Amphibian disease ecology: are we just scratching the surface?

JF Bienentreu, D Lesbarrères - Herpetologica, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Pathogen-induced population declines and extinction events have been recognized as main
threats to amphibian species around the globe. However, the ecological drivers underlying …

Manipulation of gut microbiota during critical developmental windows affects host physiological performance and disease susceptibility across ontogeny

RW Warne, L Kirschman, L Zeglin - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Colonization of gut microbiomes during early life can shape metabolism and immunity of
adult animals. However, most data are derived from antibiotic‐treated or germ‐free …

Understanding context dependence in glucocorticoid–fitness relationships: the role of the nature of the challenge, the intensity and frequency of stressors, and life …

LA Schoenle, C Zimmer… - … and comparative biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
It has been well-established that there is variation in the strength and direction of the
relationship between circulating glucocorticoids (GCs) and fitness. When studies …

Do immune system changes at metamorphosis predict vulnerability to chytridiomycosis? An update

JE Humphries, CM Lanctot, J Robert… - Developmental & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amphibians are among the vertebrate groups suffering great losses of biodiversity due to a
variety of causes including diseases, such as chytridiomycosis (caused by the fungal …

Developmental environment has lasting effects on amphibian post-metamorphic behavior and thermal physiology

MEB Ohmer, TT Hammond, S Switzer… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Environmental challenges early in development can result in complex phenotypic trade-offs
and long-term effects on individual physiology, performance and behavior, with implications …

Seasonal dynamics and potential drivers of ranavirus epidemics in wood frog populations

EM Hall, CS Goldberg, JL Brunner, EJ Crespi - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
Epidemics in wildlife populations often display a striking seasonality. Ranaviruses can
cause rapid, synchronous mass mortality events in populations of wood frog (Rana …

Diet- and salinity-induced modifications of the gut microbiota are associated with differential physiological responses to ranavirus infection in Rana sylvatica

MC Hughey, R Warne, A Dulmage… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Greater knowledge of how host–microbiome interactions vary with anthropogenic
environmental change and influence pathogenic infections is needed to better understand …

Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans elicits acute stress response in spotted salamanders but not infection or mortality

K Barnhart, MC Bletz, B LaBumbard… - Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a major threat
to amphibian species worldwide with potential to infect many species if it invades …

Exposure of Larvae of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis to the Honey Bee Pathogen Nosema ceranae Affects Life History

K Bramke, U Müller, DP McMahon, J Rolff - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
Wild bees are important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops and they are
threatened by several environmental stressors including emerging pathogens. Honey bees …

Subsidies of long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids from aquatic to terrestrial environments via amphibian emergence

KA Fritz, MR Whiles, JT Trushenski - Freshwater Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Resource subsidies across aquatic‐terrestrial boundaries can alter predator distribution and
biomass and elicit trophic cascades. Most studies have focused on the size of cross …