TY  - CONF
AU  - Ljubisavljević, Katarina
AU  - Martel, An
AU  - Pasmans, Frank
AU  - Vukov, Tanja
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6386
AB  - We studied the presence of chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infection in two syntopic water frogs Pelophylax shqipericus and P. ridibundus in a sample population from southern Montenegro. In total, 45 and 34 adult specimens of P. shqipericus and P. ridibundus, respectively, were tested for Bd infection. Here, the infection was confirmed for the first time in P. shqipericus, a vulnerable endemic species of the Balkans. There was a greater proportion of infected specimens in P. shqipericus than in P. ridibundus (15.6% and 2.7%, p < 0.05, respectively). Males and females did not significantly differ in Bd prevalence both within species or at genus level. Infection intensity was low in both species and body condition did not differ between infected and non-infected specimens. However, P. shqipericus had significantly lower body condition index than P. ridibundus in general, indicating elevated exposure to environmental stress in a comparison with congeneric species. The emergence of the pathogenic Bd fungus in the small-range threatened water frog species is worrying and indicates the need for close monitoring, urgent risk analysis, and population health assessment.
PB  - Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” – National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade
C3  - Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Occurrence of chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and body condition in syntopic water frogs Pelophylax shqipericus and P. ridibundus
SP  - 194
EP  - 194
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Ljubisavljević, K., Martel, A., Pasmans, F.,& Vukov, T.. (2022). Occurrence of chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and body condition in syntopic water frogs Pelophylax shqipericus and P. ridibundus. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade: Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković” – National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade., 194-194.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_6386

Ljubisavljević K, Martel A, Pasmans F, Vukov T. Occurrence of chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and body condition in syntopic water frogs Pelophylax shqipericus and P. ridibundus. in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia. 2022;:194-194.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_6386 .

Ljubisavljević, Katarina, Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Vukov, Tanja, "Occurrence of chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and body condition in syntopic water frogs Pelophylax shqipericus and P. ridibundus" in Program and Book of Abstracts: the 21st European Congress of Herpetology; 2022 Sep 5-9; Belgrade, Serbia (2022):194-194,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_6386 .

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AU  - Ljubisavljević, Katarina
AU  - Martel, An
AU  - Pasmans, Frank
AU  - Vukov, Tanja
PY  - 2022
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AB  - Mitigating global amphibian declines requires a thorough understanding of stressors that differentially impact amphibian populations. We compared body condition and occurrence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) in syntopic frogs, belonging either to the small range, vulnerable species Pelophylax shqipericus or the widespread P. ridibundus. Bd was detected more frequently in P. shqipericus than in P. ridibundus (15.6% and 2.9%, p < 0.05, respectively). Infections were characterized by low infection intensity, absence of clinical signs and lack of any obvious impact on body condition. However, body condition in P. shqipericus was significantly lower than in P. ridibundus. Relatively high pathogen prevalence and poor body condition in the threatened P. shqipericus is worrying and urges the need for close monitoring, risk analysis and population assessment.
PB  - Darmstadt: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Herpetologie, Und Terrarienkunde
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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5108

Ljubisavljević K, Martel A, Pasmans F, Vukov T. Pathogen load and body condition correlate with conservation status of syntopic and closely related frogs. in Salamandra. 2022;58(3):187-192.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5108 .

Ljubisavljević, Katarina, Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Vukov, Tanja, "Pathogen load and body condition correlate with conservation status of syntopic and closely related frogs" in Salamandra, 58, no. 3 (2022):187-192,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5108 .