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Creator:: Chestnut, Tara, Anderson, Chauncey, Popa, Radu, Blaustein, Andrew R., Voytek, Mary, Olson, Deanna H., and Kirshtein, Julie
Abstract:: Biodiversity losses are occurring worldwide due to a combination of stressors. For example, by one estimate, 40% of amphibian species are vulnerable to extinction, and disease is one threat to amphibian populations. The emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a contributor to amphibian...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Chestnut T, Anderson C, Popa R, Blaustein AR, Voytek M, et al. (2014) Heterogeneous Occupancy and Density

Creator:: Negru, Delia
Abstract:: The current rate of global biodiversity loss and extinctions is unparalleled and a major concern. Freshwater organisms are facing particularly rapid rates of biodiversity loss. Amphibians, which require an aquatic environment for part of their life cycle, are one of the most vulnerable vertebrate groups. Amphibians are experiencing population declines,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Jenny Urbina, Trang Dang, Paul Snyder, Emily Reynolds, Tara Chestnut and Chloe Ramsay (you’re in the

Creator:: Harjoe, Carmen C.
Abstract:: Earth is experiencing unprecedented biodiversity loss. Amphibians are at the forefront of this biodiversity loss, with species declines estimated to be more severe than those of birds and mammals. Amphibian population declines and extinctions are driven by a number of factors including climate change, habitat destruction, contaminants and disease but...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Creator:: Hambalek, Natalie M.
Abstract:: Rapid rates of biodiversity loss have supported the notion that Earth is experiencing a sixth major extinction event. The causes of worldwide biodiversity loss are multifaceted and context dependent. One of the most prominent groups experiencing population declines and extinctions are amphibians. Several pathogens and their associated diseases are especially...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Barbara Han, Steph Gervasi, Julia Buck, Paul Bradley, Tara Chestnut, John Romansic, Giselle Xie and

Creator:: Dang, Trang D.
Abstract:: This dissertation uses manipulative experiments to explore amphibian-Bd infection dynamics. Although there has been almost two decades research since the discovery of Bd, many questions still remain regarding what conditions mediate chytridiomycosis virulence. My research shows how certain host and pathogen factors can influence disease virulence. Identifying how host and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: have the guidance and help of Julia Buck, Steph Gervasi, Paul Bradley, Tara Chestnut, and Gisselle

Creator:: Leppin, Mark V.
Abstract:: The Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is a small, secretive boa native to the Pacific Northwest. Despite this being possibly the highest latitude boas and one of only two boas native to the continental U.S., it has received surprisingly little attention. Most of the research on the natural history of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Department, Tara Bevandich, Tresa Bowlin, Melissa Platt, Traci Durrell-Khalife and Trudy Powell, have been

Creator:: Hanselmann, Rhea
Abstract:: With continual and worldwide human population growth, our impact on the natural environment expands and intensifies every day. We consume natural resources, burn fossil fuels, and release toxic compounds into the air, water, and earth. We build roads that fragment the landscape, construct new settlements, and develop agricultural lands in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to Lmar Babrak, Allie Barner, Emily Bellis, Paul Bradley, Gwen Bury, Tara Chestnut, Sarah Close

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