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SUMMARY:Is Evolution (Not) Working for Infected Amphibians? - Dr Trent Gar
 ner\, Zoological Society of London
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DTEND:20150121T180000Z
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CONTACT:Alison Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Amphibians are the most threatened of vertebrate classes and i
 nfectious diseases are key drivers of global amphibian declines. Two patho
 gen groups (chytridiomycete fungi and ranaviruses) are responsible for man
 y of the identified declines due to disease. Some argue that rather than a
 ttempt direct interventions to manage pathogens\, conservationists who are
  working on aspects of amphibian infectious diseases should leave amphibia
 ns and their pathogens to sort themselves out. The assumption is that coev
 olution between amphibian hosts and their pathogens should result in relat
 ively stable host and pathogen dynamics and sustainable host populations. 
 I'll present evidence that while amphibians and their pathogens are evolvi
 ng\, it is questionable of the outcome will be sustainable amphibian popul
 ations\, and why this may be.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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