A  recent publication in “Nature” has shed light on the potential threat that the fungal  pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) poses to North American amphibian species. The Open Access article, submitted by Matthew J. Gray et al, aimed to evaluate the risk of Bsal invasion and its potential impact on amphibian biodiversity in the region. Leer más.

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Our results suggest that competition is an important driver of changes in these traits, and changes in diet may be follow-on consequences. It remains to be discovered if diet is also a driver of these changes in other times of the year when food is especially limited. Some species can and do flexibly and rapidly change in response to changes in their environment. Leer más.

We provide evidence that mating vocalizations of this taxon do not differ sufficiently from those of the widespread P. bedriagae to function as a premating barrier between the two, preventing significant gene flux.  Leer más.