SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
[23] Kamrava, D.*, E. Williams, and A. DeCandia (in revision) Variation in body size introduces behavioral and adaptive constraints in morphologically similar Felidae species. (*undergraduate coauthor)
[22] Yu, E.*, A. DeCandia, A. Graham, E. Whitmer, C. Field, B. vonHoldt, and S. Gaughran (in revision) Sexual dimorphism and host genetics shape the gut microbiome of northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris). (*undergraduate coauthor) [Authorea]
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
[21] DeCandia, A., J. Lu, E. Hamblen, L. Brenner, J. King, C. Gagorik, J. Schamel, S. Baker, F. Ferrara, M. Booker, A. Bridges, C. Carrasco*, B. vonHoldt, K. Koepfli, and J. Maldonado (2025) Phylosymbiosis and elevated cancer risk in genetically depauperate Channel Island foxes. Molecular Ecology 34(2):e17610. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[20] DeCandia, A., L. Adeduro*, P. Thacher*, A. Crosier, P. Marinari, R. Bortner, D. Garelle, T. Livieri, R. Santymire, P. Comizzoli, M. Maslanka, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, C. Muletz-Wolz, and S. Bornbusch (2024) Gut bacterial composition shows sex-specific shifts during breeding season in ex situ managed black-footed ferrets. Journal of Heredity 115:385-398. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[19] vonHoldt, B., A. DeCandia, K. Cassidy, E. Stahler, J. Sinsheimer, D. Smith, and D. Stahler (2024) High retention of genomic variation and fitness-related traits in the effective population of reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Heredity 115:327-338 [bioRxiv] [abstract]
[18] Bornbusch, S., A. Bamford*, P. Thacher*, A. Crosier, P. Marinari, R. Bortner, D. Garelle, T. Livieri, R. Santymire, P. Comizzoli, M. Maslanka, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, C. Muletz-Wolz, and A. DeCandia (2024) Markers of fertility in reproductive microbiomes of male and female endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Communications Biology 7:224. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05908-0 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[17] Pasciullo Boychuck, S.*, L. Brenner, C. Gagorik, J. Schamel, S. Baker, E. Tran*, B. vonHoldt, K. Koepfli, J. Maldonado, and A. DeCandia (2024) The gut microbiomes of Channel Island foxes and island spotted skunks exhibit fine-scale differentiation across host species and island populations. Ecology and Evolution 14(2):e11017. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11017 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[16] Tennenbaum, S., R. Bortner, C. Lynch, R. Santymire, A. Crosier, J. Santiestevan, P. Marinari, B. Pukazhenthi, M. Hawkins, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, B. vonHoldt, and A. DeCandia (2024) Epigenetics pathways linked to male fertility in ex situ managed black-footed ferrets. Evolutionary Applications 17:e13634. doi: 10.1111/eva.13634 [abstract]
[15] Rippel, T., A. DeCandia, M. Collier, C. McIntosh*, S. Murphy, and G. Wimp (2024) Habitat characteristics and plant community dynamics impact the diversity, composition, and co-occurrence of sediment fungal communities. Wetlands 44:3. doi: 10.1007/s13157-023-01756-6. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[14] Corder, M., E. Petricoin, Y. Li, T. Cleland, A. DeCandia, A. Aguirre, and B. Pukazhenthi (2023) Metabolomic profiling implicates mitochondrial and immune dysfunction in disease syndromes of the critically endangered black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Scientific Reports 13:15464. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41508-4. [abstract]
[13] Rippel, T., A. DeCandia, J. Tomasula, C. McIntosh*, S. Murphy, and G. Wimp (2023) Detritivores and exogenous nitrogen influence litter microbial communities in coastal salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 716:17-29. doi: 10.3354/meps14370. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[12] Lu, J.*, E. Hamblen, L. Brenner, J. King, B. vonHoldt, and A. DeCandia (2023) Ear mite infection restructures otic microbial networks in conservation-reliant Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Molecular Ecology 32(4):892-903. doi: 10.1111/mec.16795 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
