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Parasites keep things sexy in 'hotspots'
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The coevolutionary struggle between a New Zealand snail and its worm parasite makes sex advantageous for the snail, whose females favor asexual reproduction in the absence of parasites, say Indiana University ...
Agricultural Chemicals Linked to Infections in a Declining Amphibian Species
Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Amphibians around the world are on the decline from disease. In an article in this week's issue of the journal Nature, Jason Rohr of the University of South Florida (USF) and colleagues revealed ...
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Study suggests link between agricultural chemicals and frog decline
Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Around the world, amphibian populations are in decline, and scientists have not been able to figure out why. Now a study of leopard frogs in Pennsylvania has identified a possible culprit, ...
New study shows diversity decreases chances of parasitic disease
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Oct 21, 2008 |
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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study showing that American toads who pal around with gray tree frogs reduce their chances of parasitic infections known to cause limb malformations has strong implications ...
Tiny invasive snail impacts Great Lakes, alters ecology
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Aug 08, 2008 |
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Long a problem in the western U.S., the New Zealand mud snail currently inhabits four of the five Great Lakes and is spreading into rivers and tributaries, according to a Penn State team of researchers. These tiny creatures ...
Study shows parasites outweigh predators
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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In a study of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, a team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, the United ...
Nutrient pollution drives frog deformities by ramping up infections
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Sep 24, 2007 |
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High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasite infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds and lakes across North America, according to a new study ...
'Home run' study on spread of disease published
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Dec 19, 2006 |
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A paper that authors are calling a "home run" study on the spread of disease is published in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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