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Carla E Caceres

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UIUC

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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 Uiuc.

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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

parasitologygut passage timefungusmicrobial pathogenesisdisease ecologygut sporescomparative physiologymelatonininvertebrate pathologyinfectious diseaseshost-parasite relationshipsfungal ecologyhormone melatoninphysiologypathogensmicroorganismsbiologyzoologyfunctional ecologyhost specificity

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

parasitologymicrobiologyparasite genomicsparasitic protozoam. bicuspidatafungushost-parasite relationshipsélie metschnikoffaustralozyma monospora spbiologymedical entomologyinvertebrate pathologysymbiosissystematicsmicroorganismsparasitic diseases

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

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

microbiologyhost microbiomemicrobial ecologybiotic interactionsmicrobial diversitymicrobiomeecological entomologyinsect sciencebiologyresource environmentecologysymbiosisentomologyfood web interactionscommunity (ecology)microbiome formation

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

Patrick J WilsonCarla E CáceresTara E Stewart Merrill

parasitologyfreshwater zooplanktonecologyphysiological correlationszooplankton ecologyeye sizehost-parasite relationshipsbiologyecology and evolutionary biologyfunctional ecologyinvertebrate pathologyparasitic diseases

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

parasitologyanimal ecologydepleted herdhigh predationdisease ecologyinvertebrate pathologyhost-parasite relationshipspopulation biologypredator-prey interactionsbiologyecology and evolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyintraguild predationecologyhealthy herds predationcommunity (ecology)

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

parasitologymicrobiologyvertebrate immune systemscrustacean hosthydrobiologiafungusmicrobial pathogenesishost-parasite relationshipsaquatic organismsbiologyevolutionary biologypathogen exposurepathogensinvertebrate pathologyhost specificity

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

parasitologyterrestrial arthropodsfemale mosquitoesecological entomologyaquatic ecosystemspopulation biologyaquatic organismsegg banksinsect sciencebiologyecology and evolutionary biologyfreshwater ecosystemsegg bankecologyentomologycommunity (ecology)

“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

parasitologydisease ecologycoevolutionecology evolutionpopulation biologyhost densityvector-parasite relationshipless resistancetransmission rateecology and evolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyinvertebrate pathologyecologyadaptationevolutionary applicationsparasite controlhost-parasite relationshipsbiologyevolutionary biologyhost specificitycommunity (ecology)

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

parasitologycommunicable diseasesdisease ecologypopulation biologytheoretical biologyhost densitymathematical bioscienceecology and evolutionary biologyhigher host densitiesevolutionary ecologyinterspecies transmissionecologymathematical biologyinfectious diseaseshost-parasite relationshipsepidemiological dynamicpathogensinfectious disease modellingecological applicationsgreater host densities

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

parasitologycommunicable diseasesmathematical biologydisease transmissioninfectious diseasesdisease ecologymathematical biosciencehost-parasite relationshipspopulation biologyinfectious disease modellinghigher host densitieshost densityinterspecies transmissionpathogensecologygreater host densities

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Carla E Caceres

Professor

UIUC

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 Uiuc.

Honors

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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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