WILDLIFE DISASE
One primary focus of the Voyles lab is the amphibian disease known as chytridiomycosis. This disease is caused by a fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (or “Bd”). Bd can spread rapidly though frog populations and to infect numerous, phylogenetically distant species, causing high levels of mortality. These disease characteristics not only make chytridiomycosis especially difficult to respond to, but also present strong empirical evidence for disease-induced extinctions. Although occasionally described as "catastrophic" or "tragic", this disease also represents an opportunity to study the underpinnings of disease systems.
EVOLUTION IN A HOST-PATHOGEN SYSTEM
How do epidemics end? In the Voyles Lab, we investigate shifts in disease dynamics and evolution in the chytrdiomycosis system. Bd is a unique pathogen in its ability to be highly lethal in multiple species and across dramatically different environments. We have investigated severe disease-induced population crashes and species extirpations in the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in California, in the wet tropics of Australia, and throughout Central America. However, not all host species, or all populations of species, experienced dramatic declines. The persistence of Bd-infected host populations that survived initial outbreaks suggests an evolutionary shift in level of virulence (either in the host, in the pathogen, or in both). We are investigating the mechanisms that may underpin evolution in post-epidemic host populations.
CONSERVATION APPLICATIONS
Our goals are not limited to understanding the biology of infectious diseases, we are also actively involved in outreach and education for wildlife conservation. We work directly with multiple conservation agencies to generate disease-specific management plans for vulnerable amphibians. These efforts include providing science-based information for amphibian repatriation and reintroduction efforts. We are also deeply committed to educational outreach in diverse audiences including the naturalist communities, the general public and students of all levels. Thus, we are simultaneously investigating the biology of disease systems and addressing critical conservation and education issues.
PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar Website for Jamie Voyles
Voyles CV
* indicates publication with Voyles Lab students
** indicates publication with my dad :)
In review
Forney R*, Rios-Sotelo G*, Lindauer AL*, Willis CKR, Voyles J. Temperature shifts associated with bat arousals during hibernation inhibit the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, a lethal fungal pathogen of bats. EcoHealth
In press
Rosa GM*, Perez R*, Richards L, Richards-Zawacki CL, Smiliancih AM, Reinert LK, Rollins-Smith LA, Wetzel DP, Voyles J. Seasonality of host immunity in a tropical disease system. Ecosphere.
2021
Rothstein AP, Byrne AQ*, Knapp RA, Briggs CJ, Voyles J, Richards-Zawacki CL, Rosenblum EB. Divergent evolutionary histories of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis between two regions with similar and emblematic patterns of amphibian decline. Proceedings of Royal Society B.
2021
Lapp S, Wu T, Richards-Zawacki C, Voyles J, Rodriguez KM*, Shamon, H, & Kitzes J. Automated detection of frog calls and choruses by pulse repetition rate. Conservation Biology.
2021
Sheets C*, Schmidt DR, Hurtado PJ, Byrne AQ, Rosenblum EB, Richards-Zawacki CL, Voyles J*. Thermal Performance Curves of Multiple Isolates of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a Lethal Pathogen of Amphibians. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
2020
Byrne AQ, Richards-Zawacki CL, Voyles J, Bi K, Ibáñez R, Rosenblum EB. Whole exome sequencing identifies the potential for genetic rescue in iconic and critically endangered Panamanian harlequin frogs. Global Change Biology
2020
Rodriguez K*, Voyles J. The amphibian complement system and chytridiomycosis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology.
