Ryan J. Sprenger

Hibernation alters the diversity and composition of mucosa‐associated bacteria while enhancing antimicrobial defence in the gut of 13‐lined ground squirrels

Kimberly A. Dill‐McFarland, Katie L. Neil, Austin Zeng et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2014 · 90 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Zoology +7

The hypoxia tolerance of eight related African mole‐rat species rivals that of naked mole‐rats, despite divergent ventilatory and metabolic strategies in severe hypoxia

Catherine M. Ivy, Ryan J. Sprenger, Nigel C. Bennett et al. · Acta Physiologica · 2019 · 58 citations

Life Sciences, Physiology, Zoology +17

The relationship between hypoxia exposure and circulating cortisol levels in social and solitary African mole-rats: An initial report

Daniel W. Hart, Nigel C. Bennett, Carol Best et al. · General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2023 · 12 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Comparison of the CO2 ventilatory response through development in three rodent species: Effect of fossoriality

Ryan J. Sprenger, Anne B. Kim, Yvonne A. Dzal et al. · Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology · 2019 · 11 citations

Life Sciences, Physiology, Zoology +14

Developing a Model of Vitamin A Deficiency in a Hibernating Mammal, the 13-Lined Ground Squirrel (<i>Ictidomys tridecemlineatus</i>)

Ryan J. Sprenger, Sherry A. Tanumihardjo, Courtney C. Kurtz · Comparative Medicine · 2018 · 10 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Physiology, Zoology +17