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Cryptic chytridiomycosis linked to climate and genetic variation in amphibian populations of the southeastern United States.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Horner Ariel A, Hoffman Eric A, Tye Matthew R, Hether Tyler D, Savage Anna E
Abstract excerpt
North American amphibians have recently been impacted by two major emerging pathogens, the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and iridoviruses in the genus Ranavirus (Rv). Environmental factors and host genetics may play important roles in disease dynamics, but few studies incorporate both of these components into their analyses. Here, we investigated the role of environmental and genetic factors in...
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