Pathogen load predicts host functional disruption: A meta‐analysis of an amphibian fungal panzootic

NC Wu - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The progression of infectious disease depends on the intensity of and sensitivity to pathogen
infection. Understanding commonalities in trait sensitivity to pathogen infection across …

Delayed Effects of Nutrients in the Larval Environment on Cope's Gray Treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) Exposed to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

C Dvorsky, JL McQuigg, F Lopez… - Journal of …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Excess nutrient runoff can profoundly alter aquatic habitats and has been associated with
changes in host–pathogen interactions. Floating macrophyte mats have been suggested as …

High juvenile mortality in amphibians during overwintering related to fungal pathogen exposure

SL Rumschlag, MD Boone - Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 2018 - int-res.com
The result of pathogen exposures may depend upon trade-offs in energetic demands for
immune responses against host growth and survival. Environmental conditions may …

[HTML][HTML] Chytridiomycosis causes high amphibian mortality prior to the completion of metamorphosis

JE Humphries, CM Lanctôt, HI McCallum… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amphibian populations are undergoing extensive declines globally. The fungal disease
chytridiomycosis, caused by the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is …

Exposure to amphibian chytrid fungus alters terrestrial growth and feeding rate in metamorphic anurans

JL McQuigg, K Kissner… - Journal of Herpetology, 2023 - meridian.allenpress.com
Population declines and extinctions associated with infectious diseases of wildlife are
increasing in both frequency and severity. Response to infectious disease varies among …

Amphibian infection risk changes with host life stage and across a landscape gradient

SL Rumschlag, MD Boone - Journal of Herpetology, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Infectious pathogens threaten wildlife populations through effects on host growth,
reproduction, and survival. The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …

[PDF][PDF] Bibliography for the identification, morphology and development of amphibian gametes and larvae

R Altig, RW McDiarmid, PHS Dias - 2022 - researchgate.net
On 12 March 2022, Mendelson received a cryptic email from Ronald (Ronn) Altig. The
subject line read “biblio” and there was no message. There was only a Microsoft Word …

[PDF][PDF] Feasibility Assessment for Recovery of the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) in the Kootenai Valley, Idaho

L Randall, L Keating, R Stanton, D Stark… - 2021 - researchgate.net
Western populations of the northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) have undergone
significant declines over the last few decades, including within Idaho, where they are …

LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL AMPHIBIAN HOST RESPONSES TO BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS EXPOSURE ARE DETERMINED BY THE ADDITIVE …

SL Rumschlag, MD Boone - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Host species may differ in their responses to pathogen exposures based on host energy
reserves, which could be important for long-term trends in host population growth …

Host Diet Influences Lethal and Sublethal Responses of Hosts to Amphibian Pathogen Exposure

SL Rumschlag, MD Boone - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
The severity of the impacts of pathogens on hosts may be driven by environmental factors
like resource availability that create tradeoffs on energetic demands for immune responses …