Peer Reviewed Published Work in Print*
*For preprints and publications in revision, review, or prep, see my CV in the "CV" tab
13) Kain, M.P., Skinner, E.B., Athni, T.S., Mordecai, E.A., & van den Hurk, A.F. 2022. Not all mosquitoes are created equal: A synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(10): e0010768.
12) Glidden, C.K., Nova, N., Kain, M.P., Lagerstrom, K.M., Skinner, E.B., Mandle, L., Sokolow, S.H., Plowright, R.K., Dirzo, R., De Leo, G.A., Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Impacts of anthropogenic change on biodiversity affect disease spillover risk. Current Biology.
11) Kain, M.P., Skinner, E., van den Hurk, A., McCallum, H., & Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus and other vector-borne diseases. eLife.
10) Childs, M.L., Kain, M.P., Harris M., Kirk, D., Couper, L., Nova, N., Delwel, I., Ritchie, J., Becker, A.D., and Mordecai, E.A. 2021. The impact of long-term non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics and control: the value and limitations of early models. In Press (Aug) - Proc B.
9) Kain, M.P., Childs, M.L., Becker, A.D., Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Chopping the tail: how preventing superspreading can help to maintain COVID-19 control. . Epidemics 1;34:100430.
8) Twomey, E., Kain, M.P., Claeys, M., Summers, K., Castroviejo-Fisher, S. and Van Bocxlaer, I. 2020. Mechanisms for color convergence in a mimetic radiation of poison frogs. The American Naturalist
R Shiny app: https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/twomey_et_al_color_mimicry/
7) Kain, M.P., and Bolker., B.M. 2019. Predicting West Nile virus transmission in North American bird communities using phylogenetic mixed effects models and eBird citizen science data. Parasites & Vectors. 12.1: 1-22.
6) Dushoff, J., Kain, M.P., & Bolker, B. M. 2019. I can see clearly now: reinterpreting statistical significance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
5) Kain, M,P., Cattadori, I.M. and Bolker., B.M. 2018. Virulence evolution given host heterogeneity: The case of myxoma virus in rabbits co-infected with intestinal parasites. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 19.
R Shiny apps: https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/myxo_power_hmf https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/myxo_piecewise_hmf
4) Kain, M.P. and Bolker., M.B. 2017. Can existing data on WNV infection in birds and mosquitos explain strain replacement? Ecosphere, 10.1002/ecs2.1684.
3) Kain, M.P. and McCoy., M.W. 2016. Anti-predator behavioral variation among Physa acuta in response to temporally fluctuating predation risk by Procambarus. Behavioral Processes, 133: 15-23.
2) Kain, M.P., Bolker, B.M. and McCoy., M.W. 2015. A practical guide and power analysis for GLMMs: detecting among treatment variation in random effects. PeerJ 3: e1226.
1) Kain, M.P., Battaglia, L., Royo, A. and Carson., W.P. 2011. Over-Browsing in Pennsylvania creates a depauperate forest dominated by an understory tree: Results from a 60- year-old deer exclosure. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 138(3): 322- 326.
Technical Reports
1) Kain, M.P., Anderson, C.B., Mandle, L. 2020. Modeling dengue risk in Madre de Dios, Peru
1A. Technical report for the government of Peru (in prep, out April, 2020)
1B. Model details and extended results with R and stan code.
Book Chapters
1) Shocket, M.S, Anderson, C.B., Caldwell, J.M., Childs, M.L., Couper, L.I., Han, S., Harris, M.J., Howard, M.E., Kain, M.P., MacDonald, A.J., Nova, N. Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Environmental drivers of vector-borne diseases. In: Population Biology of Vector-borne Diseases, Ed. Drake, J., Bonsall, M., Strand, M. Oxford University Press.
*For preprints and publications in revision, review, or prep, see my CV in the "CV" tab
13) Kain, M.P., Skinner, E.B., Athni, T.S., Mordecai, E.A., & van den Hurk, A.F. 2022. Not all mosquitoes are created equal: A synthesis of vector competence experiments reinforces virus associations of Australian mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16(10): e0010768.
12) Glidden, C.K., Nova, N., Kain, M.P., Lagerstrom, K.M., Skinner, E.B., Mandle, L., Sokolow, S.H., Plowright, R.K., Dirzo, R., De Leo, G.A., Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Impacts of anthropogenic change on biodiversity affect disease spillover risk. Current Biology.
11) Kain, M.P., Skinner, E., van den Hurk, A., McCallum, H., & Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Physiology and ecology combine to determine host and vector importance for Ross River virus and other vector-borne diseases. eLife.
10) Childs, M.L., Kain, M.P., Harris M., Kirk, D., Couper, L., Nova, N., Delwel, I., Ritchie, J., Becker, A.D., and Mordecai, E.A. 2021. The impact of long-term non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics and control: the value and limitations of early models. In Press (Aug) - Proc B.
9) Kain, M.P., Childs, M.L., Becker, A.D., Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Chopping the tail: how preventing superspreading can help to maintain COVID-19 control. . Epidemics 1;34:100430.
8) Twomey, E., Kain, M.P., Claeys, M., Summers, K., Castroviejo-Fisher, S. and Van Bocxlaer, I. 2020. Mechanisms for color convergence in a mimetic radiation of poison frogs. The American Naturalist
R Shiny app: https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/twomey_et_al_color_mimicry/
7) Kain, M.P., and Bolker., B.M. 2019. Predicting West Nile virus transmission in North American bird communities using phylogenetic mixed effects models and eBird citizen science data. Parasites & Vectors. 12.1: 1-22.
6) Dushoff, J., Kain, M.P., & Bolker, B. M. 2019. I can see clearly now: reinterpreting statistical significance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
5) Kain, M,P., Cattadori, I.M. and Bolker., B.M. 2018. Virulence evolution given host heterogeneity: The case of myxoma virus in rabbits co-infected with intestinal parasites. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 19.
R Shiny apps: https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/myxo_power_hmf https://morganpkain.shinyapps.io/myxo_piecewise_hmf
4) Kain, M.P. and Bolker., M.B. 2017. Can existing data on WNV infection in birds and mosquitos explain strain replacement? Ecosphere, 10.1002/ecs2.1684.
3) Kain, M.P. and McCoy., M.W. 2016. Anti-predator behavioral variation among Physa acuta in response to temporally fluctuating predation risk by Procambarus. Behavioral Processes, 133: 15-23.
2) Kain, M.P., Bolker, B.M. and McCoy., M.W. 2015. A practical guide and power analysis for GLMMs: detecting among treatment variation in random effects. PeerJ 3: e1226.
1) Kain, M.P., Battaglia, L., Royo, A. and Carson., W.P. 2011. Over-Browsing in Pennsylvania creates a depauperate forest dominated by an understory tree: Results from a 60- year-old deer exclosure. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 138(3): 322- 326.
Technical Reports
1) Kain, M.P., Anderson, C.B., Mandle, L. 2020. Modeling dengue risk in Madre de Dios, Peru
1A. Technical report for the government of Peru (in prep, out April, 2020)
1B. Model details and extended results with R and stan code.
Book Chapters
1) Shocket, M.S, Anderson, C.B., Caldwell, J.M., Childs, M.L., Couper, L.I., Han, S., Harris, M.J., Howard, M.E., Kain, M.P., MacDonald, A.J., Nova, N. Mordecai, E.A. 2021. Environmental drivers of vector-borne diseases. In: Population Biology of Vector-borne Diseases, Ed. Drake, J., Bonsall, M., Strand, M. Oxford University Press.