Global amphibian declines have often been attributed to disease 1 , 2 , but ignorance of the
relative importance and mode of action of potential drivers of infection has made it difficult to …

Accelerating rates of species extinctions and disease emergence underscore the importance
of understanding how changes in biodiversity affect disease outcomes 1 , 2 , 3 . Over the …

Mass mortality of amphibians has occurred globally since at least the early 1990s from viral
pathogens that are members of the genus Ranavirus, family Iridoviridae. The pathogen …

Ecology Letters (2012) Abstract Parasite infections often lead to dramatically different
outcomes among host species. Although an emerging body of ecoimmunological research …

The widespread application of pesticides has attracted the attention of ecologists as we
struggle to understand the impacts of these chemicals on natural communities. While we have a …

Studies of phenotypic plasticity typically focus on traits in single ontogenetic stages. However,
plastic responses can be induced in multiple ontogenetic stages and traits induced early …

While the importance of changes in host biodiversity for disease risk continues to gain
empirical support, the influence of natural variation in parasite diversity on epidemiological …

… Virus culturing was performed at the University of Georgia and details on these methods
can be found in Hoverman et al. (2010). For both isolates, titered virus was sent from the …

Infectious diseases are intimately associated with the dynamics of biodiversity. However, the
role that infectious disease plays within ecological communities is complex. The complex …

Host–parasite interactions are embedded within complex communities composed of multiple
host species and a cryptic assemblage of other parasites. To date, however, surprisingly …