Chytridiomycosis-induced mortalities often occur upon the emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in naïve amphibian populations. We report chytridiomycosis-associated mortalities in the wild of the coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui), a declining direct-developing frog with persistent Bd infections. These findings provide additional evidence of decreased host defenses during cool-dry seasons in Puerto Rico.
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1 January 2013
Lability in Host Defenses: Terrestrial Frogs Die from Chytridiomycosis under Enzootic Conditions
Ana V. Longo,
Robert J. Ossiboff,
Kelly R. Zamudio,
Patricia A. Burrowes
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 49 • No. 1
January 2013
Vol. 49 • No. 1
January 2013