A series of terribly unfortunate events: How environment and infection synergized to cause the Kihansi spray toad extinction
T. R. Sewell, L. van Dorp, P. Ghosh, C. Wierzbicki, C. Caroe, J. V. Lyakurwa, E. Tonelli, A. Bowkett, S. Marsden, A. A. Cunningham, M. C. Fisher, T. W. Garner, C. Weldon, E. Tonelli
The paper investigates the extinction of the Kihansi spray toad, showing that a BdCAPE chytrid infection, not environmental factors alone, caused the decline, with environmental changes exacerbating the impact.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2021 · PreprintEcology