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 …

Tropical biotas provide excellent settings in which to explore mechanisms of evolutionary
diversification, yet these processes remain poorly understood. Pioneering work on …

Macroevolutionary rates of diversification and anthropogenic extinction risk differ vastly
throughout the Tree of Life. This results in a highly heterogeneous distribution of …

Land free of direct anthropogenic disturbance is considered essential for achieving
biodiversity conservation outcomes but is rapidly eroding. In response, many nations are …

Amphibians are in decline worldwide. However, their patterns of diversity, especially in the
tropics, are not well understood, mainly because of incomplete information on taxonomy and …

Amphibian populations around the world are experiencing unprecedented declines
attributed to a chytrid fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Despite the severity …

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …

Five main conclusions arise from this review of the responses of species to anthropogenic
disturbance in Madagascar: First, species' reactions to anthropogenic disturbance are …

Amphibians are globally threatened by anthropogenic habitat loss, the wildlife trade and
emerging diseases. Previous authors have hypothesized that the spread of the amphibian …

Amphibian species have experienced population declines and extinctions worldwide that
are unprecedented in recent history. Many of these recent declines have been linked to a …