A great diversity of parasites, from viruses and bacteria to a range of remarkable eukaryotic
organisms, exploit reptile and amphibian hosts. Recent increases in the emergence of …

Numerous factors are contributing to the loss of biodiversity. These include complex effects
of multiple abiotic and biotic stressors that may drive population losses. These losses are …

Global declines in biodiversity are altering disease dynamics in complex and multifaceted
ways. Changes in biodiversity can have several outcomes on disease risk, including dilution …

Species composition within ecological assemblages can drive disease dynamics including
pathogen invasion, spread, and persistence. In multi-host pathogen systems, interspecific …

Parasites have evolved different strategies to increase their transmission from one host to
another. The Adaptive Host Manipulation hypothesis states that parasites induce …

Sick animals may act, look, sound, taste, and smell different than healthy animals. Similarly,
habitats harboring infectious agents, or infectious agents themselves, may leave …

Pathogen-induced population declines and extinction events have been recognized as main
threats to amphibian species around the globe. However, the ecological drivers underlying …

Infectious diseases can cause host mortality through direct or indirect mechanisms,
including altered behavior. Diminished anti‐predator behavior is among the most‐studied …

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes the disease
chytridiomycosis, has been associated with declines and extinctions of montane amphibians …

Wildlife epidemiological outcomes can depend strongly on the composition of an ecological
community, particularly when multiple host species are affected by the same pathogen …