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Kurt Vandegrift
Study systems include
White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Selected publications
Kinsella JM, Vandegrift KJ, Grant LK, Bozick BA & Hudson PJ (2008) Gastrointestinal helminths of the masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus, from Pennsylvania. Comparative Parasitology 75: 141-144.
Vandegrift KJ, Cravener TL, Hulet RM & Roush WB (2003). An Analysis of the nonlinear dynamics of daily broiler growth and feed intake. Poultry Science 82: 1091-1099.
Research interests
My project deals with the ecology of infectious diseases and parasites in small mammals. I am investigating:
- Are there key hosts for parasites and disease in the population?
- Who are those key hosts and why?
- How do key hosts affect disease spread?
- Are there hotspots or hot times for transmission?
- How do the communities of parasites associated with a host species interact with each other?
- How do parasites influence disease susceptibility?
