Scholars@Duke
Charles L Nunn

Charles L Nunn

Gosnell Family Professor in Global Health
Evolutionary Anthropology

Featured Works

A comparison of diversity estimators applied to a database of host–parasite associations

Journal article Ecography · September 1, 2020 Featured Publication Understanding the drivers of biodiversity is important for forecasting changes in the distribution of life on earth. However, most studies of biodiversity are limited by uneven sampling effort, with some regions or taxa better sampled than others. Numerous ... Full text Cite

Effect of urban habitat use on parasitism in mammals: A meta-analysis: Urban Habitat Use and Mammal Parasitism

Journal article Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · May 27, 2020 Featured Publication © 2020 The Authors. Rates of urbanization are increasing globally, with consequences for the dynamics of parasites and their wildlife hosts. A small subset of mammal species have the dietary and behavioural flexibility to survive in urban settings. The cha ... Full text Cite

Temporal patterns of waterhole use as a predator avoidance strategy

Journal article Journal of Mammalogy · May 19, 2020 Featured Publication Animals that depend on water sources in dry environments must balance their water demands with predation risk. In settings of water scarcity, predators may strategically exploit prey's dependence on water; prey may adjust their use of water sources either ... Full text Cite

Effect of urban habitat use on parasitism in mammals: a meta-analysis.

Journal article Proceedings. Biological sciences · May 2020 Featured Publication Rates of urbanization are increasing globally, with consequences for the dynamics of parasites and their wildlife hosts. A small subset of mammal species have the dietary and behavioural flexibility to survive in urban settings. The changes that characteri ... Full text Cite