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April 16, 2012

Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in The News - Again

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The American bullfrog ( Lithobates catesbeianus ) is currently raised on farms all over the world. Many of these farm-raised frogs are exp...
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March 19, 2012

Pacific Chorus Frogs As Disease Carriers?

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Last week, the journal PLoS ONE published an interesting paper by Natalie Reeder and colleagues that suggested a potential role for the P...
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February 27, 2012

A Grim Future For Amphibians

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As I mentioned in my last post , on February 2 the mountain yellow-legged frog was listed under the California Endangered Species Act. I...
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February 6, 2012

Mountain Yellow-legged Frog is Listed Under California ESA

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On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to add both species of the mountain yellow-legged frog to the list ...
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January 24, 2012

State Listing Decision Nears for Mountain Yellow-legged Frog

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On February 2, the California Fish and Game Commission will take up the issue of whether the mountain yellow-legged frog ( Rana muscosa , ...
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December 13, 2011

California Budget Crisis and the Future of the Aerial Fish Stocking Program

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For years, the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) has used a 1981 Beech King Air airplane to stock backcountry lakes. This airc...
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November 28, 2011

The Origin of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus

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The amphibian chytrid fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis : Bd) is the cause of the most spectacular loss of vertebrate biodiversity in ...
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