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Low resistance to chytridiomycosis in direct-developing amphibians [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
AbstractHost-generalist pathogens sporadically infect naive hosts, potentially triggering epizootics. The waterborne fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to declines of hundreds of amphibian species with aquatic larvae. Although several population declines and extinctions attributed to Bd have been reported among cryptic species ...
Andréa F. C. Mesquita, Carolina Lambertini, Mariana Lyra, Leo R. Malagoli, Timothy Y. James, Luís Felipe Toledo, Célio F. B. Haddad, C. Guilherme Becker   +7 more
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Successful eradication of invasive American bullfrogs leads to coextirpation of emerging pathogens

Conservation Letters, 2023
Interventions of the host–pathogen dynamics provide strong tests of relationships, yet they are still rarely applied across multiple populations. After American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) invaded a wildlife refuge where federally threatened Chiricahua ...
Blake R. Hossack, David Hall, Catherine L. Crawford, Caren S. Goldberg, Erin Muths, Brent H. Sigafus, Thierry Chambert   +6 more
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Survival and Behavior of Amphibians in a Seasonally Flooded Tropical Forest

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
How do tropical amphibians survive seasonal flooding? A three‐year capture–mark–recapture study in Costa Rica revealed species‐specific responses to flood events, with flooding reducing apparent survival in some species while others persisted through behavioral adaptations and use of arboreal refugia.
Todd R. Lewis, Paul B. C. Grant, Rowland K. Griffin, Alex Figueroa, Gabriel David, Harry T. Bailey, Colin Ryall, Thomas C. LaDuke   +7 more
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Dear Influencers: Don't Disturb Amphibians and Reptiles for More Followers

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
José Guerrero‐Casado, Ricardo Reques
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA detection of three threatened stream frog species suggests widespread presence of two species and widespread loss of one

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
We conducted eDNA surveys of stream water for three Endangered frog species. The Critically Endangered Armoured Mistfrog was only detected in one catchment. The two other species were detected more widely, increasing the known populations. Abstract Amphibians face severe threats globally, with the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Cecilia Villacorta‐Rath, Conrad J. Hoskin, Damien Burrows   +2 more
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EXPERIMENTAL TRANSMISSION OF CUTANEOUS CHYTRIDIOMYCOSIS IN DENDROBATID FROGS [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2001
In a series of three experiments during March-October, 1998, two species of captive-bred poison dart frogs (Dendrobates tinctorius and D. auratus) were exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a recently-described chytridiomycete fungus (chytrid) that was originally isolated from a blue poison dart frog (D. azureus). All frogs exposed to the chytrids
Nichols, Donald K., Lamirande, Elaine W., Pessier, Allan P., Longcore, Joyce E.   +3 more
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Captivity and Infection by the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans Perturb the Amphibian Skin Microbiome

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is responsible for the catastrophic decline of European salamanders and poses a threat to amphibians globally.
Kieran A. Bates, Kieran A. Bates, Kieran A. Bates, Jennifer M. G. Shelton, Victoria L. Mercier, Kevin P. Hopkins, Xavier A. Harrison, Xavier A. Harrison, Silviu O. Petrovan, Silviu O. Petrovan, Matthew C. Fisher   +10 more
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Differential Immune Responses Correlate With Chytridiomycosis Severity in Italian Crested Newts

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 13, July 2026.
ABSTRACT In the midst of the current biodiversity crisis, amphibians are severely threatened by emerging diseases such as chytridiomycosis. Characterizing the mechanisms that underlie susceptibility to this disease is fundamental to improve amphibian conservation.
Léa Fieschi‐Méric, Kevin P. Mulder, Eduardo Fernández Meléndez, Sarah Van Praet, Sofie De Bruyckere, Michael Fahrbach, Frank Pasmans, An Martel   +7 more
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Chytridiomycosis as a cause of global amphibian declines [PDF]

Microbiology Australia, 2016
Amphibians are remarkable creatures that have inhabited the Earth for over 350 million years, and exhibit some of the most amazing and diverse life histories. The planet is home to around 7,500 species of amphibian, which occupy an extraordinary number of ecological niches.
Thomas J. Burns, Mark S. Greener, Paul A. Hoskisson   +2 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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