2020
Lindauer AL*, Maier, PA, Voyles J. Daily fluctuating temperatures decrease growth and reproduction rate of a lethal amphibian fungal pathogen in culture. BMC Ecology 20: 1-9
2020
Scheele BC, Pasmans F, Berger L, Martel A, Skerratt LF, Beukema W, Burrowes P, Catenazzi A, Fisher M, Flechas V, Foster CN, Frías-Álvarez P, Garner T, Gratwicke B, Guayasamin J, Hirschfeld M, Kosch T, Kolby J, Lindenmayer DB, Maneyro R, La Marca E, Mendelson J, Parra-Olea G, De la Riva I, Rödel M, Soto C, Toledo F, Voyles J, Whitfield S, Zamudio K, Canessa S. Response to Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity”. Science 367: 6484
2019
Kohli A*, Brannelly L, Ohmer M, Lindauer AL*, Richards-Zawacki C, Rollins-Smith LA, Voyles J. Disease and the drying pond: examining possible links between drought, immune function, and disease development in amphibians. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 92: 339-348
2019
Byrne AQ, Vredenbur VT, Martel A, Pasmans F, Bell RC, Blackburn DC, Bletz MC, Bosch J, Briggs CJ, Brown RM, Catenazzi A, López MF, Figueroa-Valenzuela R, Ghose SL, Jaeger JR, Jani AJ, Jirku M, Knapp RA, Muñoz A, Portik DM, Richards-Zawacki CL, Rockney H, Rovito SM, Stark T, Sulaeman H, Tao NT, Voyles J, Waddle AW, Zhiyong Y, Rosenblum EB. Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116: 20382-20387
2019
Scheele BC, Pasmans F, Berger L, Martel A, Skerratt LF, Beukema W, Burrowes P, Catenazzi A, Fisher M, Flechas V, Foster CN, Frías-Álvarez P, Garner T, Gratwicke B, Guayasamin J, Hirschfeld M, Kosch T, Kolby J, Lindenmayer DB, Maneyro R, La Marca E, Mendelson J, Parra-Olea G, De la Riva I, Rödel M, Soto C, Toledo F, Voyles J, Whitfield S, Zamudio K, Canessa S. Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity. Science 363: 1459-1463
2019
Lewis C, Richards-Zawacki C, Ibáñez R, Luedtke J, Voyles J, Houser P, Gratwicke B. Conserving Panamanian Harlequin Frogs by Integrating Captive-breeding and Research Programs. Conservation Biology 236: 180-187
2019
Lindauer AL*, Voyles J. Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis after development under drying conditions. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 14: 185-198
2019
Lindauer AL*, May T*, Rios-Stoelo G*, Sheets C*, Voyles, J. Quantifying Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans viability. EcoHealth 1-5
2018
Voyles J, Woodhams DC, Saenz V, Byrne AQ, Perez R*, Rios-Sotelo G*, Ryan MJ*, Bletz MC, Sobell FA, McLetchie S, Reinert L, Rosenblum EB, Rollins- Smith LA, Ibáñez R, Ray JM, Griffith EJ, Ross H, Richards-Zawacki CL. Amphibian recoveries and shifts in disease dynamics are not due to pathogen attenuation. Science 359: 1517-1519
2018
Cook K, Voyles J, Kenny H, Pope K, J Piovia-Scott. Validation of a protocol for non-lethal isolation of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from amphibians. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms129: 159-164
2018
Byrne AQ, Poorten TJ, Voyles J, Willis CKR, Rosenblum EB. Opening up the file drawer: Unexpected insights from a chytrid infection experiment. PloS One 13(5), e0196851
2017
Puschendorf R, Voyles J Tropidechis carinatus (Rough-scaled Snake) and Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) predation.