Featured on the Molecular Ecology issue cover
[11] DeCandia, A., K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, E. Stahler, and B. vonHoldt (2021) Social environment and genetics underlie body site specific microbiomes of Yellowstone National Park gray wolves (Canis lupus). Ecology and Evolution 11(14):9472-9488. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7767 [abstract]
[10] DeCandia, A., E. Schrom, E. Brandell, D. Stahler, and B. vonHoldt (2021) Sarcoptic mange severity is associated with reduced genomic variation and evidence of selection in Yellowstone National Park wolves (Canis lupus). Evolutionary Applications 14(2):429-445. doi: 10.1111/eva.13127 [abstract]
Featured on the Evolutionary Applications issue cover
Media Coverage: [Princeton Press Release] [EEB Announcement] [Bozeman Daily Chronicle] [Billings Gazette] [East Idaho News]
[Wyoming Public Radio - Article] [Wyoming Public Radio - Audio Clip]
[9] vonHoldt, B.†, A. DeCandia†, E. Heppenheimer, I. Janowitz-Koch, R. Shi, H. Zhou, C. German, K. Brzeski, K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, and J. Sinsheimer (2020) Heritability of inter-pack aggression in a wild pedigreed population of North American gray wolves. Molecular Ecology 29(10):1764-1775. doi: 10.1111/mec.15349 († authors contributed equally) [abstract]
Featured on the Molecular Ecology issue cover
Molecular Ecology Perspective by Christopher Schell
[8] DeCandia, A., L. Brenner, J. King†, and B. vonHoldt† (2020) Ear mite infection is associated with altered microbial communities in genetically depauperate Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Molecular Ecology 29(8):1463-1475. doi: 10.1111/mec.15325 († authors contributed equally) [bioRxiv] [abstract]
Molecular Ecology Perspective by Brian Trevelline, Jessica Stephenson, and Kevin Kohl
Media Coverage: [Princeton Press Release] [Forbes] [Friends of the Island Fox Blog] [SCBNA]
[7] DeCandia, A., K. Leverett*, and B. vonHoldt (2019) Of microbes and mange: Consistent changes in the skin microbiome of three canid species infected with Sarcoptes scabiei mites. Parasites & Vectors 12(1):488. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3724-0 (*undergraduate coauthor) [bioRxiv] [abstract]
[6] DeCandia, A., K. Brzeski, E. Heppenheimer, C. Caro*, G. Camenisch, C. Driscoll, and B. vonHoldt (2019) Urban colonization through multiple genetic lenses: The city fox phenomenon revisited. Ecology and Evolution 9(4):2046-2060. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4898 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
Media Coverage: [Ecology and Evolution Blog]
[5] DeCandia, A.†, C. Henger†, A. Krause*, L. Gormeano, M. Weckel, C. Nagy, J. Munshi-South, and B. vonHoldt (2019). Genetics of urban colonization: Neutral and adaptive variation in coyotes (Canis latrans) inhabiting the New York metropolitan area. Journal of Urban Ecology 5(1):juz002. doi: 10.1093/jue/juz002 († authors contributed equally; *high school intern coauthor) [abstract]
Media Coverage: [Science News for Students]
[4] Heppenheimer, E., R. Harrigan, L. Rutledge, K. Koepfli, R. Horwath, A. DeCandia, K. Brzeski, J. Benson, T. Wheeldon, B. Patterson, R. Kays, P. Hohenlohe, and B. vonHoldt (2018) Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes 9(12):606. doi: 10.3390/genes9120606 [abstract]
[3] Heppenheimer, E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, B. Patterson, L. Rutledge, A. DeCandia, T. Wheeldon, S. Fain, P. Hohenlohe, R. Kays, B. White, M. Chamberlain, and B. vonHoldt (2018) High genomic diversity and candidate genes under selection associated with range expansion in eastern coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Ecology and Evolution 8(24):12641-12655. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4688 [abstract]
Media Coverage: [New York Times]
[2] DeCandia, A., A. Dobson, and B. vonHoldt (2018) Toward an integrative molecular approach to wildlife disease. Conservation Biology 32(4):798-807. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13083 [abstract]
Media Coverage: [EEB Announcement]
[1] DeCandia A., S. Gaughran, A. Caragiulo, and G. Amato (2016) A novel molecular method for noninvasive sex identification of order Carnivora. Conservation Genetics Resources 8(2):119-121. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0525-z [abstract]
