Endemic Infection of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> in Costa Rica: Implications for Amphibian Conservation at Regional and Species Level

Endemic Infection of <i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> in Costa Rica: Implications for Amphibian Conservation at Regional and Species Level

<i>Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis</i> (<i>Bd</i>) has been associated with the severe declines and extinctions of amphibians in Costa Rica that primarily occurred during the 1980s and 1990s. However, the current impact of <i>Bd</i> infection on amphibian species i...

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Main Authors: Héctor Zumbado-Ulate, Kiersten N. Nelson, Adrián García-Rodríguez, Gerardo Chaves, Erick Arias, Federico Bolaños, Steven M. Whitfield, Catherine L. Searle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
amphibian
chytridiomycosis
conservation
disease
enzootics
epizootics
population declines
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/8/129

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