Infectious diseases are becoming increasingly common and problematic for wildlife
populations in many parts of the world. Disease prevalence and severity fluctuate over time …

Resumen GARCIA FERIA, Luis Manuel; BROUSSET, Dulce María y CERVANTES
OLIVARES, Roberto Arnulfo. Determinant abiotic and biotic factors for the presence of …

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 …

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 …

Evaluamos la presencia de Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) en 13 especies de anfibios
mexicanos asociada a factores abióticos y bióticos como un modelo de distribución de …

Outbreaks of pathogens that threaten both human and nature have increased in recent
years. Infectious and transmittable diseases, such as chytridiomycosis, which is caused by …

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Amphibian populations are declining globally. Two prominent causal factors are the fungal
disease chytridiomycosis, and pesticide contamination of breeding ponds. The fungus that …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is the skin-invasive fungus that causes
chytridiomycosis, a disease implicated as a proximate cause of global amphibian declines …

Over the past 50 years, amphibian populations have undergone dramatic declines
worldwide. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the causes for the decline of …