Herpetological Review 48: 1
2017
Voyles J, Johnson LR, Rohr J, Kelly R*, Barron C*, Miller D*, Minster J*, Rosenblum EB. Diversity in growth patterns among strains of the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisacross extended thermal optima. Oecologia 1-11
2016
Byrne A, Voyles J, Rios-Sotelo G*, Rosenblum EB. Insights from genomics into spatial and temporal variation in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science 142: 269-292 **Invited review**
2016
Berger L, Roberts A, Voyles J, Longcore J, Murray K, Skerratt LF. History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians. Fungal Ecology 19: 89-99
2015
Voyles J, Kilpatrick AM, Collins JP, Fishe MC, Frick WF, McCallum H, Willis CK, Blehert DS, Murray KA, Puschendorf R, Rosenblum EB, Bolker BM, Cheng T, Langwig KE, Lindner DL, Toothman M, Wilber MQ, Briggs CJ. Beyond too little, Too late: Managing emerging infectious diseases in wild populations requires international action. EcoHealth 12, 404-407
2015
Langwig K, Voyles J, Wilber MQ, Frick WF, Murray K, Bolker BM, Collins JP, Cheng TL, Fisher MC, Hoyt JR, Lindauer DL, McCallum HI, Pushchendorf R, Rosenblum EB, Toothman M, Willis CKR, Briggs CJ, Kilpatrick AM. Context dependent conservation responses to emerging wildlife diseases. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13: 195-202
2015
Gratwicke B, Ross H, Batista A, Chaves G, Crawford AJ... Voyles J (of 23 authors). Evaluating the probability of avoiding disease related extinctions of Panamanian amphibians through captive breeding programs. Animal Conservation 19: 324–336
2014
Perez R*, Richards-Zawacki CR, Krohn AR, Robak M, Griffith E, Ross H, Gratwicke B, Ibanez R, Voyles J. Field surveys in Western Panama indicate populations of Atelopus varius frogs are persisting in regions where Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is now enzootic. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 8: 30-35
2014
Ryan, M*, Latella IM, Painter CW, Giermakowski TJ, Christman BL, Jennings RD, Voyles J. First Record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) in Southwestern New Mexico, USA. Herpetological Review 45: 616-618
2014
Krohn A & Voyles J. A short note on the use of humeral spines in combat in Espadarana prosoblepon (Anura: Centrolenidae). Alytes 31: 83-85
2014
Johns K, Rapin N, Martin L, Bollinger T, Warnecke L, Turner JM, Willis C, Voyles J, Misra V. Activation of innate-response genes in Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifigus) infected with the fungus Pseudogymnoascus/Geomyces destructans. PLoS One 9: e112285
2014
Voyles J, Johnson, LJ, Briggs CJ, Cashins SD, Alford RA, Berger L, Skerratt LF, Speare R, Rosenblum EB Experimental evolution alters the rate and temporal pattern of population growth in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians. Ecology and Evolution 4: 3633-3641
2014
Voyles J, Philips A, Driessen M, Webb M, Berger L, Woodhams DC, Murray K & Skerratt LF. Assessing host susceptibility and pathogen virulence for conservation and management of Tasmanian amphibians. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9: 106-115
2012
Voyles J, Johnson, LJ, Briggs CJ, Cashins SD, et al., Temperature alters reproductive life history patterns in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen associated with the global loss of amphibians. Ecology and Evolution 2: 2241-2249
2012
Voyles J, Tunsall T, Parker J, Briggs CJ, Rosenblum EB, Vredenderg VT. Pathophysiology in mountain yellow-legged frogs during a chytridiomycosis outbreak. PLoS One 7: e35374
2012
Campbell CR, Voyles J, Cook DI, Dinudom A. Frog skin epithelium: electrolyte transport and chytridiomycosis. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 44: 431-434
2011
Voyles J, Rosenblum EB, Berger L. Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity. Microbes and Infection 13: 25-32 **Invited review**
2011
Woodhams DC, Bosch J, Briggs CJ, Cashins S, Davis LR, Lauer A, Muths E, Puschendorf R, Schmidt BR, Shaefor B, Voyles J. Mitigating amphibian disease: Strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 8-31
2011
Voyles J, Phenotypic profiling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen of amphibians. Fungal Ecology 4: 196-200
2010
Voyles J, Richards-Hrdlicka K, Cashins SD, Rosenblum EB Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: Requirement for further collection and archiving. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 109-112
2010
Berger L, Speare R, Pessier A, Voyles J, Skerratt LF Treatment of chytridiomycosis requires urgent clinical trials. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 165-174
2010
Rosenblum EB, Voyles J, Poorten TJ, Stajick JE The deadly chytrid fungus: A story of an emerging pathogen. PLoS Pathogens 6: 1-3
2009
Voyles J, Young S, Berger L, Campbell C, Voyles WF, Dinudom A, Cook D, Webb R, Alford RA, Skerratt LF, Speare R. Pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, a cause of catastrophic amphibian declines. Science 326: 582-585
Photo of my favorite DAD
Ok, there's only one paper, but I'm really proud of publishing with my dad.
