The importance of peripheral populations in the face of novel environmental change

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dc.contributor.authorHoff, Samanthaen
dc.contributor.authorHoyt, Joseph R.en
dc.contributor.authorLangwig, Kate E.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Luanneen
dc.contributor.authorOlson, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorO'Dell, Danielleen
dc.contributor.authorPendergast, Casey J.en
dc.contributor.authorHerzog, Carl J.en
dc.contributor.authorParise, Katy L.en
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Jeffrey T.en
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Wendy C.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T13:33:47Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-04T13:33:47Zen
dc.date.issued2025-01-08en
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenically driven environmental change has imposed substantial threats on biodiversity, including the emergence of infectious diseases that have resulted in declines of wildlife globally. In response to pathogen invasion, maintaining diversity within host populations across heterogenous environments is essential to facilitating species persistence. White-nose syndrome is an emerging fungal pathogen that has caused mass mortalities of hibernating bats across North America. However, in the northeast, peripheral island populations of the endangered northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) appear to be persisting despite infection while mainland populations in the core of the species range have experienced sharp declines. Thus, this study investigated host and environmental factors that may contribute to divergent population responses. We compared patterns of pathogen exposure and infection intensity between populations and documented the environmental conditions and host activity patterns that may promote survival despite disease invasion. For island populations, we found lower prevalence and less severe infections, possibly due to a shorter hibernation duration compared to the mainland, which may reduce the time for disease progression. The coastal region of the northern myotis range may serve as habitat refugia that enables this species to persist despite pathogen exposure; however, conservation efforts could be critical to supporting species survival in the long term.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent12 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 20242331 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2331en
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2954en
dc.identifier.issn0962-8452en
dc.identifier.issue2038en
dc.identifier.orcidHoyt, Joseph [0000-0003-0398-8264]en
dc.identifier.orcidLangwig, Kate [0000-0001-8318-1238]en
dc.identifier.pmid39772955en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/124483en
dc.identifier.volume292en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoyal Societyen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39772955en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectperipheral populationsen
dc.subjectrefugia from diseaseen
dc.subjecthost persistenceen
dc.subjecthost-pathogen interactionsen
dc.subjectwhite-nose snydromeen
dc.subjectnorthern myotisen
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen
dc.subject.meshChiropteraen
dc.subject.meshAscomycotaen
dc.subject.meshMycosesen
dc.subject.meshEcosystemen
dc.subject.meshHibernationen
dc.subject.meshEndangered Speciesen
dc.titleThe importance of peripheral populations in the face of novel environmental changeen
dc.title.serialProceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciencesen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Techen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Scienceen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Science/Biological Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/All T&R Facultyen
pubs.organisational-groupVirginia Tech/Science/COS T&R Facultyen

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