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Decline and re-expansion of an amphibian with high prevalence of chytrid fungus

Ben C. Scheele, Auteur ; Fiorenzo Guarino, Auteur ; William Osborne, Auteur ; David A. Hunter, Auteur ; Lee F. Skerratt, Auteur ; Don A. Driscoll, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (170 FEB 2014)

The disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a key driver of global amphibian declines. While chytridiomycosis can cause extinction, many susceptible species persist after an initial period [...]

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Freshwater turtles of the TransFly region of Papua New Guinea - notes on diversity, distribution, reproduction, harvest and trade

Arthur Georges, Auteur ; Fiorenzo Guarino, Auteur ; Biatus Bito, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (33(5) 2006)

The Chelidae is a family of side-necked turtles restricted in distribution to South America and Australasia. While their biology in Australia is reasonably well known, species in New Guinea are very poorly known despite high diversity, especiall[...]

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Sex-ratio bias across populations of a freshwater turtle (Testudines : Chelidae) with genotypic sex determination

Arthur Georges, Auteur ; Fiorenzo Guarino, Auteur ; Melissa White, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (33(6) 2006)

Adult sex ratios vary considerably among populations of single species and across years, but the best evidence is drawn from species with temperature-dependent sex determination. It is difficult to disentangle the effects of bias in the producti[...]

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