Sökning: "chytridiomycosis"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade ordet chytridiomycosis.

1. 1. How does temperature affect the severity of Bd infection in the common toad (Bufo bufo)? : A test of thermal mismatch hypothesis

   Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Författare :Felix Fridh; [2023]
   Nyckelord :chytridiomycosis; amphibians; fungi; fungus; thermal mismatch hypothesis; bufobufo; common toad; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Bd;

   Sammanfattning : Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians. This fungus is an invasive species that has spread all over the world and is causing mass deaths in many areas. Bd has an efficient life cycle which targets suitable hosts and causes disturbances in amphibian osmoregulation and eventually death. LÄS MER

3. 2. Lökgrodan i Frihult, Skåne - en statusuppdatering med fokus på chytridiomykos

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

   Författare :David Jönsson; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; chytridiomycosis; Pelobates fuscus; Frihult; action program; Biology and Life Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Amphibians are globally among the most endangered taxonomic groups of vertebrates. This is partly due to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which causes the disease chytridiomycosis, that have led to eradication of more than 90 species of amphibians worldwide. LÄS MER