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Shawn Meagher

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Western Illinois University

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College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences

Shawn Meagher is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Professor at Western Illinois University.

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parasitology evolutionary biology biology host-parasite relationships rodent ecology ecology invertebrate pathology pathogens ecology and evolutionary biology mammalian biology parasitic diseases deer mice genetics evolutionary ecology genetic variation population biology population genetics metabolism behavioral ecology avian biology fish biology animal physiology animal bioscience intermediate host rodent management population variation medical entomology animal ecology ecological entomology zoology molecular ecology mammalogy evolutionary theory animal genetics nematology host specificity metabolic response parasitic fluke animal behavior sociobiology adaptation breeding behavior host response host genetics evolutionary genetics laboratory animal studies food web interactions foraging primatology mammalian physiology applied ethology ecocide sexual selection biological evolution harmful microalgae aquatic organisms marine ecology marine biota specie distribution wildlife ecology global distribution hyperparasite vector-parasite relationship disease ecology wild house mice male-male competition magnifies selfish gene fitness effects ecological context house mice mus domesticus morphometric characters centrarchid-infecting generalist luxilus albeolus peromyscus polionotus total mass wildlife disease conservation biology

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A Molecular Reconstruction of Holarctic Heligmosomidae Reveals a New Species of Heligmosomoides (Nematoda: Heligmosomidae) in Peromyscus Maniculatus (Neotominae) From Canada. Systematics and Biodiversity (2022)

Haitham AlnaqebStephen E. GreimanKurt J. VandegriftMariel L. CampbellShawn MeagherF. Agustín Jiménez

holarctic heligmosomidaemolecular reconstructionavian biologybiologyentomology

A Sink Host Allows a Specialist Herbivore to Persist in a Seasonal Source. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2021)

specialist herbivoreforagingseasonal sourceevolutionary ecologycoevolutionfood web interactionsbiologyecological entomologyecosystemscommunity (ecology)evolutionary biologyanimal ecologyfunctional ecologyecologysink hostecology and evolutionary biologybehavioral ecology

Complex and Diverse Drivers of Parasite Loads in a Cosmopolitan Insect. Journal of Parasitology (2019)

hyperparasiteevolutionary ecologyinvertebrate pathologyparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsmedical entomologyinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologyintermediate hostvector-parasite relationshipdiverse driversevolutionary biologyparasite loadsentomologyecology and evolutionary biologycosmopolitan insect

Does Seawater Acidification Affect Zooxanthellae Density and Health in the Invasive Upside‐Down Jellyfish, Cassiopea Spp.?. Invertebrate Biology (2019)

aquatic ecosystemsoceanographyfish biologyaquatic organismsaquatic conservationmarine biotabiologymarine systemsextreme environmentsmarine biologyecologymarine ecologyinvasive upside‐down jellyfishharmful microalgae

Sexual Selection Constrains the Body Mass of Male but Not Female Mice. Ecology and Evolution (2017)

James S. RuffDouglas H. CornwallLinda C. MorrisonJoseph W. CaucegliaAdam C. NelsonShannon M. GauklerShawn MeagherLara S. CarrollWayne K. Potts

evolutionary theorybiological evolutionbody masssexual selectionbiologyevolutionary biologyecologymammalian biologyecology and evolutionary biology

Insights on the Host Associations and Geographic Distribution of Hymenolepis Folkertsi (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) Among Rodents Across Temperate Latitudes of North America. Parasitology Research (2016)

E. P. HobergA. A. MakarikovV. V. TkachS. MeagherT. N. NimsR. P. EckerlinK. E. Galbreath

wildlife ecologyspecie distributionepidemiologygeographic distributionhymenolepis folkertsiparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsenvironmental sciencenorth americaavian biologyrodent ecologyanimal ecologytemperate latitudesecologyglobal distributionmicrobial ecologyornithology

