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June 12, 2023 A new study found that a new vaccine against the deadly chytrid fungus in frogs can shift the composition of the microbiome, making frogs more resilient to future exposure to the ...
Feb. 7, 2022 Biologists from Southern and Baja California have published the first major account of the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis in the Mediterranean region of Baja California. Their results indicate ...
May 23, 2023 Scientists have developed and validated an assay that could be used to diagnose Indian strains of the amphibian chytrid fungus that were not detected by previous tests. The novel assay also works for ...
Sep. 27, 2022 A recent study in Japan has found that reared ambrosia beetles, Euwallacea interjectus, can have symbiotic fungi different to those found in the wild. These findings suggest biocontrol implications ...
Aug. 17, 2022 How do frogs protect themselves from predators? Some species rely on cognitive predator evasion, using their large brains and strong hind legs. For species exposed to high predation pressure, ...
Apr. 26, 2022 Scientists have discovered six new species of frog the size of a thumbnail in the forests of Mexico, with one earning the distinction of Mexico's smallest ...
Mar. 10, 2021 New research shows a possible path forward in controlling the emerald ash borer - which since its introduction has become the most devastating invasive forest insect in the United States, killing ...
Aug. 28, 2022 A new study shows that while Bd can significantly reduce in captive frogs, captivity can have negative consequences for the frogs' protective skin microbiota, providing new insight into ...
Nov. 10, 2021 In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower ...
July 29, 2021 New research finds that sexual reproduction and multicellularity drive diversity among different ...