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  • The Effects of Nitrate and a Pathogenic Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, on Amphibians

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    Negru, Delia
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    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,...
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    Andrew R. Blaustein The current rate of global biodiversity loss and extinctions is

  • The Behavioral Responses of Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas) Larvae to Simultaneous Stressors

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    Reynolds, Emily R.
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    Animals can be naturally exposed simultaneously to multiple stressors. These include habitat changes, contaminants, diseases, invasive species, parasitism, and predation. Exposure to various combinations of biotic and abiotic stressors may induce behavioral changes that affect the way an individual interacts within its environment.Like other groups of organisms, amphibians are exposed...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Emily R. Reynolds for the degree of Master of Science in Integrative

  • The Effects of Host and Pathogen Variation on Infection Dynamics in the Amphibian-Chytrid System

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    Dang, Trang D.
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    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...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Andrew R. Blaustein This dissertation uses manipulative experiments to explore

  • 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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    : ________________________________________________________ Andrew R. Blaustein The earth is undergoing a “biodiversity crisis” characterized by

  • Disentangling the Biotic and Abiotic Drivers of the Amphibian Disease Chytridiomycosis

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    Bradley, Paul W.
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    The ongoing worldwide loss of biodiversity has been described as a "biodiversity crisis," "the Anthropocene defaunation," and alternatively "an extinction spasm." More recently, many scientists have come to the conclusion that we are witnesses to Earth's sixth major mass extinction event, which has the potential to fundamentally alter basic ecological...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Andrew R. Blaustein The ongoing worldwide loss of biodiversity has been described as a

  • 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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    : ______________________________________________________ Andrew R. Blaustein Species declines and extinctions have been recorded across taxa

  • Environmental influences on host-pathogen dynamics of the amphibian chytrid fungus

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    Buck, Julia C.
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    The causes of the global biodiversity crisis are varied and complex. Anthropogenic threats may act in isolation, or interact additively or synergistically with each other or with natural stressors to affect sensitive taxa. The recent emergence of many infectious diseases in wildlife has brought attention to the role of disease...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Andrew R. Blaustein The causes of the global biodiversity crisis are varied and complex

  • The effects of an emerging pathogen on amphibian host behaviors and interactions

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    Han, Barbara A.
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    Contemporary environmental change encompasses massive biodiversity loss and increasing numbers of emerging diseases worldwide. As part of a global biodiversity crisis, amphibians are disappearing at unprecedented rates. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is an emerging infectious pathogen prominently associated with many declines. Chapter 1 reviews the past decade of research on this system...
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    . Abstract approved: Andrew R. Blaustein Contemporary environmental change encompasses massive

  • Effects of pesticides on amphibians with special reference to the pyrethroidinsecticide, cypermethrin

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    Biga, Lindsay M.
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    Pollution by pesticides is a ubiquitous concern for wildlife. The effects of pesticides are especially concerning in aquatic environments, which are particularly vulnerable as they have several exposure routes for the influx of chemicals. These effects are of particular concern as biodiversity loss reaches unprecedented rates. This includes recent declines...
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    , Cypermethrin Abstract approved: Andrew R. Blaustein Pollution by pesticides is a

  • Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians

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    Bancroft, Betsy A.
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    My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has negative effects on organisms in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. I used meta-analysis to quantify the effects of UVB radiation on a diversity of aquatic organisms (Chapter 2). UVB...
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    Abstract approved: Andrew R. Blaustein My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating