Frog fungus causes grisly death by dehydration
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 19:30
in Biology & Nature
A fungus that has torn through frog populations worldwide kills by dehydrating the hapless amphibians, disrupting electrolyte balance and causing cardiac arrest.
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