Within- and among-population variation in chytridiomycosis-induced mortality in the toad Alytes obstetricans.

Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease linked to local and global extinctions of amphibians. Susceptibility to chytridiomycosis varies greatly between amphibian species, but little is known about between- and within-population variability. However, this kind of variability is the basis for the evoluti...

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Main Authors: Ursina Tobler, Benedikt R Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2880007?pdf=render