Differences in sensitivity to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis among amphibian populations.

@article{Bradley2015DifferencesIS,
  title={Differences in sensitivity to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis among amphibian populations.},
  author={Paul W Bradley and Stephanie S. Gervasi and Jessica Hua and Rickey D. Cothran and Rick A. Relyea and Deanna H. Olson and Andrew R. Blaustein},
  journal={Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology},
  year={2015},
  volume={29 5},
  pages={
          1347-56
        }
}
  • P. Bradley, S. Gervasi, +4 authors A. Blaustein
  • Published 1 October 2015
  • Environmental Science, Biology
  • Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
Contributing to the worldwide biodiversity crisis are emerging infectious diseases, which can lead to extirpations and extinctions of hosts. For example, the infectious fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is associated with worldwide amphibian population declines and extinctions. Sensitivity to Bd varies with species, season, and life stage. However, there is little information on whether sensitivity to Bd differs among populations, which is essential for understanding Bd… 
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