2009
Voyles J, Cashins SD, Rosenblum EB, Puschendorf R. Preserving pathogens for wildlife conservation: a case for action on amphibian declines. Oryx International Journal of Conservation 43: 527-529
2008
Woodhams DC, Kilburn VL, Reinert LK, Voyles J, Medina D, Ibáñez R, Hyatt AD, Boyle DG, Green DM. Chytridiomycosis and amphibian population declines continue to spread eastward in Panama. EcoHealth 5: 268-275
2007
Voyles J, Berger L, Webb R, Young S, Speare R, Werner J, Rudd D, Campbell, R, Skerratt LF. Electrolyte disruption and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 77, 113-118
2006
Lips KR, Brem F, Brenes R, Reeve JD, Alford RA, Voyles J, Carey C, Livo LJ, Pessier AP, Collins JP. Emerging infectious disease and the loss of biodiversity in a Neotropical amphibian community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103: 3165-3170
2006
Woodhams DC, Voyles J, Lips KR, Carey C, Rollins-Smith L. Predicted disease susceptibility in Panamanian amphibian assemblage based on skin peptide defenses. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42: 207-218
One primary focus of the Voyles lab is the amphibian disease known as chytridiomycosis. This disease is caused by a fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (or “Bd”). Bd can spread rapidly though frog populations and to infect numerous, phylogenetically distant species, causing high levels of mortality. These disease characteristics not only make chytridiomycosis especially difficult to respond to, but also present strong empirical evidence for disease-induced extinctions. Although occasionally described as "catastrophic" or "tragic", this disease also represents an opportunity to study the underpinnings of disease systems.
EVOLUTION IN A HOST-PATHOGEN SYSTEM
How do epidemics end? In the Voyles Lab, we investigate shifts in disease dynamics and evolution in the chytrdiomycosis system. Bd is a unique pathogen in its ability to be highly lethal in multiple species and across dramatically different environments. We have investigated severe disease-induced population crashes and species extirpations in the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges in California, in the wet tropics of Australia, and throughout Central America. However, not all host species, or all populations of species, experienced dramatic declines. The persistence of Bd-infected host populations that survived initial outbreaks suggests an evolutionary shift in level of virulence (either in the host, in the pathogen, or in both). We are investigating the mechanisms that may underpin evolution in post-epidemic host populations.
CONSERVATION APPLICATIONS
Our goals are not limited to understanding the biology of infectious diseases, we are also actively involved in outreach and education for wildlife conservation. We work directly with multiple conservation agencies to generate disease-specific management plans for vulnerable amphibians. These efforts include providing science-based information for amphibian repatriation and reintroduction efforts. We are also deeply committed to educational outreach in diverse audiences including the naturalist communities, the general public and students of all levels. Thus, we are simultaneously investigating the biology of disease systems and addressing critical conservation and education issues.
PUBLICATIONS
Google Scholar Website for Jamie Voyles
Voyles CV
* indicates publication with Voyles Lab students
** indicates publication with my dad :)
In review
Forney R*, Rios-Sotelo G*, Lindauer AL*, Willis CKR, Voyles J. Temperature shifts associated with bat arousals during hibernation inhibit the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, a lethal fungal pathogen of bats. EcoHealth
In press
Rosa GM*, Perez R*, Richards L, Richards-Zawacki CL, Smiliancih AM, Reinert LK, Rollins-Smith LA, Wetzel DP, Voyles J. Seasonality of host immunity in a tropical disease system. Ecosphere.