Host Specificity of a Parasitic Fluke: Is Posthodiplostomum Minimum a Centrarchid-Infecting Generalist or Specialist?. Journal of Parasitology (2015)

posthodiplostomum minimuminfectious diseasesparasitologyhost-parasite relationshipsintermediate hostmicrobiologyparasitic flukepathogensinfectious diseases (medical specialty)communicable diseasesplant pathologyparasitic diseaseshost specificityinfection control

Host Specificity of a Parasitic Fluke: Is Posthodiplostomum Minimum a Centrarchid-Infecting Generalist or Specialist?. Journal of Parasitology (2014)

pathologyplant diseaseinvertebrate pathologyhost-parasite relationshipsplant pathologyinfectious diseasespathogenesisparasitic flukepathogenscentrarchid-infecting generalistcommunicable diseasesveterinary parasitologyinfection controlparasitologymedical entomologymicrobiologyintermediate hostinfectious diseases (medical specialty)parasitic diseaseshost specificitymicrobial pathogenesis

Reduced Ectoparasite Loads of Deer Mice in Burned Forest: From Fleas to Trees?. Ecosphere (2013)

R. ZwolakS. MeagherJ. W. VaughnS. DziemianE. E. Crone

environmental scienceavian biologyrodent ecologyecosystemspharmacologymammalian physiologylivestock scienceburned forestectoparasite loadsapplied ethologyconservation biologydeer micewildlifeenvironmental toxicologyparasitologyapplied ecologyecotoxicologyecocideenvironmental researchprimatologyecology

A Microsatellite-Based Mhc Genotyping System for House Mice (Mus Domesticus). Hereditas (2004)

Shawn MeagherWayne K. Potts

animal geneticsgenomicshouse micemolecular biologyhost geneticsgeneticsmus domesticusgene expressiongenetic variation

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Shawn Meagher

Professor

Western Illinois University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Biological Sciences

Shawn Meagher is currently serving as a Biological Sciences Professor at Western Illinois University.

Honors

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Western Illinois University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Haitham AlnaqebStephen E. GreimanKurt J. VandegriftMariel L. CampbellShawn MeagherF. Agustín Jiménez

holarctic heligmosomidaemolecular reconstructionavian biologybiologyentomology

A Sink Host Allows a Specialist Herbivore to Persist in a Seasonal Source. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2021)

Complex and Diverse Drivers of Parasite Loads in a Cosmopolitan Insect. Journal of Parasitology (2019)

Does Seawater Acidification Affect Zooxanthellae Density and Health in the Invasive Upside‐Down Jellyfish, Cassiopea Spp.?. Invertebrate Biology (2019)

Sexual Selection Constrains the Body Mass of Male but Not Female Mice. Ecology and Evolution (2017)

James S. RuffDouglas H. CornwallLinda C. MorrisonJoseph W. CaucegliaAdam C. NelsonShannon M. GauklerShawn MeagherLara S. CarrollWayne K. Potts

evolutionary theorybiological evolutionbody masssexual selectionbiologyevolutionary biologyecologymammalian biologyecology and evolutionary biology

E. P. HobergA. A. MakarikovV. V. TkachS. MeagherT. N. NimsR. P. EckerlinK. E. Galbreath

Host Specificity of a Parasitic Fluke: Is Posthodiplostomum Minimum a Centrarchid-Infecting Generalist or Specialist?. Journal of Parasitology (2015)

Host Specificity of a Parasitic Fluke: Is Posthodiplostomum Minimum a Centrarchid-Infecting Generalist or Specialist?. Journal of Parasitology (2014)

Reduced Ectoparasite Loads of Deer Mice in Burned Forest: From Fleas to Trees?. Ecosphere (2013)

R. ZwolakS. MeagherJ. W. VaughnS. DziemianE. E. Crone

A Microsatellite-Based Mhc Genotyping System for House Mice (Mus Domesticus). Hereditas (2004)

Shawn MeagherWayne K. Potts

animal geneticsgenomicshouse micemolecular biologyhost geneticsgeneticsmus domesticusgene expressiongenetic variation

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