| pathogenic chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, but not b. salamandrivorans, detected on eastern hellbenders. | recent worldwide declines and extinctions of amphibian populations have been attributed to chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the pathogenic fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd). until recently, bd was thought to be the only batrachochytrium species that infects amphibians; however a newly described species, batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (bs), is linked to die-offs in european fire salamanders (salamandra salamandra). little is known about the distribution, host range, or origin of ... | 2015 | 25695636 |
| population genetics of the eastern hellbender (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) across multiple spatial scales. | conservation genetics is a powerful tool to assess the population structure of species and provides a framework for informing management of freshwater ecosystems. as lotic habitats become fragmented, the need to assess gene flow for species of conservation management becomes a priority. the eastern hellbender (cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) is a large, fully aquatic paedamorphic salamander. many populations are experiencing declines throughout their geographic range, yet the genetic ... | 2013 | 24204565 |