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Jillian Detwiler

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Jillian Detwiler
Assoc. Head Grad/Associate Professor
(204) 474-8689
Jillian.Detwiler@umanitoba.ca

Research and Teaching Interests

I am an evolutionary ecologist that utilizes molecular techniques to address the ecology and evolution of host-parasite interactions. I use a variety of host-parasite systems in field and laboratory settings to address a broad range of topics. My research interests include the impact of host ecology and evolution on patterns of host specificity, and the roles and mechanisms of parasite-modified behaviour in parasite transmission. My approach integrates neutral markers with behavioural, ecological, phylogenetic, and population genetics methods.

Check out the lab website http://detwilerlab.weebly.com

I am recruiting graduate and honours students into my research program. If interested, please email your CV, an electronic copy of your academic transcript, and a brief description of your research background and interests.

Research Interests

Parasite evolutionary ecology, trematode-snail interactions, host specificity, hybridization, cryptic species, parasite-modified behaviour, chemical communication

Courses taught

Introductory Parasitology (BIOL 3270) Fall term

Biodiversity and Sustainability (BIOL 3600) Winter term

Molecular Ecology of Parasites (BIOL 4890, Independent Research) Fall/Winter

Recent Papers

Friesen OC, Li C-H, Sykes EME, Stout JM, Aukema HM, Kumar A, Detwiler JT (2022) Density-dependent prophylaxis in freshwater snails driven by oxylipin chemical cues. Frontiers in Immunology 13: 826500​.

Gagnon DK, Kasl EA, Preisser WC, Belden LK, Detwiler JT (2021) Morphological and molecular characterization of Quinqueserialis (Digenea: Notocotylidae) species diversity in North America. Parasitology 148(9): 1083-1091. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182021000792

Friesen OC, Detwiler JT (2021) Parasite-modified chemical communication: Implications for aquatic community dynamics. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 138.

Eliuk LK, Brown S, Wyeth RC, Detwiler JT (2020) Parasite-modified behaviour in non-trophic transmission: Trematode parasitism increases the attraction between snail intermediate hosts. Canadian Journal of Zoology http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2019-0251

Gagnon DK, Detwiler JT (2019) Broader geographic sampling increases extent of intermediate host specificity for a trematode parasite (Notocotylidae: Quinqueserialis quinqueserialis). Journal of Parasitology 105(6): 874-877.

Li C-H, Roth JD, and Detwiler JT (2018) Isotopic turnover rates and diet-tissue discrimination depend on feeding habits of freshwater snails. PLoS ONE 13 (7), e0199713. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199713

 

Book chapters

Bolek MG, Detwiler JT, Stigge HA (2019) Selected Wildlife Trematodes. In: R. Toledo and B. Fried (eds), Digenetic trematodes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1154. Springer, Cham

Zarlenga DS, Hoberg EP, Detwiler JT (2014) Diversity and history as drivers of helminth systematics and biology. In: F. Bruschi (eds), Helminth infections and their impact on global public health. Springer, Vienna

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