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@article{Jervis:2026,
author = {Jervis, P and Sullivan, C and Andrea, MP and Rosa, G and Tarvin, R and Ron, S and Vrendenburg, V and Fisher, M and Merino-Viteri, A},
journal = {Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity},
title = {Rapid emergence of an amphibian pathogen coincided with historic amphibian declines in the Neotropics},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Aim: The emergence of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in South America has been attributed to multiple introductions and subsequent spread in a bidirectional latitudinal wave along the primary Andean cordilleras. This is supported for Ecuador by anecdotal evidence of declines in Bd-susceptible genera such as Telmatobius and Atelopus around the mid-1980s. We tested this hypothesis by combining published records of Bd with retrospective screenings of museum specimens (1950–2010) and surveys of contemporary populations to characterize the spatiotemporal and host-specific emergence of Bd in Ecuador.
AU - Jervis,P
AU - Sullivan,C
AU - Andrea,MP
AU - Rosa,G
AU - Tarvin,R
AU - Ron,S
AU - Vrendenburg,V
AU - Fisher,M
AU - Merino-Viteri,A
PY - 2026///
SN - 1366-9516
TI - Rapid emergence of an amphibian pathogen coincided with historic amphibian declines in the Neotropics
T2 - Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity
ER -
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