Historical Evidence of Widespread Chytrid Infection in North American Amphibian Populations
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Specimens gathered between 1895 and 2001 are used to assess the role of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian declines. Rates of infection and year of discovery are noted. Findings indicate that lethal outbreaks of the fungus have complex causes, and may originate from underlying predisposing conditions.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2005
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The Novel and Endemic Pathogen Hypotheses: Competing Explanations for the Origin of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife
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Evidence indicates that the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis may be a novel pathogen causing amphibian population declines, but more research is needed to understand genetic variation within an endemic strain before this can be determined conclusively.
Publication Name: Conservation Biology
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0888-8892
Year: 2005
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