| first detection of the amphibian chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in free-ranging populations of amphibians on mainland asia: survey in south korea. | chytridiomycosis, a disease that has caused amphibian population declines globally and elevated many species of anurans to endangered or threatened status, has recently been declared an internationally notifiable disease. batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd), the amphibian chytrid fungus causing this disease, has not been previously reported in korea or on mainland asia. thirty-six frog specimens representing 7 species were collected from the wild in south korea and examined for bd using standard ... | 2009 | 19899344 |
| enhanced call effort in japanese tree frogs infected by amphibian chytrid fungus. | some amphibians have evolved resistance to the devastating disease chytridiomycosis, associated with global population declines, but immune defences can be costly. we recorded advertisement calls of male japanese tree frogs (hyla japonica) in the field. we then assessed whether individuals were infected by batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd), the causal agent of the disease. this allowed us to analyse call properties of males as a function of their infection status. infected males called more ra ... | 2016 | 26932682 |