Chytridiomycosis and amphibian population declines continue to spread eastward in Panama
| Autor: | James D. Pask, Jamie Voyles, Douglas C. Woodhams, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Daniel Medina, Laura K. Reinert, Vanessa L. Kilburn, Alex D. Hyatt, Donna G. Boyle, David M. Green, Roberto Ibáñez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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0106 biological sciences
Amphibian Panama Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Amphibians 03 medical and health sciences biology.animal parasitic diseases Prevalence Animals Humans Chytridiomycosis education 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences education.field_of_study Ecology National park Chytridiomycota Mycoses Animal ecology Epidemiological Monitoring Enzootic Biological dispersal Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | EcoHealth. 5(3) |
| ISSN: | 1612-9210 |
| Popis: | Chytridiomycosis is a globally emerging disease of amphibians and the leading cause of population declines and extirpations at species-diverse montane sites in Central America. We continued long-term monitoring efforts for the presence of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and for amphibian populations at two sites in western Panama, and we began monitoring at three new sites to the east. Population declines associated with chytridiomycosis emergence were detected at Altos de Campana National Park. We also detected Bd in three species east of the Panama Canal at Soberania National Park, and prevalence data suggests that Bd may be enzootic in the lowlands of the park. However, no infected frogs were found further east at Torti (prevalence |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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