Original Article

Temporal Variation in Infection Prevalence by the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Three Species of Frogs at La Selva, Costa Rica

  1. Steven M. Whitfield2,*,
  2. Jacob Kerby2,
  3. Lydia R. Gentry3,
  4. Maureen A. Donnelly1

Article first published online: 15 MAY 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00872.x

Issue

Biotropica

Biotropica

Volume 44, Issue 6, pages 779–784, November 2012

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How to Cite

Whitfield, S. M., Kerby, J., Gentry, L. R. and Donnelly, M. A. (2012), Temporal Variation in Infection Prevalence by the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Three Species of Frogs at La Selva, Costa Rica. Biotropica, 44: 779–784. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00872.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, U.S.A

  2. 2

    Biology Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.A

  3. 3

    College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A

*Corresponding author; e-mail: steven.whitfield@usd.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 15 MAY 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 23 DEC 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 JUN 2011

Funded by

  • FIU Presidential Fellowship
  • EPA GRO fellowship. Grant Number: # MA-91659301-0
  • OTS
  • American Philosophical Society
  • American Museum of Natural History
  • Tinker Foundation

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btp872-sup-0001-TableS1.docWord document62KTABLE S1. Prevalence of infection for three species of common frogs.
btp872-sup-0002-TableS2.docxWord document15KTABLE S2. Results of non-quantitative swabbing and non-quantitative PCR for four species of frogs from La Selva.
btp872-sup-0003-TableS3.docxWord document16KTABLE S3. Summary statistics for models for prevalence and Bd load.
btp872-sup-0004-TableS4.docxWord document16KTABLE S4. Summary statistics for linear models for prevalence and infection intensity.
btp872-sup-0005-TableS5.docxWord document16KTABLE S5. Correlations between prevalence of infection and climatic variables.
btp872-sup-0006-TableS6.docxWord document16KTABLE S6. Correlations between prevalence of infection and climatic variables.
btp872-sup-0007-FigureS1.docxWord document147KFIGURE S1. Annual variability in air temperature at La Selva Biological Station and temperature data for the study period.
btp872-sup-0008-FigureS2.docxWord document105KFIGURE S2. Associations between body length and infection by Bd for three species of frogs.
btp872-sup-0009-FigureS3.docxWord document105KFIGURE S3. Bd load given by species.
btp872-sup-0010-FigureS4.docxWord document169KFIGURE S4. Prevalence estimates for infection by Bd from June 2006 to March 2007.
btp872-sup-0011-FigureS5.docxWord document127KFIGURE S5. Validation analysis of impacts of swabbing error in December 2007 and early January 2008.
btp872-sup-0012-FigureS6.docxWord document298KFIGURE S6. Validation of results accounting for swabbing error in December 2007 and early January 2008.
btp872-sup-0013-FigureS7.docxWord document180KFIGURE S7. Predicted correlations between temperature and prevalence temperature and prevalence when samples from using bias-exclude, bias-adjusted, or bias-unadjusted data.

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