The emerging amphibian disease chytridiomycosis is caused by the fungal pathogen
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Amphibian populations and species differ in …

Amphibians have been affected globally by the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), and we are just now beginning to understand …

A central question in evolutionary biology is how interactions between organisms and the
environment shape genetic differentiation. The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …

Emerging infectious pathogens are responsible for some of the most severe host mass
mortality events in wild populations. Yet, effective pathogen control strategies are notoriously …

Contributing to the worldwide biodiversity crisis are emerging infectious diseases, which can
lead to extirpations and extinctions of hosts. For example, the infectious fungal pathogen …

Documenting and preserving the genetic diversity of populations, which conditions their long‐
term survival, have become a major issue in conservation biology. The loss of diversity often …

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cluster of functionally related genes
encoding proteins which, among other functions, mediate immune system activation. While …

Simple Summary Threatened animal species live in small and isolated populations, often
with a reduced number of individuals and reduced genetic diversity. In this review, we …

Comparative studies of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes across vertebrate
species can reveal the evolutionary processes that shape the structure and function of …

Dynamic interactions between host, pathogen and host-associated microbiome dictate
infection outcomes. Pathogens including Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) threaten …