ARTICLES FEATURED ON THE JOURNAL COVER
[23] Kamrava, D.*, E. Williams, and A. DeCandia (in revision) Variation in body size introduces behavioral and adaptive constraints in morphologically similar Felidae species. (*undergraduate coauthor)
[22] Yu, E.*, A. DeCandia, A. Graham, E. Whitmer, C. Field, B. vonHoldt, and S. Gaughran (in revision) Sexual dimorphism and host genetics shape the gut microbiome of northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris). (*undergraduate coauthor) [Authorea]
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
[21] DeCandia, A., J. Lu, E. Hamblen, L. Brenner, J. King, C. Gagorik, J. Schamel, S. Baker, F. Ferrara, M. Booker, A. Bridges, C. Carrasco*, B. vonHoldt, K. Koepfli, and J. Maldonado (2025) Phylosymbiosis and elevated cancer risk in genetically depauperate Channel Island foxes. Molecular Ecology 34(2):e17610. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[20] DeCandia, A., L. Adeduro*, P. Thacher*, A. Crosier, P. Marinari, R. Bortner, D. Garelle, T. Livieri, R. Santymire, P. Comizzoli, M. Maslanka, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, C. Muletz-Wolz, and S. Bornbusch (2024) Gut bacterial composition shows sex-specific shifts during breeding season in ex situ managed black-footed ferrets. Journal of Heredity 115:385-398. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[19] vonHoldt, B., A. DeCandia, K. Cassidy, E. Stahler, J. Sinsheimer, D. Smith, and D. Stahler (2024) High retention of genomic variation and fitness-related traits in the effective population of reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Heredity 115:327-338 [bioRxiv] [abstract]
[18] Bornbusch, S., A. Bamford*, P. Thacher*, A. Crosier, P. Marinari, R. Bortner, D. Garelle, T. Livieri, R. Santymire, P. Comizzoli, M. Maslanka, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, C. Muletz-Wolz, and A. DeCandia (2024) Markers of fertility in reproductive microbiomes of male and female endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Communications Biology 7:224. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05908-0 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[17] Pasciullo Boychuck, S.*, L. Brenner, C. Gagorik, J. Schamel, S. Baker, E. Tran*, B. vonHoldt, K. Koepfli, J. Maldonado, and A. DeCandia (2024) The gut microbiomes of Channel Island foxes and island spotted skunks exhibit fine-scale differentiation across host species and island populations. Ecology and Evolution 14(2):e11017. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11017 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[16] Tennenbaum, S., R. Bortner, C. Lynch, R. Santymire, A. Crosier, J. Santiestevan, P. Marinari, B. Pukazhenthi, M. Hawkins, J. Maldonado, K. Koepfli, B. vonHoldt, and A. DeCandia (2024) Epigenetics pathways linked to male fertility in ex situ managed black-footed ferrets. Evolutionary Applications 17:e13634. doi: 10.1111/eva.13634 [abstract]
[15] Rippel, T., A. DeCandia, M. Collier, C. McIntosh*, S. Murphy, and G. Wimp (2024) Habitat characteristics and plant community dynamics impact the diversity, composition, and co-occurrence of sediment fungal communities. Wetlands 44:3. doi: 10.1007/s13157-023-01756-6. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[14] Corder, M., E. Petricoin, Y. Li, T. Cleland, A. DeCandia, A. Aguirre, and B. Pukazhenthi (2023) Metabolomic profiling implicates mitochondrial and immune dysfunction in disease syndromes of the critically endangered black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Scientific Reports 13:15464. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-41508-4. [abstract]
[13] Rippel, T., A. DeCandia, J. Tomasula, C. McIntosh*, S. Murphy, and G. Wimp (2023) Detritivores and exogenous nitrogen influence litter microbial communities in coastal salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 716:17-29. doi: 10.3354/meps14370. (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
[12] Lu, J.*, E. Hamblen, L. Brenner, J. King, B. vonHoldt, and A. DeCandia (2023) Ear mite infection restructures otic microbial networks in conservation-reliant Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Molecular Ecology 32(4):892-903. doi: 10.1111/mec.16795 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
Featured on the Molecular Ecology issue cover
