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Carla E Caceres

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

Carla E Caceres is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Carla E Caceres

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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ecology biology evolutionary biology ecology and evolutionary biology evolutionary ecology parasitology host-parasite relationships aquatic ecosystems population biology invertebrate pathology disease ecology ecology evolution infectious diseases community (ecology) pathogens freshwater biology aquatic organisms zooplankton ecology functional ecology predator-prey interactions communicable diseases freshwater ecosystems behavioral ecology infectious disease modelling population genetics adaptation ecological applications interspecies transmission molecular ecology evolutionary applications medical entomology population ecology limnology animal ecology parasitic diseases host specificity host density ecological monograph zoology water ecologies benthic ecology biotic interactions epidemiological dynamic systematics aquatic conservation parasite control spatial ecology theoretical ecology transmission rate biological evolution speciation parasite exposure marine ecology evolutionary genetics sexual selection population dynamics benthic-pelagic coupling fungal epidemics dilution effect fungal parasite resource use gene evolution specie interaction macroecology field test climate epidemiology natural selection rapid evolution aquatic invertebrates oneida lake predation intensity selective predation host species dormant eggs species diversity multiple host species

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Influence of Melatonin on the Successful Infection of Daphnia Dentifera by Metschnikowia Bicuspidata. Ecosphere (2025)

Ashley G. HughesJeannette E. CullumMolly J. FredericksPatrick J. WilsonAnke SchwarzenbergerCarla E. Cáceres

invertebrate pathologyhost-parasite relationshipsmelatonininfectious diseasesphysiologybiologypathogensdisease ecologyzoologyfunguscomparative physiologymicroorganismsparasitologyhormone melatoninhost specificitymicrobial pathogenesisgut passage timefunctional ecologyfungal ecologygut spores

Reviving ÉLie Metschnikoff's Monospora: The Obligately Parasitic Yeast Australozyma Monospora Sp. Nov. FEMS Yeast Research (2025)

Marc-André LachanceCarla E CáceresMolly J FredericksMeghan A DuffyTara E Stewart Merrill

symbiosisaustralozyma monospora spparasitic protozoafungusinvertebrate pathologymicroorganismsparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsmedical entomologymicrobiologybiologyélie metschnikoffsystematicsm. bicuspidataparasitic diseasesparasite genomics

Causes and Consequences of Microbiome Formation in Mosquito Larvae. Ecological Entomology (2024)

Cameron D. SchwingChristopher J. HolmesEphantus J. MuturiChristopher DunlapJessica R. HolmesCarla E. Cáceres

symbiosishost microbiomefood web interactionsbiotic interactionsmicrobiome formationmicrobiologybiologyinsect scienceecological entomologycommunity (ecology)microbial diversityecologyentomologymicrobiomemicrobial ecologyresource environment

Exposure to Fungal Infection Decreases Eye Size in the Zooplankton, Daphnia. Journal of Plankton Research (2024)

Patrick J WilsonCarla E CáceresTara E Stewart Merrill

physiological correlationszooplankton ecologyparasitic diseasesinvertebrate pathologyparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsfreshwater zooplanktoneye sizebiologyfunctional ecologyecologyecology and evolutionary biology

A Healthy but Depleted Herd: Predators Decrease Prey Disease and Density. Ecology (2023)

Laura K. LopezMichael H. CortezTurner S. DeBlieuxIlona A. MenelBruce O'BrienCarla E. CáceresSpencer R. HallMeghan A. Duffy

high predationhealthy herds predationpopulation biologyevolutionary ecologyinvertebrate pathologyparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsbiologydepleted herddisease ecologyanimal ecologycommunity (ecology)predator-prey interactionsecologyintraguild predationecology and evolutionary biology

Differential Gene Expression in Response to Fungal Pathogen Exposure in the Aquatic Invertebrate, Daphnia Dentifera. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Emily E. Terrill SondagTara E. Stewart MerrillJenny DrnevichJessica R. HolmesEva K. FischerCarla E. CáceresLynette R. Strickland

fungushydrobiologiainvertebrate pathologyparasitologyaquatic organismshost-parasite relationshipspathogen exposuremicrobiologybiologypathogensvertebrate immune systemsevolutionary biologycrustacean hosthost specificitymicrobial pathogenesis

Heterocypris Incongruens Maintains an Egg Bank in Stormwater Habitats and Influences the Development of Larval Mosquito, Culex Restuans. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Jacqueline TrujilloCameron D. SchwingEphantus J. MuturiCarla E. Cáceres

aquatic ecosystemspopulation biologyterrestrial arthropodsaquatic organismsparasitologyegg bankegg banksinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologyfreshwater ecosystemsfemale mosquitoescommunity (ecology)ecologyentomologyecology and evolutionary biology

