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BIOTROPICA
卷 44, 期 6, 页码 779-784出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00872.x
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amphibian decline; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Craugastor bransfordii; emerging infectious diseases; lowland rain forests; Oophaga pumilio; Rhaebo haematiticus; seasonality
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资金
- FIU Presidential Fellowship
- EPA GRO fellowship [MA-91659301-0]
- OTS
- American Philosophical Society
- American Museum of Natural History
- Tinker Foundation
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Biological Infrastructure [0923419] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is implicated in widespread population declines, extirpations, and extinctions of amphibians throughout the world. In the Neotropics, most amphibian declines have occurred in cool mid- to high-elevation sites (> 400 m asl), and it is hypothesized that high temperatures limit the growth of Bd in lowland tropical sites, despite few data available on the distribution of Bd in lowland forests. Here, we report the results of a 12-mo pathogen surveillance program for three common species of frogs at a warm lowland site in northeastern Costa Rica. We combine standard non-invasive skin swabbing techniques with a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay to analyze the infection prevalence and Bd load across a 1-yr period. Our data indicate an overall Bd infection rate of 6.1 percent, but prevalence varies from < 5 percent in warmer months to a peak of 34.7 percent in the coolest months of the year. Despite very little seasonal variation in temperature (< 4 degrees C), our data indicate strong seasonal variation in the prevalence of Bd, with highest prevalence of infection in months with coolest air temperatures. While it has been suggested that Bd is primarily a riparian fungus, we find no difference in prevalence of infection among our species despite considerable differences in affiliation of these species with water. Our study provides further evidence that infection by Bd is regulated by temperature and shows that warm temperatures in lowland forests may restrict, but not prevent, infection by Bd.
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