Understanding the ecological consequences of biodiversity is a fundamental challenge.
Research on a key component of biodiversity, genetic diversity, has traditionally focused on …

Since the identification and imprisonment of “Typhoid Mary”, a woman who infected at least
47 people with typhoid in the early 1900s, epidemiologists have recognized that …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces sha** the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Distribution and host range of ranaviruses Page 19 9© The Author (s) 2015 MJ Gray, VG
Chinchar (eds.), Ranaviruses , DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13755-1_2 Distribution and Host Range …

In modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours,
allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from plant to plant and decimate crop …

It is a commonly held view that genetically homogenous host populations are more
vulnerable to infection than genetically diverse populations. The underlying idea, known as …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is the chytridiomycete fungus which has been implicated in
global amphibian declines and numerous species extinctions. Here, we show that …

Ranaviruses are capable of infecting amphibians from at least 14 families and over 70
individual species. Ranaviruses infect multiple cell types, often culminating in organ …

It is well established that a decrease in genetic variation can lead to reduced fitness and lack
of adaptability to a changing environment. Amphibians are declining on a global scale, and …

Loss of genetic variation may render populations more vulnerable to pathogens due to
inbreeding depression and depletion of variation in genes responsible for immunity against …