The fungal kingdom includes at least 6 million eukaryotic species and is remarkable with
respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity, ecology, agriculture …

Like all other vertebrate groups, amphibian responses to the environment are mediated
through the brain (hypothalamic)-pituitary-adrenal/interrenal (HPA/I) axis and the …

In an era of global warming, natural disasters, endangered species, and devastating
pollution, contemporary writing on the environment largely focuses on doomsday scenarios …

Epidemiological theory generally suggests that pathogens will not cause host extinctions
because the pathogen should fade out when the host population is driven below some …

Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), has contributed to amphibian population declines and extinctions worldwide. The …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Symbiotic microbial communities may interact with infectious pathogens sharing a common
host. The microbiome may limit pathogen infection or, conversely, an invading pathogen can …

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

The past decade has seen an explosion in the development and application of models
aimed at estimating species occurrence and occupancy dynamics while accounting for …

Understanding the evolutionary history of microbial pathogens is critical for mitigating the
impacts of emerging infectious diseases on economically and ecologically important host …