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All hosts are not created equal : variation in amphibian responses to an emerging fungal pathogen and why it matters

Creator:

Gervasi, Stephanie S.

Abstract:

Emerging infectious diseases are increasing globally and are a threat to human, wildlife, and ecosystem health. The emerging fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), or amphibian chytrid fungus, is associated with worldwide amphibian population declines and extinctions. Bd has been found on every continent where amphibians exist and has been documented...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Stephanie S. Gervasi for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in