M Auliya, S Altherr, C Nithart… - Nature …, 2023 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
The commercial trade in frogs and their body parts is global, dynamic and occurs in extremely large volumes (in the thousands of tonnes/yr or billions of frogs/yr). The European …
The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …
Amphibians and non-avian reptiles represent a significant proportion of terrestrial vertebrates, however knowledge of their viruses is not proportional to their abundance …
As the biodiversity crisis continues, we must redouble efforts to understand and curb pressures pushing species closer to extinction. One major driver is the unsustainable trade …
AM Ray, BR Hossack, WR Gould, DA Patla… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Widespread amphibian declines were well documented at the end of the 20th century, raising concerns about the need to identify individual and interactive contributors to this …
JM Reinhold, E Halbert, M Roark, SN Smith… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Mosquitoes are the deadliest organisms in the world, killing an estimated 750,000 people per year due to the pathogens they can transmit. Mosquitoes also pose a …
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are a major threat to amphibians worldwide. Determining the extinction risk of species susceptible to EIDs is challenging because of data …
B Thumsová, G Alarcos, C Ayres, GM Rosa… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Because host species tend to harbor multiple parasitic species, coinfection in a host is common. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and the viruses in the …
Over the last two centuries, the accelerated transformation of ecosystems has mainly been due to the growth and geographical expansion of the human population (McMichael, 2000 …