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Gregory Ruthig
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D. 2006, University of Virginia;
Postdoctoral Researcher 2006-08, Arizona State University.
Tel: 641-269-4695; FAX: 641-269-4285;
Office: Science 1201; Email: ruthiggr@grinnell.edu
My research focuses on the conservation and evolutionary consequences of
ecological interactions between amphibians and their pathogens. I have conducted
research in Costa Rica, Panama, New York, Virginia, South Carolina, and Arizona.
Some of my current projects include: (1) community ecology of amphibian hosts that
share the chytrid pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and the
potential for reservoir hosts; (2) the dynamics of amphibian and non-amphibian hosts
of oomycetes that infect amphibian eggs; (3) environmental factors, such as
temperature and pollutants, that can change the dynamics between hosts and
pathogens; (4) surveying viral and fungal pathogens of amphibians in northern
Canada.
- Ruthig, G. R. 2008. The Influence of Temperature and Spatial Distribution on the Susceptibility of Southern Leopard Frog Eggs to Disease. Oecologia 156: 895-903.
- Pasachnik, S. and G. R. Ruthig. 2004. Versatility of habitat use in three sympatric species of Plethodontid salamanders. Journal of Herpetology 38: 434-437.
- Fall
BIO-373: Mechanisms of Evolution, with Lab
- Spring
TBA
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