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dc.contributor.authorDahl, Chris
dc.contributor.authorKiatik, Ismale
dc.contributor.authorBaisen, Ismale
dc.contributor.authorBronikowski, Ed
dc.contributor.authorC. Fleischer, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMcinerny, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorLock, Justin
dc.contributor.authorNovotny, Vojtech
dc.contributor.authorNarayan, Edward
dc.contributor.authorHero, Jean-Marc
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:44:15Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:44:15Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-02-27T23:08:24Z
dc.identifier.issn02680130
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/49233
dc.description.abstractBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a fungal pathogen often responsible for amphibian declines worldwide. We report here survey on Bd in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The survey for Bd was conducted along a rainforest altitudinal gradient from Madang (50 m a.s.l.) to Mt. Wilhelm (3700 m a.s.l.). We swabbed 249 frogs of 63 native species at nine sites to quantify the number of Bd zoospore equivalents using real-time Syber Green Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR). We found no evidence for Bd. The lack of Bd may be due to 1) hot climate all year round inhibiting the spread of Bd in the entire lowland areas of PNG, 2) low number of non-native amphibian introductions to PNG such as Lithobates catesbeianus or Xenopus spp. or 3) the lack of invasive introductions by humans due to geographic isolation. While it is difficult to discern between these hypotheses, an effective quarantine should be devised to protect PNG from future disease outbreak. International assistance is needed in conservation education and research is needed to assist the local scientists in monitoring and protecting these rich fauna from possible future Bd outbreaks.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBritish Herpetological Society
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-journal/volume-22-number-3-july-2012
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom183
dc.relation.ispartofpageto186
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHerpetological Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchConservation and Biodiversity
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInfectious Agents
dc.subject.fieldofresearchGlobal Change Biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode050202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode060502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode069902
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0608
dc.titleBatrachochytrium dendrobatidis not found in rainforest frogs along an altitudinal gradient of Papua New Guinea
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 British Herpetological Society. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
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gro.griffith.authorHero, Jean-Marc
gro.griffith.authorNarayan, Edward J.
gro.griffith.authorDahl, Chris


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