tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495602241048152251.post7299810122594389374..comments2023-07-31T08:47:28.423-07:00Comments on Frog Blog: The Origin of the Amphibian Chytrid FungusRoland Knapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407843022354212177noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495602241048152251.post-48308967674572641692011-02-14T03:57:52.437-08:002011-02-14T03:57:52.437-08:00I really appreciate your post and you explain each...I really appreciate your post and you explain each and every point very well.Thanks for sharing this information.And I’ll love to read your next post toowheelchairshttp://www.wheelchairindia.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495602241048152251.post-13646003423544417662010-01-06T06:37:29.079-08:002010-01-06T06:37:29.079-08:00I must emphasize, that though I work in a lab that...I must emphasize, that though I work in a lab that does work with some disease ecology with amphibians I myself do not. But, I do keep up with the work. I have always been interested in Chytrid, and other emerging epizootics. I was stunned by the findings presented here. Before this I was aware of Chytrid being found in specimens from Africa, so you can imagine my surprise when reading this. Dale P. Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268364068996560671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495602241048152251.post-83617436283791368462010-01-05T09:48:48.695-08:002010-01-05T09:48:48.695-08:00Hi Dale. Thanks for the post. Museum specimens are...Hi Dale. Thanks for the post. Museum specimens are indeed incredibly important, and their value in tracking the spread of Bd makes this particularly clear. As for human movement of amphibians, it has certainly been occurring for a long time. However, most of this early movement was intra-continental (e.g., bullfrogs moved from the eastern U.S. to the western U.S.). The movement of frogs between Roland Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407843022354212177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495602241048152251.post-6690677202256288452010-01-05T08:13:42.114-08:002010-01-05T08:13:42.114-08:00It is quite interesting how important museum speci...It is quite interesting how important museum specimens become such a long time after they are collected. We have used them to study fluctuating asymmetry in the same pond at various time periods. <br /> I still wonder at what point in time can one go back to and know that frogs were not brought to differing parts of the world by man. in 1902 had people already been bringing frogs from Japan, Dale P. Ledfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268364068996560671noreply@blogger.com