Differences in Fungal Disease Dynamics in Co-occurring Terrestrial and Aquatic Amphibians
Differences in Fungal Disease Dynamics in Co-occurring Terrestrial and Aquatic Amphibians
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DOI:
10.1007/s10393-020-01501-z
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发表时间:
2020-09
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2.5
通讯作者:
Carla M. Sette;V. Vredenburg;Andrew G. Zink
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作者:
Carla M. Sette;V. Vredenburg;Andrew G. Zink
The fungal pathogen,Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis(Bd), has devastated biodiversity and ecosystem health and is implicated as a driver of mass amphibian extinctions. This 100-year study investigates which environmental factors contribute toBdprevalence in a fully terrestrial species, and determines whether infection patterns differ between a fully terrestrial amphibian and more aquatic host species. We performed a historical survey to quantifyBdprevalence in 1127Batrachoseps gregariusmuseum specimens collected from 1920 to 2000, and recent data from 16 contemporary (live-caught)B. gregariuspopulations from the southwestern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA. We compared these results toBddetection rates in 1395 historical and 1033 contemporary specimens from 10 species of anurans and 427 historicalTarichasalamander specimens collected throughout the Sierra Nevada mountains. Our results indicate thatBddynamics in the entirely terrestrial species,B. gregarius, differ from aquatic species in the same region in terms of both seasonal patterns ofBdabundance and in the possible timing ofBdepizootics.