Faculty Profiles

Green, M. C., Sirsi, S., Halstead, B., Morrison, M. L., Rodriguez, D., & Forstner, M. R. (2025). Comparing the utility of capture-mark-recapture, telemetry, and genetic data in assessing population-level dispersal. Diversity, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/d17030163

Smart, U., Brunner, R., Rivera, C., & Rodriguez, D. (2024). Detection of the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis global panzootic lineage in Ecuadorian anurans of the Amazonian lowlands. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms.

Zughaiyir, F., Sirsi, S., Rodriguez, D., McHenry, D., & Forstner, M. (2024). Measuring interspecific admixture in endangered Houston toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis) at a main recovery site in the Lost Pines ecosystem of Texas, USA. Conservation Genetics.

Yates, J., Durso, A., Harding, S., Rodriguez, D., Kwiatkowski, M., & Mullin, M. (2024). Site-level occupancy and microhabitat selection of sympatric Nerodia (Serpentes: Colubridae) within an imperiled river system. Herpetologica.

Sirsi, S., Rodriguez, D., & Forstner, M. (2024). Using genome-wide data to ascertain taxonomic status and assess population genetic structure for Houston toads (Bufo [= Anaxyrus] houstonensis). Scientific Reports.

Riberio, L., Rodriguez, D., Santos, R., Lucas, E., & Toledo, L. F. (2024). Genotypic discrimination of chytrid fungus lineages in the amphibian trade. Authorea.

Smart, U., McCracken, S., Brunner, R. M., Rivera, C., & Rodriguez, D. (2024). Elevated historical prevalence of the global panzootic chytrid strain in Ecuadorian anurans of the Amazonian lowlands. bioRxiv.

Sirsi, S., Rodriguez, D., & Forstner, M. R. (2024). Phylogenetics of Houston toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis): Genome-wide data define management units and reveal post-speciation contact in an endangered relict. Scientific Reports, 14(3306).

Zughaiyir, F. E.-H., Sirsi, S., Rodriguez, D., McHenry, D. J., & Forstner, M. R. (2024). Measuring interspecific admixture in endangered Houston toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis) at a main recovery site in the Lost Pines ecosystem of Texas, USA. Conservation Genetics, 25(6), 1337–1351.

Harding, S., Moretta-Urdiales, M., Nordmeyer, S., Wostl, E., & Rodriguez, D. (2023). Leveraging preserved specimens of Nerodia to infer the spatiotemporal dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola via quantitative polymerase chain reactionEcology and Evolution. Ecology and Evolution, 13(e9998).

Yates, J., McBride, D., Harding, S., Rodriguez, D., & Mullin, S. (2023). Changes in the community composition of riverine snakes (Squamata: Serpentes) over five decades. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 18(2), 326–336.

Carvalho, T., Medina, D., Ribeiro, L., Rodriguez, D., Jenkinson, T., Becker, C., … Hite, J. (2023). Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting regional distribution patterns. Communications Biology, 6(1), 941.

Rodriguez, D., Harding, S., Sirsi, S., McNichols-O’Rourke, K., Morris, T., Forstner, M. R., & Schwalb, A. N. (2023). Mitochondrial sequence data reveal population structure within Cyclonaias pustulosa. PeerJ, 11(e15974).

Worsham, M., Nair, P., Gibson, J., Rodriguez, D., Schwartz, B., & Nowlin, W. (2023). Phylogenetically independent behavior mediating geographic distributions suggests habitat is a strong driver of phenotype in crangonyctid amphipods. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11.

Wostl, E., Troiani, D., Harding, S., Vratil, T., & Rodriguez, D. (2023). Apparent ophidiomycosis in a Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus erebennus) from Southern Texas, USA. Herpetological Review, 54(1), 45–47.

Worsham, W., Nair, P. R., Gibson, R., Rodriguez, D., Schwartz, B. F., & Nowlin, W. H. (2023). Phylogenetically independent behavior mediating geographic distributions suggests habitat is a strong driver of phenotype in crangonyctid amphipods. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1234244.

