University of Michigan: First Widespread Chytrid Fungus Infections in Frogs of Peruvian Amazon Rain Forests Reported
October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 17 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
University of Michigan biologists have documented, for the first time, the widespread presence of the notorious chytrid fungus in 80 species of frogs from lowland rain forest sites in the Peruvian Amazon.
The chytrid fungus causes a deadly skin disease and has been linked to dramatic amphibian declines worldwide over the past 40 years, most notably in moder . . .
University of Michigan biologists have documented, for the first time, the widespread presence of the notorious chytrid fungus in 80 species of frogs from lowland rain forest sites in the Peruvian Amazon.
The chytrid fungus causes a deadly skin disease and has been linked to dramatic amphibian declines worldwide over the past 40 years, most notably in moder . . .