Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes

InsectNews newsroom brief · 1h ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

UCLA biologists have found the hiding place of a silent killer stalking threatened Yosemite toads: their own burrows. The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amphibian populations around the world has long been thought to live in and infect the toads through the

UCLA biologists have found the hiding place of a silent killer stalking threatened Yosemite toads: their own burrows. The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amphibian populations around the world has long been thought to live in and infect the toads through the This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking insect. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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