Climate change induced by anthropogenic warming of the earth's atmosphere is a daunting
problem. This review examines one of the consequences of climate change that has only …

Amphibian skin is a mucosal surface in direct and continuous contact with a microbially
diverse and laden aquatic and/or terrestrial environment. As such, frog skin is an important …

Agricultural landscapes, although often highly altered in nature, provide habitat for many
species of amphibian. However, the persistence and health of amphibian populations are …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

This book should be on the shelf of every practising statistician who designs experiments.
Good design considers units and treatments first, and then allocates treatments to units. It …

Environmental change has negatively affected most biological systems on our planet and is
becoming of increasing concern for the well-being and survival of many species. At an …

The use of amphibians as models in ecological research has a rich history. From an early
foundation in studies of amphibian natural history sprang generations of scientists who used …

Humans are changing the environmental conditions of our planet, and animal immune
functions are being affected by these modifications. For instance, a diversity of chemical …

Eco-immunology is the field of study that attempts to understand the functions of the immune
system in the context of the host's environment. Amphibians are currently suffering …

Pesticides have long been proposed as a possible cause of amphibian population declines,
but due to a number of challenges there has been relatively little ecotoxicological research …