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The effects of multiple pathogens on amphibians in the Pacific Northwest

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Romansic, John M.

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The earth is undergoing a “biodiversity crisis” characterized by loss of populations, species, genetic diversity, and ecosystem services. Part of this crisis consists of population declines, extinctions, and increased incidence of deformities in amphibians. It is unknown whether deformities contribute to these declines. Many cases of population declines in amphibians...

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increased with decreased temperature (Rojas et al., 2005). ATV infection caused an upward shift in
Effects of Diversity on Emerging Infectious Diseases of Amphibians

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Snyder, Paul W.

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Species declines and extinctions have been recorded across taxa as evidence of an ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Amphibians are at the forefront of these declines with nearly one third of amphibian species estimated to be at risk of extinction. While many factors contribute to population declines and extinctions, the role...

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Wilson, Kerry-Anne Laing, Lauren Deseve-Maihack, Laura McWhorter, Kaitlin Cook, Matt Brown, Jeisa
Host-pathogen dynamics in a changing environment : susceptibility of amphibians to an emerging infectious disease

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Searle, Catherine L.

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Infectious diseases are a growing concern for both humans and wildlife. The negative effects of infectious disease have been exemplified by the recent global amphibian population declines associated with disease outbreaks. Although multiple pathogens and factors play a role in these declines, the aquatic fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has...

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highly context-dependent (e.g. Taylor et al. 1999, Berger et al. 2004, Rojas et al. 2005, Johnson et al