Carvalho, T., Medina, D., Ribeiro, L., Rodriguez, D., Jenkinson, T., Becker, C. G., … Hite, J. (2022). Coinfection with chytrid genotypes drives divergent infection dynamics reflecting broad epidemiological patterns. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.28.509987

Harding, S. F., Becker, C. G., Yates, J., Crump, P., Forstner, M. R., Mullin, S. J., & Rodriguez, D. (2022). Comparative host-pathogen dynamics of Snake Fungal Disease in sympatric species of water snakes (Nerodia). Scientific Reports 12, 12303. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16664–16668.

Tleimat, J. M., Fritts, S. R., Brunner, R., McCracken, S. F., Lynch, R., & Rodriguez, D. (2022). Economic pressures of Covid-19 lockdowns result in increased timber extraction within a critically endangered region: a case study from the Pacific Forest of Ecuador. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9550

Lambertini, C., Becker, C., Belasen, A., Valencia-Aguilar, A., Nunes-de-Almeida, C., Betancourt Román, C., … Toledo, L. (2021). Biotic and abiotic determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections in amphibians of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Fungal Ecology.

Shahrokhi, G., Rodriguez, D., Collins, S., Kent, G., Meyer, K., Palacios-Castro, E., & Green, M. (2020). A re-evaluation of management units based on gene flow of a rare waterbird in the Americas. Biotropica.

Nordmeyer, S. C., Henry, G., Guerra, T. M., Rodriguez, D., Forstner, M. R., & Hahn, D. (2020). Identification of blood parasites in individuals from six families of freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 19(1), 85–94.

Correa, D. T., Rodriguez, D., Emer, C., Saenz, D., Adams, C. K., Schiesari, L., … Leibold, M. A. (2020). Multilevel community assembly of the tadpole gut microbiome. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.05.188698

Goff, C., Walls, S., Rodriguez, D., & Gabor, C. (2020). Changes in physiology and microbial diversity in larval ornate chorus frogs are associated with habitat quality. Conservation Physiology, 8(1). Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/conphys/article/8/1/coaa047/5857495

Neely, W. J., Greenspan, S. E., Ribeiro, L. P., Carvalho, T., Martins, R. A., Rodriguez, D., … Becker, C. G. (2020). Synergistic effects of warming and disease linked to high mortality in cool-adapted terrestrial frogs. Biological Conservation, 245, 108521. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108521

Marshall, T. L., Baca, C., Correa, D. T., Forstner, M. R., Hahn, D., & Rodriguez, D. (2019). Genetic characterization of chytrids isolated from larval amphibians collected in central and east Texas. Fungal Ecology, 39, 55–62.

Becker, C. G., Bletz, M. C., Greenspan, S. E., Rodriguez, D., Lambertini, C., Jenkinson, T. S., … Haddad, C. F. B. (2019). Low-load pathogen spillover predicts shifts in skin microbiome and survival of a terrestrial-breeding amphibian. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1908), 20191114. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1114

Harding, S. F., Rodriguez, D., Jackson, J., & Huffman, D. G. (2019). Genetic and morphological variation is associated with differences in cold-water tolerance and geographic expansion among invasive snails (Melanoides tuberculata) in central Texas. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.20.884866

Benavidez, K. M., Guerra, T. M., Torres, M., Rodriguez, D., Veech, J. A., Hahn, D., … Castro-Arellano, I. (2019). The prevalence of Leptospira among invasive small mammals on Puerto Rican cattle farms. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(5), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007236

Jenkinson, T. S., Rodriguez, D., Clemons, R. A., Michelotti, L. A., Zamudio, K. R., Toledo, L. F., … James, T. Y. (2018). Globally invasive genotypes of the amphibian chytrid outcompete an enzootic lineage in coinfections. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1893), 20181894. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1894

Marshall, T. L., Baca, C. R., Correa, D. T., Forstner, M. R. J., Hahn, D., & Rodriguez, D. (2018). Genetic characterization of chytrids isolated from larval amphibians collected in central and east Texas. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/451385

Ben Tekaya, S., Guerra, T. M., Rodriguez, D., Dawson, J. O., & Hahn, D. (2018). Frankia diversity in host-plant root nodules is independent of abundance or relative diversity of Frankia in corresponding rhizosphere soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84, e02248-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02248-17

Hydeman, M., Longo, A. V., Velo-Anton, G., Rodriguez, D., Zamudio, K. R., & Bell, R. C. (2017). Prevalence and genetic diversity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central African island and continental amphibian communities. Ecology and Evolution, 2017(00), 1–10.

