We review the evidence for the role of climate change in triggering disease outbreaks of
chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease of amphibians. Both climatic anomalies …

Understanding the evolutionary history of microbial pathogens is critical for mitigating the
impacts of emerging infectious diseases on economically and ecologically important host …

The object of curiosity and admiration of scientists and conservationists, the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest is scientifically explored in this book. Over the 23 chapters written by 149 …

The recent global spread of the amphibian‐killing fungus [B atrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd)] has been closely tied to anthropogenic activities; however, regional patterns of spread …

This paper reviews diverse ways in which the emerging discipline of conservation
physiology may contribute to the conservation of anuran amphibians. We first present a …

Aim We use novel data on the occurrence of the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis in Costa Rica to model its potential distribution in that country. Location …

To fully comprehend chytridiomycosis, the amphibian disease caused by the chytrid fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), it is essential to understand how Bd affects …

Global trade in the North American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana has been implicated in the
introduction and spread of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Large …

Abstract The Atlantic Forest of South America hosts one of the world's most diverse and
threatened tropical forest biota. After five centuries of European human expansion, most …

Extant amphibians are a monophyletic group composed of three distinct lineages: anurans,
salamanders, and caecilians. More than 7,500 species are known today, of which more than …