Can differences in host behavior drive patterns of disease prevalence in tadpoles?

Differences in host behavior and resistance to disease can influence the outcome of host-pathogen interactions. We capitalized on the variation in aggregation behavior of Fowler's toads (Anaxyrus [ = Bufo] fowleri) and grey treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles and tested for differences in tran...

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Published in:PloS one 2011-09, Vol.6 (9), p.e24991-e24991
Main Authors: Venesky, Matthew D, Kerby, Jacob L, Storfer, Andrew, Parris, Matthew J
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Agamidae
Agglomeration
Aggregation behavior
Amphibians
Amphibolurus
Analysis
Anaxyrus fowleri
Animals
Anura - microbiology
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Biology
Catenaria anguillulae
Chytridiomycota
Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification
Closed experimental ecosystems
Cysts
Disease
Disease resistance
Ecology
Epidemiology
Fitness
Food chains
Foraging behavior
Frogs
Fungal infections
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Immune system
Immunology
Infection
Infections
Kinematics
Laboratories
Larva - microbiology
Larval development
Life history
Mesocosms
Microbial drug resistance
Mortality
Mycoses - microbiology
Mycoses - transmission
Mycoses - veterinary
Nematodes
Parasites
Plankton
Toads
Zoology
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description Differences in host behavior and resistance to disease can influence the outcome of host-pathogen interactions. We capitalized on the variation in aggregation behavior of Fowler's toads (Anaxyrus [ = Bufo] fowleri) and grey treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles and tested for differences in transmission of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and host-specific fitness consequences (i.e., life history traits that imply fitness) of infection in single-species amphibian mesocosms. On average, A. fowleri mesocosms supported higher Bd prevalences and infection intensities relative to H. versicolor mesocosms. Higher Bd prevalence in A. fowleri mesocosms may result, in part, from higher intraspecific transmission due to the aggregation of tadpoles raised in Bd treatments. We also found that, independent of species, tadpoles raised in the presence of Bd were smaller and less developed than tadpoles raised in disease-free conditions. Our results indicate that aggregation behavior might increase Bd prevalence and that A. fowleri tadpoles carry heavier infections relative to H. versicolor tadpoles. However, our results demonstrate that Bd appears to negatively impact larval growth and developmental rates of A. fowleri and H. versicolor similarly, even in the absence of high Bd prevalence.
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subjects Agamidae
Agglomeration
Aggregation behavior
Amphibians
Amphibolurus
Analysis
Anaxyrus fowleri
Animals
Anura - microbiology
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Biology
Catenaria anguillulae
Chytridiomycota
Chytridiomycota - isolation & purification
Closed experimental ecosystems
Cysts
Disease
Disease resistance
Ecology
Epidemiology
Fitness
Food chains
Foraging behavior
Frogs
Fungal infections
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Immune system
Immunology
Infection
Infections
Kinematics
Laboratories
Larva - microbiology
Larval development
Life history
Mesocosms
Microbial drug resistance
Mortality
Mycoses - microbiology
Mycoses - transmission
Mycoses - veterinary
Nematodes
Parasites
Plankton
Toads
Zoology
title Can differences in host behavior drive patterns of disease prevalence in tadpoles?
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