Jenkinson, T., Román, B., Lambertini, C., Valencia‐Aguilar, A., Rodriguez, D., Nunes‐de‐Almeida, C., … James, T. (2016). Amphibian‐killing chytrid in Brazil comprises both locally endemic and globally expanding populations. Molecular Ecology, 25(13), 2978–2996.

Becker, C. G., Rodriguez, D., Lambertini, C., Toledo, L. F., & Haddad, C. F. B. (2016). Historical dynamics of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Amazonia. Ecography, 39(10), 954–960. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02055

Lambertini, C., Becker, C. G., Jenkinson, T. S., Rodriguez, D., Leite, D. D., James, T. Y., … Toledo, L. F. (2016). Local phenotypic variation in amphibian-killing fungus predicts infection dynamics. Fungal Ecology, 20, 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2015.09.014

Bovo, R. P., Andrade, D. V., Toledo, L. F., Longo, A. V., Rodriguez, D., Haddad, C. F. B., … Becker, C. G. (2016). Physiological responses of Brazilian amphibians to an enzootic infection of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 117(3), 245–252. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02940

Rodríguez-Brenes, S., Rodriguez, D., Ibáñez, R., & Ryan, M. (2016). Spread of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus across Lowland Populations of Túngara Frogs in Panamá. PLoS ONE, 11(5), e0155745.

Rodriguez, D., Guerra, T. M., Forstner, M. R., & Hahn, D. (2016). Diversity of Frankia in soil assessed by Illumina sequencing of nifH gene fragments. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 39, 391–397.

Becker, C., Rodriguez, D., Longo, A., Toledo, L., Lambertini, C., Leite, D., … Zamudio, K. (2015). Deforestation, host community structure, and amphibian disease risk. Basic And Applied Ecology. Retrieved from doi:10.1016/j.baae.2015.08.004

Rodriguez, D., Becker, Pupin, Haddad, & Zamudio. (2014). Long-term endemism of two highly divergent lineages of the amphibian-killing fungus in the Atlantic Forest of Brazi. Molecular Ecology, 23(4), 774–787.

Becker, Rodriguez, D., Toledo, Longo, Lambertini, Corrƒ»a, … Zamudio. (2014). Partitioning the net effect of host diversity on an emerging amphibian pathogen. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281(1795), 20141796-.

Rosenblum, E. B., James, T. Y., Zamudio, K. R., Poorten, T. J., Ilut, D., Rodriguez, D., … Stajich, J. E. (2013). Complex history of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus revealed with genome resequencing data. PNAS, 110(23), 9385–9390. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1300130110

Longo, A. V., Rodriguez, D., Leite, D. D., Toledo, L. F., Almeralla, C. M., Burrowes, P. A., & Zamudio, K. R. (2013). ITS1 Copy Number Varies among Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Strains: Implications for qPCR Estimates of Infection Intensity from Field-Collected Amphibian Skin Swabs. Plos One, 8(3). https://doi.org/ARTN e59499 10.1371/journal.pone.0059499

Velo-Anton, G., Rodriguez, D., Savage, A. E., Parra-Olea, G., Lips, K. R., & Zamudio, K. R. (2012). Amphibian-killing fungus loses genetic diversity as it spreads across the New World. Biological Conservation, 146(1), 213–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.003

Becker, C. G., Rodriguez, D., Longo, A. V., Talaba, A. L., & Zamudio, K. R. (2012). Disease Risk in Temperate Amphibian Populations Is Higher at Closed-Canopy Sites. Plos One, 7(10). https://doi.org/ARTN e48205 10.1371/journal.pone.0048205

Rodriguez, D., Longo, A. V., & Zamudio, K. R. (2012). Magnetic capture hybridization of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis genomic DNA. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 90(3), 156–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2012.04.021