UCSB biologists document the secondary extinction of a disease-carrying mosquito following rat eradication on Palmyra Atoll.
Unexpected discovery opens new possibilities for mosquito control.
Biologists show wildlife loss and climate change can synergistically increase tick abundance and the risk of tick-borne disease.
A UCSB scientist and colleagues warn that widespread contraction of the planet’s animal life could have harmful effects on human well-being.
UCSB professor’s research in East Africa shows biodiversity loss heightens the risk of disease transmission from animals to humans.
