Publications by authors named "Kyle Luthman"
Dis Aquat Organ
November 2014
Article Synopsis
- The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to significant declines in amphibian populations globally, but its impact on Critically Endangered species in Bolivia is not well understood.
- Researchers sampled marbled water frogs (Telmatobius marmoratus) from Isla del Sol, detecting Bd in 44% of the frogs tested.
- This study marks the first identification of Bd in amphibians from the Lake Titicaca area, highlighting the potential threat this pathogen poses to other endangered species like the Titicaca water frog (T. culeus) and Andean amphibians in general.
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