Populations of a susceptible amphibian species can grow despite the presence of a pathogenic chytrid fungus.

Disease can be an important driver of host population dynamics and epizootics can cause severe host population declines. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the pathogen causing amphibian chytridiomycosis, may occur epizootically or enzootically and can harm amphibian populations in many ways. Whil...

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Main Authors: Ursina Tobler, Adrian Borgula, Benedikt R Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3320643?pdf=render