2021
Rothstein AP, Byrne AQ*, Knapp RA, Briggs CJ, Voyles J, Richards-Zawacki CL, Rosenblum EB. Divergent evolutionary histories of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis between two regions with similar and emblematic patterns of amphibian decline. Proceedings of Royal Society B.
2021
Lapp S, Wu T, Richards-Zawacki C, Voyles J, Rodriguez KM*, Shamon, H, & Kitzes J. Automated detection of frog calls and choruses by pulse repetition rate. Conservation Biology.
2021
Sheets C*, Schmidt DR, Hurtado PJ, Byrne AQ, Rosenblum EB, Richards-Zawacki CL, Voyles J*. Thermal Performance Curves of Multiple Isolates of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a Lethal Pathogen of Amphibians. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
2020
Byrne AQ, Richards-Zawacki CL, Voyles J, Bi K, Ibáñez R, Rosenblum EB. Whole exome sequencing identifies the potential for genetic rescue in iconic and critically endangered Panamanian harlequin frogs. Global Change Biology
2020
Rodriguez K*, Voyles J. The amphibian complement system and chytridiomycosis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology.
2020
Lindauer AL*, Maier, PA, Voyles J. Daily fluctuating temperatures decrease growth and reproduction rate of a lethal amphibian fungal pathogen in culture. BMC Ecology 20: 1-9
2020
Scheele BC, Pasmans F, Berger L, Martel A, Skerratt LF, Beukema W, Burrowes P, Catenazzi A, Fisher M, Flechas V, Foster CN, Frías-Álvarez P, Garner T, Gratwicke B, Guayasamin J, Hirschfeld M, Kosch T, Kolby J, Lindenmayer DB, Maneyro R, La Marca E, Mendelson J, Parra-Olea G, De la Riva I, Rödel M, Soto C, Toledo F, Voyles J, Whitfield S, Zamudio K, Canessa S. Response to Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity”. Science 367: 6484
2019
Kohli A*, Brannelly L, Ohmer M, Lindauer AL*, Richards-Zawacki C, Rollins-Smith LA, Voyles J. Disease and the drying pond: examining possible links between drought, immune function, and disease development in amphibians. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 92: 339-348
2019
Byrne AQ, Vredenbur VT, Martel A, Pasmans F, Bell RC, Blackburn DC, Bletz MC, Bosch J, Briggs CJ, Brown RM, Catenazzi A, López MF, Figueroa-Valenzuela R, Ghose SL, Jaeger JR, Jani AJ, Jirku M, Knapp RA, Muñoz A, Portik DM, Richards-Zawacki CL, Rockney H, Rovito SM, Stark T, Sulaeman H, Tao NT, Voyles J, Waddle AW, Zhiyong Y, Rosenblum EB. Cryptic diversity of a widespread global pathogen reveals expanded threats to amphibian conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 116: 20382-20387
2019
Scheele BC, Pasmans F, Berger L, Martel A, Skerratt LF, Beukema W, Burrowes P, Catenazzi A, Fisher M, Flechas V, Foster CN, Frías-Álvarez P, Garner T, Gratwicke B, Guayasamin J, Hirschfeld M, Kosch T, Kolby J, Lindenmayer DB, Maneyro R, La Marca E, Mendelson J, Parra-Olea G, De la Riva I, Rödel M, Soto C, Toledo F, Voyles J, Whitfield S, Zamudio K, Canessa S. Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity. Science 363: 1459-1463
2019
Lewis C, Richards-Zawacki C, Ibáñez R, Luedtke J, Voyles J, Houser P, Gratwicke B. Conserving Panamanian Harlequin Frogs by Integrating Captive-breeding and Research Programs. Conservation Biology 236: 180-187
2019
Lindauer AL*, Voyles J. Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis after development under drying conditions. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 14: 185-198
2019
Lindauer AL*, May T*, Rios-Stoelo G*, Sheets C*, Voyles, J. Quantifying Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans viability. EcoHealth 1-5
2018
