Amphibian chytrid fungus broadly distributed in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest

ACOQ Carnaval, R Puschendorf, OL Peixoto… - EcoHealth, 2006 - Springer
To investigate the occurrence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazil,
we conducted histological screenings of 96 preserved specimens of anurans collected at 10 …

Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil's Atlantic Forest treefrogs

K Ruthsatz, ML Lyra, C Lambertini, AM Belasen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract In Brazil's Atlantic Forest (AF) biodiversity conservation is of key importance since
the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has led to the rapid loss of …

[PDF][PDF] A leap further: the Brazilian amphibian conservation action plan

VK Verdade, PH Valdujo, AC Carnaval, L Schiesari… - Alytes, 2012 - naturalhistory.com.br
Brazil has a fundamental role in amphibian conservation at regional and global scales. The
country harbors the highest amphibian species richness in the world (almost 900 species …

Chytridiomycosis, amphibian extinctions, and lessons for the prevention of future panzootics

KM Kriger, JM Hero - EcoHealth, 2009 - Springer
The human-mediated transport of infected amphibians is the most plausible driver for the
intercontinental spread of chytridiomycosis, a recently emerged infectious disease …

Species composition and similarities among anuran assemblages of forest sites in southeastern Brazil

J Bertoluci, RA Brassaloti, JW Ribeiro Júnior… - Scientia …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Neotropical forests show high anuran species richness, but some Brazilian forest formations,
like cerradão, semideciduous forests and restingas, remain poorly known. The composition …

Reproductive biology of the invasive bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus in southern Brazil

ÍL Kaefer, RA Boelter, SZ Cechin - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2007 - JSTOR
We studied the reproductive biology of an invasive population of the bullfrog Lithobates
catesbeianus by analyzing individuals captured in the central Rio Grande do Sul state …

The occurrence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazil and the inclusion of 17 new cases of infection

LF Toledo, FB Britto, OGS Araújo, LMO Giasson… - South American Journal …, 2006 - BioOne
Several studies have associated the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis with
worldwide anuran population declines. Recently, six species have been reported to be …

[PDF][PDF] Diet of two sympatric Phyllomedusa (Anura: Hylidae) species from a cacao plantation in southern Bahia, Brazil.

JE de Paula LIMA, D Roedder… - North-Western Journal of …, 2010 - researchgate.net
We studied the diet of two sympatric species of leaf-frogs, Phyllomedusa rohdei and P.
burmeisteri, captured in a cacao plantation in the Atlantic forest domain of southern Bahia …

Chytrid fungus acts as a generalist pathogen infecting species-rich amphibian families in Brazilian rainforests

A Valencia-Aguilar, G Ruano-Fajardo… - Diseases of aquatic …, 2015 - int-res.com
The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is among the main causes of declines in
amphibian populations. This fungus is considered a generalist pathogen because it infects …

[PDF][PDF] O aquecimentO glObal e seus efeitOs na distribuiçãO e declíniO dOs anfíbiOs 11

CFB Haddad, JGR Giovanelli… - … de Zoologia, IB, UNESP, 2008 - researchgate.net
A maioria das espécies de anfíbios depende do ambiente aquático para a reprodução.
Embora haja diversas exceções, a forma mais comum de reprodução envolve a deposição …