“Resistance is Futile”: Weaker Selection for Resistance by Abundant Parasites Increases Prevalence and Depresses Host Density. The American Naturalist (2023)

Jason C. WalsmanMeghan A. DuffyCarla E. CáceresSpencer R. Hall

ecology evolutionpopulation biologyevolutionary ecologycoevolutioninvertebrate pathologytransmission rateevolutionary applicationshost-parasite relationshipsless resistancevector-parasite relationshipcommunity (ecology)biologydisease ecologyadaptationparasitologyparasite controlhost specificityecology and evolutionary biologyevolutionary biologyhost densityecology

Figure 3 Code.R From Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk. Figshare (2022)

Tara E. Stewart MerrillCarla E. CáceresSamantha GrayVeronika R. LairdZoe T. SchnitzlerJulia C. Buck

population biologyevolutionary ecologyepidemiological dynamichost-parasite relationshipsecological applicationsmathematical bioscienceinfectious diseasespathogensdisease ecologycommunicable diseaseshigher host densitiestheoretical biologygreater host densitiesparasitologyecology and evolutionary biologymathematical biologyinterspecies transmissionhost densityecologyinfectious disease modelling

Master_Sin_Field Density and Prevalence.Xlsx From Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk. Figshare (2022)

Tara E. Stewart MerrillCarla E. CáceresSamantha GrayVeronika R. LairdZoe T. SchnitzlerJulia C. Buck

mathematical biosciencepopulation biologyinfectious diseaseshigher host densitiesdisease transmissiongreater host densitiesmathematical biologyinterspecies transmissionparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipspathogensdisease ecologycommunicable diseaseshost densityecologyinfectious disease modelling

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Carla E Caceres

Professor

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Integrative Biology

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

Carla E Caceres is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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Carla E Caceres

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Influence of Melatonin on the Successful Infection of Daphnia Dentifera by Metschnikowia Bicuspidata. Ecosphere (2025)

Ashley G. HughesJeannette E. CullumMolly J. FredericksPatrick J. WilsonAnke SchwarzenbergerCarla E. Cáceres

Reviving ÉLie Metschnikoff's Monospora: The Obligately Parasitic Yeast Australozyma Monospora Sp. Nov. FEMS Yeast Research (2025)

Marc-André LachanceCarla E CáceresMolly J FredericksMeghan A DuffyTara E Stewart Merrill

Causes and Consequences of Microbiome Formation in Mosquito Larvae. Ecological Entomology (2024)

Cameron D. SchwingChristopher J. HolmesEphantus J. MuturiChristopher DunlapJessica R. HolmesCarla E. Cáceres

Exposure to Fungal Infection Decreases Eye Size in the Zooplankton, Daphnia. Journal of Plankton Research (2024)

Patrick J WilsonCarla E CáceresTara E Stewart Merrill

A Healthy but Depleted Herd: Predators Decrease Prey Disease and Density. Ecology (2023)

Laura K. LopezMichael H. CortezTurner S. DeBlieuxIlona A. MenelBruce O'BrienCarla E. CáceresSpencer R. HallMeghan A. Duffy

Differential Gene Expression in Response to Fungal Pathogen Exposure in the Aquatic Invertebrate, Daphnia Dentifera. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Emily E. Terrill SondagTara E. Stewart MerrillJenny DrnevichJessica R. HolmesEva K. FischerCarla E. CáceresLynette R. Strickland

Heterocypris Incongruens Maintains an Egg Bank in Stormwater Habitats and Influences the Development of Larval Mosquito, Culex Restuans. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Jacqueline TrujilloCameron D. SchwingEphantus J. MuturiCarla E. Cáceres

“Resistance is Futile”: Weaker Selection for Resistance by Abundant Parasites Increases Prevalence and Depresses Host Density. The American Naturalist (2023)

Jason C. WalsmanMeghan A. DuffyCarla E. CáceresSpencer R. Hall

Figure 3 Code.R From Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk. Figshare (2022)

Tara E. Stewart MerrillCarla E. CáceresSamantha GrayVeronika R. LairdZoe T. SchnitzlerJulia C. Buck

Master_Sin_Field Density and Prevalence.Xlsx From Timescale Reverses the Relationship Between Host Density and Infection Risk. Figshare (2022)

Tara E. Stewart MerrillCarla E. CáceresSamantha GrayVeronika R. LairdZoe T. SchnitzlerJulia C. Buck

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