Preparatory immunity: Seasonality of mucosal skin defences and Batrachochytrium infections in Southern leopard frogs

Abstract

Accurately predicting the impacts of climate change on wildlife health requires a deeper understanding of seasonal rhythms in host–pathogen interactions. The amphibian pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), exhibits seasonality in incidence; however, the role that biological rhythms in host defences play in defining this pattern remains largely unknown.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 29, 2020
Source ID
10.1111/1365-2656.13386

Entities

People

  • Brandon C. Labumbard
  • Brian T. Miller
  • Corinne L. Richards‐zawacki
  • Doug C. Woodhams
  • Emily M Hall
  • Laura K. Reinert
  • Louise A. Rollins‐smith

Organizations

  • Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).