Why Some Toads Are Recovering From a Dangerous Fungal Disease
A fungal disease has caused major declines in amphibian populations, but some groups of common midwife toads have shown an unusual ability to recover. Scientists have found evidence that the timing of immune development may be part of the explanation. The disease is caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd, which produces chytridiomycosis. The fungus affects […]
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