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| Author(s): |
Benicio, Ronildo A.
[1]
;
Carvalho, Tamilie
[2]
;
Barbosa, Maria D. R.
[3]
;
Costa, Janiella de M.
[3]
;
da Silva, Felipe C. C.
[3]
;
Fonseca, Mariluce G.
[3]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Reg Cariri, Lab Herpetol, Programa Posgrad Bioprospeccao Mol, BR-63105000 Crato, Ceara - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, Lab Hist Nat Anfibios Brasileiros LaHNAB, Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Piaui, Dept Biol, Campus Senador Helvidio Nunes de Barros, Picos - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE; v. 12, NOV 2019. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been linked to the declines of more than 500 amphibian species globally. In Brazil, Bd has been identified in several regions but predominantly in the Atlantic Forest. Data on the occurrence of this amphibian pathogen in northeastern Brazil are scarce, specifically from the Caatinga ecoregion, where there is only one study that reports Bd in the region. This study is the first to show a high prevalence of Bd in Caatinga's species and includes two new records of species infected by Bd: Rhinella granulosa and R. jimi. In addition, we discuss the possibility of amphibian with terrestrial habits serving as potential Bd reservoirs in semiarid climate regions. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/11821-0 - HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY EFFECTS ON PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION OF ANURAN IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST |
| Grantee: | Ronildo Alves Benício |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/25358-3 - The chytrid fungus: from its origins to its consequences |
| Grantee: | Luis Felipe de Toledo Ramos Pereira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |