A great diversity of parasites, from viruses and bacteria to a range of remarkable eukaryotic
organisms, exploit reptile and amphibian hosts. Recent increases in the emergence of …

Animal defences against infection involve two distinct but complementary mechanisms:
tolerance and resistance. Tolerance measures the animal's ability to limit detrimental effects …

Many threats to biodiversity cannot be eliminated; for example, invasive pathogens may be
ubiquitous. Chytridiomycosis is a fungal disease that has spread worldwide, driving at least …

An account is provided of the world's ten most feared fungi. Within areas of interest, we have
organized the entries in the order of concern. We put four human pathogens first as this is of …

The dynamics of host-parasite interactions are highly temperature-dependent and may be
modified by increasing frequency and intensity of climate-driven heat events. Here, we show …

Globalization has facilitated the emergence and spread of novel pathogens, representing a
major conservation challenge. The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a lethal amphibian pathogen, partly due to its ability
to evade the immune system of susceptible frog species. In many pathogenic fungi, the …

The ability of wildlife populations to mount rapid responses to novel pathogens will be
critical for mitigating the impacts of disease outbreaks in a changing climate. Field studies …

Infectious disease outbreaks emerged across the globe during the recent 2015–2016 El
Niño event, re-igniting research interest in how climate events influence disease dynamics …

Climate change and habitat modification both alter thermal environments and species
distributions. However, these drivers of global change are rarely studied together, even …