Dr. Philipp H. Boersch-Supan Courtesy Research Assistant Professor pboesu@gmail.com @pboesu http://pboesu.github.io Google Scholar State or nation of origin: Massachusetts/Germany Areas of interest: Marine ecology & biogeography, Ecological modelling, Foraging and movement ecology Adviser: Dr. Sadie Ryan Educational Background: Vordiplom in Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany M.Res. in Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews, UK Ph.D. […]
Temperature influences the transmission of many diseases, but the effects of temperature variability on the transmission of parasitic diseases are poorly understood. A new study investigated the influence of water temperature on the transmission risk for schistosomiasis, a disease that affects over 200 million people annually. Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic worms which develop […]
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GAINESVILLE, FL – Amidst global amphibian population collapses, ranavirus causes up to 90% mortality in amphibians, undermining conservation efforts and wetland. restoration projects. In a recent study University of Florida Medical Geography researchers identified important variables to measure in assessments of ranaviral infection risk in newly constructed ponds which are important components of wetland restoration. […]
RYAN, BOERSCH-SUPAN – Environmental Drivers of Ranavirus in Free-Living Amphibians in Constructed Ponds Tess E. Youker-Smith, Philipp H. Boersch-Supan, Christopher M. Whipps, Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 09 AUG 2018 EcoHealth DOI: 10.1007/s10393-018-1350-5 ABSTRACT: Amphibian ranaviruses occur globally, but we are only beginning to understand mechanisms for emergence. Ranaviruses are aquatic pathogens which […]
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Measuring and modelling the lives of ocean wanderers Speaker: Dr. Philipp H. Boersch-Supan Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, September 28, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Albatrosses, penguins, and elephant seals exploit the resources of the world’s largest habitat – the […]
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BOERSCH-SUPAN, RYAN – deBInfer: Bayesian inference for dynamical models of biological systems in R Philipp H. Boersch-Supan, Sadie J. Ryan, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 15 OCT 2016 Methods in Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12679 ABSTRACT: 1.Understanding the mechanisms underlying biological systems, and ultimately, predicting their behaviours in a changing environment requires overcoming the […]
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Dr. Philipp H. Boersch-Supan Courtesy Research Assistant Professor pboesu@gmail.com @pboesu http://pboesu.github.io Google Scholar State or nation of origin: Massachusetts/Germany Areas of interest: Marine ecology & biogeography, Ecological modelling, Foraging and movement ecology Adviser: Dr. Sadie Ryan Educational Background: Vordiplom in Chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany M.Res. in Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews, UK Ph.D. […]