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 …

Widespread population declines in terrestrial Plethodon salamanders occurred by the 1980s
throughout the Appalachian Mountains, the center of global salamander diversity, with no …

Hellbenders (n= 97) were collected from the Little and Hiwassee Rivers in eastern
Tennessee, USA, during 2009 and 2010. Location and morphometrics for each animal were …

Aim Woodland salamanders (genus: P lethodon) declined synchronously across many
protected areas in E astern N orth A merica by the mid‐1980s, but no cause was attributed to …

The recently emerged fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) causes
the lethal skin disease chytridiomycosis in susceptible salamander species and is predicted …

Given their virulence, devastating impact on global amphibian populations, and genetically
divergent natures, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Ranavirus are the primary foci …

Although it is well established that glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) alter immune function and
disease resistance in humans and laboratory animal models, fewer studies have linked …

North America and the neotropics harbor nearly all species of plethodontid salamanders. In
contrast, this family of caudate amphibians is represented in Europe and Asia by two …

DNA evidence is often critical for taxonomic studies; however, many historical type
specimens lack corresponding genetic samples, which limits contemporary molecular …

Plethodontid salamanders are specialized for a low-energy lifestyle, offering an interesting
model for studying vertebrate stress responses. Furthermore, in an increasingly changing …