of Major Histocompatibility Complex and Microsatellite Loci: A Comparison in Bighorn Sheep

    Walter M. Boyce;Philip W. Hedrick;Noelle E. Muggli-Cockett;Steven Kalinowski

  • Bartonella spp. isolated from wild and domestic ruminants in North America.

    Chao Chin Chang;Bruno B Chomel;Rickie W. Kasten;Remy Heller

  • Range expansion, population sizes, and management of wild pigs in California

    John D. Waithman;Richard A. Sweitzer;Richard A. Sweitzer;Dirk Van Vuren;John D. Drew

  • Sensitivity of landscape resistance estimates based on point selection functions to scale and behavioral state: Pumas as a case study

    Katherine A. Zeller;Katherine A. Zeller;Kevin McGarigal;Paul Beier;Samuel A. Cushman

  • Is the decline of desert bighorn sheep from infectious disease the result of low MHC variation

    Gustavo A Gutierrez-Espeleta;Philip W Hedrick;Steven T Kalinowski;Daniel Garrigan

  • Using step and path selection functions for estimating resistance to movement: pumas as a case study

    Katherine A. Zeller;Katherine A. Zeller;Kevin McGarigal;Samuel A. Cushman;Paul Beier

  • Prevalence of and associated risk factors for shedding Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia cysts within feral pig populations in California.

    E R Atwill;R A Sweitzer;M G Pereira;I A Gardner

  • Estimating sizes of wild pig populations in the North and Central Coast regions of California

    Richard A. Sweitzer;Richard A. Sweitzer;Dirk Van Vuren;Ian A. Gardner;Walter M. Boyce

  • PREVALENCE OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN AFRICAN BUFFALO AT KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

    Timothy C. Rodwell;Nick P. Kriek;Roy G. Bengis;Ian J. Whyte

  • Mountain lion predation of bighorn sheep in the Peninsular Ranges, California

    Charles L. Hayes;Esther S. Rubin;Mark C. Jorgensen;Randall A. Botta

  • Multi-level, multi-scale resource selection functions and resistance surfaces for conservation planning: Pumas as a case study.

    Katherine A. Zeller;T. Winston Vickers;Holly B. Ernest;Walter M. Boyce

  • Avian influenza viruses in wild birds: A moving target

    Walter M. Boyce;Christian Sandrock;Chris Kreuder-Johnson;Terra Kelly

  • Genetic variation and population structure in desert bighorn sheep: Implications for conservation

    Gustavo A. Gutiérrez-Espeleta;Steven T. Kalinowski;Walter M. Boyce;Philip W. Hedrick

  • Survival and Mortality of Pumas (Puma concolor) in a Fragmented, Urbanizing Landscape.

    T. Winston Vickers;Jessica N. Sanchez;Christine K. Johnson;Scott A. Morrison

  • Three pathogens in sympatric populations of pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats: implications for infectious disease transmission.

    Sarah N. Bevins;Scott Carver;Erin E. Boydston;Lisa M. Lyren

  • Interfacing models of wildlife habitat and human development to predict the future distribution of puma habitat

    Christopher L. Burdett;Kevin R. Crooks;David M. Theobald;Kenneth R. Wilson

  • SCAVENGING BEHAVIOR IN PUMA

    Jim W. Bauer;Jim W. Bauer;Kenneth A. Logan;Linda L. Sweanor;Walter M. Boyce

  • Impact of the California Lead Ammunition Ban on Reducing Lead Exposure in Golden Eagles and Turkey Vultures

    Terra R. Kelly;Peter H. Bloom;Steve G. Torres;Yvette Z. Hernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian A. Gardner
Ian A. Gardner University of Prince Edward Island
Seth P. D. Riley
Seth P. D. Riley National Park Service
Kevin R. Crooks
Kevin R. Crooks Colorado State University
William K. Reisen
William K. Reisen University of California, Davis
Jonna A. K. Mazet
Jonna A. K. Mazet University of California, Davis
John Y. Takekawa
John Y. Takekawa United States Geological Survey
Vernon C. Bleich
Vernon C. Bleich University of Nevada Reno
Joshua T. Ackerman
Joshua T. Ackerman United States Geological Survey
Kevin R. Kazacos
Kevin R. Kazacos Purdue University West Lafayette
Dirk H. Van Vuren
Dirk H. Van Vuren University of California, Davis

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