Novel findings on the impact of chytridiomycosis on the cardiac function of anurans: sensitive vs. tolerant species

Novel findings on the impact of chytridiomycosis on the cardiac function of anurans: sensitive vs. tolerant species

Background Understanding of the physiological effects of chytridiomycosis is crucial to worldwide amphibian conservation. Therefore, we analyzed the cardiac function of two anuran species (Xenopus laevis and Physalaemus albonotatus) with different susceptibilities to infection by the causative agent...

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Main Authors: Raquel F. Salla, Gisele M. Rizzi-Possignolo, Cristiane R. Oliveira, Carolina Lambertini, Lilian Franco-Belussi, Domingos S. Leite, Elaine Cristina M. Silva-Zacarin, Fábio C. Abdalla, Thomas S. Jenkinson, Luís Felipe Toledo, Monica Jones-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-11-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Chytrid
Frogs
Amphibian decline
Heart
Wildlife disease
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5891.pdf

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