Thomas Raffel
Thomas Raffel
Visiting Research Associate, Rohr Lab
Contact
Office: SCA 322
Phone: 813/974-4694
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Education
Ph.D. Penn State University, Department of Biology, 2006
Research
My research focuses on how environmental effects on the immune system affect host-parasite interactions in amphibians. I am investigating how temperature, stress, and breeding status affect seasonal and spatial patterns in immunocompetence.
Recent Publications
Raffel TR, Dillard JR, & P. J. Hudson (2006). Field evidence for leech-borne transmission of amphibian Ichthyophonus sp. J. Parasitol 92: 1256-1264.
Raffel TR, J. R. Rohr, J. M. Kiesecker & P. J. Hudson (2006). Negative effects of changing temperature on amphibian immunity under field conditions. Functional Ecology 20: 819-828.
Raffel TR & Gatz AJ (2003). The orientation of beavers (Castor canadensis) when cutting trees. The Ohio Journal of Science 103: 143-146.
Raffel TR, Register KB, Marks SA & Temple LM (2002). Prevalence of Bordetella avium in wild and domestic bird species of eastern USA. Wildlife Diseases 38: 40-46