Search Results - "Scheele, Benjamin C"

Review of the Amphibian Immune Response to Chytridiomycosis, and Future Directions by Grogan, Laura F, Robert, Jacques, Berger, Lee, Skerratt, Lee F, Scheele, Benjamin C, Castley, J Guy, Newell, David A, McCallum, Hamish I

“…The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by and ), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its emergence. Characterizing the host…”
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Identifying sex-linked markers in Litoria aurea: a novel approach to understanding sex chromosome evolution in an amphibian by Sopniewski, Jarrod, Shams, Foyez, Scheele, Benjamin C., Kefford, Ben J., Ezaz, Tariq

“…Few taxa exhibit the variability of sex-determining modes as amphibians. However, due to the presence of homomorphic sex chromosomes in many species, this…”
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Disease-associated change in an amphibian life-history trait by Scheele, Benjamin C., Skerratt, Lee F., Hunter, David A., Banks, Sam C., Pierson, Jennifer C., Driscoll, Don A., Byrne, Philip G., Berger, Lee

“…Emerging pathogens can drive evolutionary shifts in host life-history traits, yet this process remains poorly documented in vertebrate hosts. Amphibian…”
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An emerging viral pathogen truncates population age structure in a European amphibian and may reduce population viability by Campbell, Lewis J, Garner, Trenton W J, Tessa, Giulia, Scheele, Benjamin C, Griffiths, Amber G F, Wilfert, Lena, Harrison, Xavier A

“…Infectious diseases can alter the demography of their host populations, reducing their viability even in the absence of mass mortality. Amphibians are the most…”
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Predicting the distribution of Australian frogs and their overlap with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis under climate change by Sopniewski, Jarrod, Scheele, Benjamin C., Cardillo, Marcel

“…Aim Amphibians, with over 40% of assessed species listed as threatened, are disproportionately at risk in the global extinction crisis. Among the many factors…”
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Beyond the pond: Terrestrial habitat use by frogs in a changing climate by Evans, Maldwyn J., Scheele, Benjamin C., Westgate, Martin J., Yebra, Marta, Newport, Jenny S., Manning, Adrian D.

“…Amphibians are proportionately over-represented in the current wave of global biodiversity loss. Disease and habitat loss are implicated in many amphibian…”
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Endangered Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) forage from local flowers after annual mass migration to alpine sites by Coates, Joshua M., Keaney, Benedict, Scheele, Benjamin C., Cunningham, Saul A.

“…Migration plays an important role in the life cycle of many insect species, allowing them to escape unfavourable seasonal conditions. The Bogong moth (Agrotis…”
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Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion by Grogan, Laura F., Phillott, Andrea D., Scheele, Benjamin C., Berger, Lee, Cashins, Scott D., Bell, Sara C., Puschendorf, Robert, Skerratt, Lee F.

“…Pathogens can be critical drivers of the abundance and distribution of wild animal populations. The presence of an overdispersed pathogen load distribution…”
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Status and priority conservation actions for Australian frog species by Gillespie, Graeme R., Roberts, J. Dale, Hunter, David, Hoskin, Conrad J., Alford, Ross A., Heard, Geoffrey W., Hines, Harry, Lemckert, Frank, Newell, David, Scheele, Benjamin C.

“…Coherent, multi-species conservation strategies rely on up-to-date assessments of extinction risk, and prioritising and implementing well-founded management…”
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