The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …

Populations that experience severe stress may avoid extinction through adaptation by
natural selection. This process is called evolutionary rescue and has been studied under …

Humans have dramatic, diverse and far-reaching influences on the evolution of other
organisms. Numerous examples of this human-induced contemporary evolution have been …

The persistence of populations declining from novel stressors depends, in part, on their
ability to respond by trait change via evolution or plasticity. White‐nose syndrome (WNS) …

Disease dynamics during pathogen invasion and establishment determine the impacts of
disease on host populations and determine the mechanisms of host persistence. Temporal …

Tools for reducing wildlife disease impacts are needed to conserve biodiversity. White-nose
syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has caused …

Disease outbreaks are a consequence of interactions among the three components of a host–
parasite system: the infectious agent, the host and the environment. While virulence and …

Animal hosts can adapt to emerging infectious disease through both disease resistance,
which decreases pathogen numbers, and disease tolerance, which limits damage during …

The degree to which species can rapidly adapt is key to survival in the face of climatic and
other anthropogenic changes. For little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus), whose populations …

Humans have contributed to the increased frequency and severity of emerging infectious
diseases, which pose a significant threat to wild and domestic species, as well as human …