16-04-05 The combined effects of pesticides and parasites threaten wildlife populations worldwide (e.g. amphibians, honeybees). Pesticides are predicted to exacerbate the effects of parasites on their hosts by reducing the hosts ability to defend against par...

14-07-10 Emerging fungal pathogens pose a greater threat to biodiversity than any other parasitic group, causing population declines of amphibians, bats, corals, bees and snakes. New research from the University of South Florida published in the journal Natu...

11-08-18 An international team of researchers has completed the first major survey in Asia of a deadly fungus（真菌） that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians（两栖动物） worldwide. The massive survey could help scientists zero in on why the fu...

09-10-23 Scientists have unravelled the mechanism by which the fungal disease chytridiomycosis kills its victims. 科学家已经解开真菌病如何伤害油彩蛙的机理。 A world of amphibians The fungus（真菌，霉菌） is steadily spreading through populations of frogs and...