The importance of tadpole feeding biomechanics: Testing for effects of missing teeth on amphibian health.

蝌蚪进食生物力学的重要性：测试缺失牙齿对两栖动物健康的影响。

• 批准号: 8194-2012
• 负责人: Wassersug, Richard
• 金额: $ 1.97万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=521102
• 关键词: importance; tadpole; feeding; biomechanics; Testing

My research addresses the critical problem of the declining number of anurans (frogs and toads) on our planet. There have been many suggestions about what is leading to the demise of these animals, but one factor is a fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), that attacks the mouthparts of tadpoles. This pathogen has been specifically linked to the disappearance of frogs in many parts of the world.

我的研究解决了我们星球上无尾两栖动物（青蛙和蟾蜍）数量下降的关键问题。关于是什么导致了这些动物的死亡，有很多说法，但其中一个因素是一种真菌，Batrachochytrium dendrobaerum（Bd），它攻击蝌蚪的口器。这种病原体与世界许多地方青蛙的消失有着特定的联系。