Voyles J, Woodhams DC, Saenz V, Byrne AQ, Perez R*, Rios-Sotelo G*, Ryan MJ*, Bletz MC, Sobell FA, McLetchie S, Reinert L, Rosenblum EB, Rollins- Smith LA, Ibáñez R, Ray JM, Griffith EJ, Ross H, Richards-Zawacki CL. Amphibian recoveries and shifts in disease dynamics are not due to pathogen attenuation. Science 359: 1517-1519
2018
Cook K, Voyles J, Kenny H, Pope K, J Piovia-Scott. Validation of a protocol for non-lethal isolation of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from amphibians. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms129: 159-164
2018
Byrne AQ, Poorten TJ, Voyles J, Willis CKR, Rosenblum EB. Opening up the file drawer: Unexpected insights from a chytrid infection experiment. PloS One 13(5), e0196851
2017
Puschendorf R, Voyles J Tropidechis carinatus (Rough-scaled Snake) and Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake) predation.
Herpetological Review 48: 1
2017
Voyles J, Johnson LR, Rohr J, Kelly R*, Barron C*, Miller D*, Minster J*, Rosenblum EB. Diversity in growth patterns among strains of the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidisacross extended thermal optima. Oecologia 1-11
2016
Byrne A, Voyles J, Rios-Sotelo G*, Rosenblum EB. Insights from genomics into spatial and temporal variation in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science 142: 269-292 **Invited review**
2016
Berger L, Roberts A, Voyles J, Longcore J, Murray K, Skerratt LF. History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians. Fungal Ecology 19: 89-99
2015
Voyles J, Kilpatrick AM, Collins JP, Fishe MC, Frick WF, McCallum H, Willis CK, Blehert DS, Murray KA, Puschendorf R, Rosenblum EB, Bolker BM, Cheng T, Langwig KE, Lindner DL, Toothman M, Wilber MQ, Briggs CJ. Beyond too little, Too late: Managing emerging infectious diseases in wild populations requires international action. EcoHealth 12, 404-407
2015
Langwig K, Voyles J, Wilber MQ, Frick WF, Murray K, Bolker BM, Collins JP, Cheng TL, Fisher MC, Hoyt JR, Lindauer DL, McCallum HI, Pushchendorf R, Rosenblum EB, Toothman M, Willis CKR, Briggs CJ, Kilpatrick AM. Context dependent conservation responses to emerging wildlife diseases. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13: 195-202
2015
Gratwicke B, Ross H, Batista A, Chaves G, Crawford AJ... Voyles J (of 23 authors). Evaluating the probability of avoiding disease related extinctions of Panamanian amphibians through captive breeding programs. Animal Conservation 19: 324–336
2014
Perez R*, Richards-Zawacki CR, Krohn AR, Robak M, Griffith E, Ross H, Gratwicke B, Ibanez R, Voyles J. Field surveys in Western Panama indicate populations of Atelopus varius frogs are persisting in regions where Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is now enzootic. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 8: 30-35
2014
Ryan, M*, Latella IM, Painter CW, Giermakowski TJ, Christman BL, Jennings RD, Voyles J. First Record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) in Southwestern New Mexico, USA. Herpetological Review 45: 616-618
2014
Krohn A & Voyles J. A short note on the use of humeral spines in combat in Espadarana prosoblepon (Anura: Centrolenidae). Alytes 31: 83-85
2014
Johns K, Rapin N, Martin L, Bollinger T, Warnecke L, Turner JM, Willis C, Voyles J, Misra V. Activation of innate-response genes in Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifigus) infected with the fungus Pseudogymnoascus/Geomyces destructans. PLoS One 9: e112285
2014
Voyles J, Johnson, LJ, Briggs CJ, Cashins SD, Alford RA, Berger L, Skerratt LF, Speare R, Rosenblum EB Experimental evolution alters the rate and temporal pattern of population growth in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal fungal pathogen of amphibians. Ecology and Evolution 4: 3633-3641
