Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …

In 1996 the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was published and marked the beginning
of a new era in fungal biology (1). Since then, rapid advancements in both sequencing …

Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

Native plants and animals can rapidly become superabundant and dominate ecosystems,
leading to claims that native species are no less likely than alien species to cause …

Nearshore (littoral) habitats of clear lakes with high water quality are increasingly
experiencing unexplained proliferations of filamentous algae that grow on submerged …

The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and
B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its …

Biological invasions are among the main drivers of biodiversity losses. As threats from
biological invasions increase, one of the most urgent tasks is to identify areas of high …

There is nothing like a pandemic to get the world thinking about how infectious diseases
affect individual behavior. In this respect, sick animals can behave in ways that are …

Despite rising interest among scientists for over two centuries, parental care behavior has
not been as thoroughly studied in amphibians as it has in other taxa. The first reports of …