Author: Lori Carris
Department of Plant Pathology
Washington State University
carris@wsu.edu
Abstract: This is an interrupted or progressive disclosure type of case study
based on a paper by Rachowicz et al. 2006 (Ecology 87: 1671-1683)
that explores how researchers determine whether declines in frog
populations are due to the frog chytrid, Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd). The case study was developed as part of a unit on
Amphibian Decline in Pl P 526, Advanced Fungal Biology, a graduate-
level course in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State
University.
Objectives:
Learn about methods used to detect Bd in natural populations
Acquire understanding of multiple factors impacting frog populations
Become aware of limitations in working with endangered organisms
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