2014
Voyles J, Philips A, Driessen M, Webb M, Berger L, Woodhams DC, Murray K & Skerratt LF. Assessing host susceptibility and pathogen virulence for conservation and management of Tasmanian amphibians. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9: 106-115
2012
Voyles J, Johnson, LJ, Briggs CJ, Cashins SD, et al., Temperature alters reproductive life history patterns in Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen associated with the global loss of amphibians. Ecology and Evolution 2: 2241-2249
2012
Voyles J, Tunsall T, Parker J, Briggs CJ, Rosenblum EB, Vredenderg VT. Pathophysiology in mountain yellow-legged frogs during a chytridiomycosis outbreak. PLoS One 7: e35374
2012
Campbell CR, Voyles J, Cook DI, Dinudom A. Frog skin epithelium: electrolyte transport and chytridiomycosis. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology 44: 431-434
2011
Voyles J, Rosenblum EB, Berger L. Interactions between Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and its amphibian hosts: a review of pathogenesis and immunity. Microbes and Infection 13: 25-32 **Invited review**
2011
Woodhams DC, Bosch J, Briggs CJ, Cashins S, Davis LR, Lauer A, Muths E, Puschendorf R, Schmidt BR, Shaefor B, Voyles J. Mitigating amphibian disease: Strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis. Frontiers in Zoology 8: 8-31
2011
Voyles J, Phenotypic profiling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a lethal pathogen of amphibians. Fungal Ecology 4: 196-200
2010
Voyles J, Richards-Hrdlicka K, Cashins SD, Rosenblum EB Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: Requirement for further collection and archiving. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 109-112
2010
Berger L, Speare R, Pessier A, Voyles J, Skerratt LF Treatment of chytridiomycosis requires urgent clinical trials. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 165-174
2010
Rosenblum EB, Voyles J, Poorten TJ, Stajick JE The deadly chytrid fungus: A story of an emerging pathogen. PLoS Pathogens 6: 1-3
2009
Voyles J, Young S, Berger L, Campbell C, Voyles WF, Dinudom A, Cook D, Webb R, Alford RA, Skerratt LF, Speare R. Pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis, a cause of catastrophic amphibian declines. Science 326: 582-585
Photo of my favorite DAD
Ok, there's only one paper, but I'm really proud of publishing with my dad.
2009
Voyles J, Cashins SD, Rosenblum EB, Puschendorf R. Preserving pathogens for wildlife conservation: a case for action on amphibian declines. Oryx International Journal of Conservation 43: 527-529
2008
Woodhams DC, Kilburn VL, Reinert LK, Voyles J, Medina D, Ibáñez R, Hyatt AD, Boyle DG, Green DM. Chytridiomycosis and amphibian population declines continue to spread eastward in Panama. EcoHealth 5: 268-275
2007
Voyles J, Berger L, Webb R, Young S, Speare R, Werner J, Rudd D, Campbell, R, Skerratt LF. Electrolyte disruption and osmotic imbalance in amphibians with chytridiomycosis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 77, 113-118
2006
Lips KR, Brem F, Brenes R, Reeve JD, Alford RA, Voyles J, Carey C, Livo LJ, Pessier AP, Collins JP. Emerging infectious disease and the loss of biodiversity in a Neotropical amphibian community. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103: 3165-3170
2006
Woodhams DC, Voyles J, Lips KR, Carey C, Rollins-Smith L. Predicted disease susceptibility in Panamanian amphibian assemblage based on skin peptide defenses. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42: 207-218