Linking longitudinal and cross-sectional biomarker data to understand host-pathogen dynamics: Leptospira in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) as a case study

• K. C. Prager ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: kcprager@ucla.edu

  Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0669-0754

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• Michael G. Buhnerkempe,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America

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• Denise J. Greig,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California, United States of America, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, United States of America

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• Anthony J. Orr,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Eric D. Jensen,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Forrest Gomez,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Marine Mammal Foundation, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Renee L. Galloway,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Qingzhong Wu,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Hollings Marine Laboratory, National Ocean Service, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Frances M. D. Gulland,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, California, United States of America, Karen Dryer Wildlife Health Center, University of California Davis, California, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6416-0156

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• James O. Lloyd-Smith

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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