title: Lability in host defenses: terrestrial frogs die from chytridiomycosis under enzootic conditions.
abstract: Chytridiomycosis-induced mortalities often occur upon the emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in naïve amphibian populations. We report chytridiomycosis-associated mortalities in the wild of the coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui), a declining direct-developing frog with persistent Bd infections. These findings provide additional evidence of decreased host defenses during cool-dry seasons in Puerto Rico.
authors: Ana V
authors: AV
authors: Longo
authors: Robert J
authors: RJ
authors: Ossiboff
authors: Kelly R
authors: KR
authors: Zamudio
authors: Patricia A
authors: PA
authors: Burrowes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000382:microbiology*; D008411:Chytridiomycota / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D009181:Mycoses / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012621:Seasons