Forest fragmentation disrupts parasite infection in Australian lizards

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature

In a study with implications for biodiversity and the spread of infectious diseases, ecologists have demonstrated that deforestation and habitat fragmentation can decrease transmission of a parasitic nematode in a particular species of Australian lizard, the pale-flecked garden sunskink.

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