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Amphibian-killing fungus loses genetic diversity as it spreads across the New World

Guillermo Velo-Anton, Auteur ; David Rodriguez, Auteur ; Anna E. Savage, Auteur ; Gabriela Parra-Olea, Auteur ; Karen R. Lips, Auteur ; Kelly R. Zamudio, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (146(1) FEB 2012)

Emergent infectious diseases are a severe threat to global biodiversity, thus conservation biologists need to understand the emergence, spread, and evolution of pathogens to identify factors driving disease outbreaks. Amphibian chytridiomycosis [...]

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Disease dynamics vary spatially and temporally in a North American amphibian

Anna E. Savage, Auteur ; Michael J. Sredl, Auteur ; Kelly R. Zamudio, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (144(6) JUN 2011)

Local environmental conditions are a primary factor influencing chytridiomycosis, an emerging disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) that has affected over 200 amphibian species worldwide. In North America, seasonality [...]

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