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News Release 14-083
Amphibians can acquire resistance to deadly fungus
Discovery will help conservation efforts
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Amphibian populations have been devastated by the waterborne chytrid fungus, but there's new hope.
Credit: NSF/Nicolle Rager-Fuller
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A Cuban treefrog; this species can acquire resistance to the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus.
Credit: Joseph Gamble
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The critically endangered booroolong frog is capable of acquiring resistance to the fungus.
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An oak toad sunbathing in dew; the species can learn to avoid the chytrid fungus.
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How big is an oak toad? Not very. A size comparison of oak toads with a coin.
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Researchers hope that with these results, new ways may be found of saving amphibians in peril.
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