| detection of the emerging amphibian pathogens batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and ranavirus in russia. | in a population of the european common toad bufo bufo from a rural pond in the region of lake glubokoe regional reserve in moscow province, russia, unexplained mass mortality events involving larvae and metamorphs have been observed over a monitoring period of >20 yr. we tested toads from this and a nearby site for the emerging amphibian pathogens batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd) and ranavirus (rv). both pathogens were detected, and at the rural pond site, with the above-noted losses and decl ... | 2014 | 25114047 |
| [influence of introduced fish percottus glenii (odontobutidae, pisces)]. | monitoring of 28 waterbodies has been carried out since 1994 in the region of reserve "lake glubokoe" (moscow region, russia). it was revealed that species diversity as well as abundance of larval amphibians correlate negatively with presence of introduced fish, rotan, perccottus glenii (odontobutidae). newts (triturus cristatus, t. vulgaris) and frogs (rana temporaria, r. arvalis, r. lessonae) as a rule are not capable to breed in waterbodies colonised by rotan. in contrast, toads (bufo bufo) b ... | 2001 | 11569146 |