Published in Evolutionary Applications · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found that amphibian susceptibility to parasites varies with proximity to agriculture and evolutionary responses to pesticides. Wood frogs living closer to agriculture with high baseline tolerance had lower trematode loads, while those far from agriculture with inducible pesticide tolerance had higher viral loads.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Amphibians can become tolerant to pesticides, but at a cost Binghamton University · Jul 17, 2017 · first to report
- Frogs that adapt to pesticides are more vulnerable to parasites Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Aug 15, 2017