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Product Type: Journal Article
Year: 2008
Author(s): Muths, E., D.S. Pilliod, and L.J. Livo
Pages: 1484-1492
Suggested Citation: Muths, E., D.S. Pilliod, and L.J. Livo. 2008. Distribution and environmental limitations of an amphibian pathogen in the Rocky Mountains, USA. Biological Conservation 141(5): 1484-1492.
Amphibian populations continue to be imperiled by the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Understanding where B. dendrobatidis (Bd) occurs and how it may be limited by environmental factors is critical to our ability to effectively conserve the amphibians affected by Bd. We sampled 1247 amphibians (boreal toads and surrogates) at 261 boreal toad (Bufo boreas) breeding sites (97 clusters) along an 11 [degrees] latitudinal gradient in the Rocky Mountains to determine the distribution of B. dendrobatidis and examine environmental factors, such as temperature and elevation, that might affect its distribution... (www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon)
Distribution and environmental limitations of an amphibian pathogen in the Rocky Mountains, USA
Effects of weather on survival in populations of Boreal Toads in Colorado
Boreal toads and the ecosystem
Estimation of temporary emigration in male toads
An evaluation of weather and disease as causes of decline in two populations of boreal toads
Factors limiting the recovery of boreal toads (Bufo b. boreas)
Health evaluation of amphibians in and near Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado, USA)
The United States Geological Survey's Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative
Evidence for disease-related amphibian decline in Colorado
Homerange and movements of boreal toads in undisturbed habitats
U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
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