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Kevin D. Lafferty | Researchclopedia

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Kevin D. Lafferty

United States Geological Survey ORCID

402

Works

35,995

Citations

83

h-index

196

i10-index

Research Topics

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Zoonotic diseases and public health Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Affiliations

University of California, Riverside1997–1997

Twitter (United States)2019–2019

United States Geological Survey1999–2025

Google (United States)2017–2017

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2012–2012

Top Works

Parasitology Meets Ecology on Its Own Terms: Margolis et al. Revisited

Albert O. Bush,Kevin D. Lafferty,et al.

19977,737 citations

Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Parasites and Host Interactions

Introduced species and their missing parasites

Mark E. Torchin,Kevin D. Lafferty,et al.

20031,482 citations

The ecology of climate change and infectious diseases

Kevin D. Lafferty

20091,190 citations

Parasites in food webs: the ultimate missing links

Kevin D. Lafferty,Stefano Allesina,et al.

2008992 citations

Is a healthy ecosystem one that is rich in parasites?

Peter J. Hudson,Andrew P. Dobson,et al.

2006955 citations

Parasites dominate food web links

Kevin D. Lafferty,Andrew P. Dobson,et al.

2006854 citations

Homage to Linnaeus: How many parasites? How many hosts?

Andrew P. Dobson,Kevin D. Lafferty,et al.

2008747 citations

Infectious Diseases Affect Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics

Kevin D. Lafferty,C. Drew Harvell,et al.

2014719 citations

Optimal temperature for malaria transmission is dramatically lower than previously predicted

Erin A. Mordecai,Krijn P. Paaijmans,et al.

2012685 citations