Fitness Consequences of Infection by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens)

The amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has been linked to amphibian declines and extinctions worldwide. The pathogen has been found on amphibians throughout eastern North America, but has not been associated with mass die-offs in this region. In this study, we conducted l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	EcoHealth 2013-03, Vol.10 (1), p.90-98
Hauptverfasser:	Chatfield, Matthew W. H, Brannelly, Laura A, Robak, Matthew J, Freeborn, Layla, Lailvaux, Simon P, Richards-Zawacki, Corinne L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibians Animal Ecology Animals Anura Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification Chytridiomycota - pathogenicity Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology Communicable Diseases, Emerging - microbiology Communicable Diseases, Emerging - veterinary Ecosystems Environmental Health epithelium Frogs fungi Infections jumping laboratory experimentation Lithobates Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microbiology Motor Activity - physiology Mycoses - epidemiology Mycoses - veterinary North America Original Contribution pathogens Physical Fitness Public Health Rana pipiens - microbiology Rana pipiens - physiology Reptiles & amphibians Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology spermatozoa testes Water and Health
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