Amphibian skin is a mucosal surface in direct and continuous contact with a microbially
diverse and laden aquatic and/or terrestrial environment. As such, frog skin is an important …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …

Agricultural landscapes, although often highly altered in nature, provide habitat for many
species of amphibian. However, the persistence and health of amphibian populations are …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Environmental change has negatively affected most biological systems on our planet and is
becoming of increasing concern for the well-being and survival of many species. At an …

Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as key threats to wildlife.
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, has been …

This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a
distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced for defense in nearly all taxa from simple
bacteria to complex mammalian species. Some amphibian families have developed this …

Eco-immunology is the field of study that attempts to understand the functions of the immune
system in the context of the host's environment. Amphibians are currently suffering …

Human alteration of the environment has arguably propelled the Earth into its sixth mass
extinction event and amphibians, the most threatened of all vertebrate taxa, are at the …