[11] DeCandia, A., K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, E. Stahler, and B. vonHoldt (2021) Social environment and genetics underlie body site specific microbiomes of Yellowstone National Park gray wolves (Canis lupus). Ecology and Evolution 11(14):9472-9488. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7767 [abstract]
[10] DeCandia, A., E. Schrom, E. Brandell, D. Stahler, and B. vonHoldt (2021) Sarcoptic mange severity is associated with reduced genomic variation and evidence of selection in Yellowstone National Park wolves (Canis lupus). Evolutionary Applications 14(2):429-445. doi: 10.1111/eva.13127 [abstract]
Featured on the Evolutionary Applications issue cover
Media Coverage: [Princeton Press Release] [EEB Announcement] [Bozeman Daily Chronicle] [Billings Gazette] [East Idaho News]
[Wyoming Public Radio - Article] [Wyoming Public Radio - Audio Clip]
[9] vonHoldt, B.†, A. DeCandia†, E. Heppenheimer, I. Janowitz-Koch, R. Shi, H. Zhou, C. German, K. Brzeski, K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, and J. Sinsheimer (2020) Heritability of inter-pack aggression in a wild pedigreed population of North American gray wolves. Molecular Ecology 29(10):1764-1775. doi: 10.1111/mec.15349 († authors contributed equally) [abstract]
Featured on the Molecular Ecology issue cover
Molecular Ecology Perspective by Christopher Schell
[8] DeCandia, A., L. Brenner, J. King†, and B. vonHoldt† (2020) Ear mite infection is associated with altered microbial communities in genetically depauperate Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). Molecular Ecology 29(8):1463-1475. doi: 10.1111/mec.15325 († authors contributed equally) [bioRxiv] [abstract]
Molecular Ecology Perspective by Brian Trevelline, Jessica Stephenson, and Kevin Kohl
Media Coverage: [Princeton Press Release] [Forbes] [Friends of the Island Fox Blog] [SCBNA]
[7] DeCandia, A., K. Leverett*, and B. vonHoldt (2019) Of microbes and mange: Consistent changes in the skin microbiome of three canid species infected with Sarcoptes scabiei mites. Parasites & Vectors 12(1):488. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3724-0 (*undergraduate coauthor) [bioRxiv] [abstract]
[6] DeCandia, A., K. Brzeski, E. Heppenheimer, C. Caro*, G. Camenisch, C. Driscoll, and B. vonHoldt (2019) Urban colonization through multiple genetic lenses: The city fox phenomenon revisited. Ecology and Evolution 9(4):2046-2060. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4898 (*undergraduate coauthor) [abstract]
Media Coverage: [Ecology and Evolution Blog]
[5] DeCandia, A.†, C. Henger†, A. Krause*, L. Gormeano, M. Weckel, C. Nagy, J. Munshi-South, and B. vonHoldt (2019). Genetics of urban colonization: Neutral and adaptive variation in coyotes (Canis latrans) inhabiting the New York metropolitan area. Journal of Urban Ecology 5(1):juz002. doi: 10.1093/jue/juz002 († authors contributed equally; *high school intern coauthor) [abstract]
Media Coverage: [Science News for Students]
[4] Heppenheimer, E., R. Harrigan, L. Rutledge, K. Koepfli, R. Horwath, A. DeCandia, K. Brzeski, J. Benson, T. Wheeldon, B. Patterson, R. Kays, P. Hohenlohe, and B. vonHoldt (2018) Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes 9(12):606. doi: 10.3390/genes9120606 [abstract]
[3] Heppenheimer, E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, B. Patterson, L. Rutledge, A. DeCandia, T. Wheeldon, S. Fain, P. Hohenlohe, R. Kays, B. White, M. Chamberlain, and B. vonHoldt (2018) High genomic diversity and candidate genes under selection associated with range expansion in eastern coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Ecology and Evolution 8(24):12641-12655. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4688 [abstract]
Media Coverage: [New York Times]
[2] DeCandia, A., A. Dobson, and B. vonHoldt (2018) Toward an integrative molecular approach to wildlife disease. Conservation Biology 32(4):798-807. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13083 [abstract]
Media Coverage: [EEB Announcement]
[1] DeCandia A., S. Gaughran, A. Caragiulo, and G. Amato (2016) A novel molecular method for noninvasive sex identification of order Carnivora. Conservation Genetics Resources 8(2):119-121. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0525-z [abstract]
ARTICLES FEATURED ON THE JOURNAL COVER
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