Captive breeding introduced infectious disease to Mallorcan amphibians
Monday, September 22, 2008 - 13:07
in Biology & Nature
A potentially deadly fungus that can kill frogs and toads was inadvertently introduced into Mallorca by a captive breeding program that was reintroducing a rare species of toad into the wild, according to a new study published in the September 23rd issue of the journal Current Biology.