Researchers complete first major survey of amphibian fungus in Asia
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
An international team of researchers has completed the first major survey in Asia of a deadly fungus that has wiped out more than 200 species of amphibians worldwide. The massive survey could help scientists zero in on why the fungus has been unusually devastating in many parts of the globe -- and why Asian amphibians have so far been spared the same dramatic declines.