Laura Brannelly

31 Chytridiomycosis reduces sperm production in young southern corroboree frogs

P Frías-Álvareza, R Webb, L Brannelly, KR Woodley, LF Skerratt, L Berger, DBBP Paris

Journal article  |  2022  |  Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Once a reservoir, always a reservoir? Seasonality affects the pathogen maintenance potential of amphibian hosts

Mark Q Wilber, Michel EB Ohmer, Karie A Altman, Laura A Brannelly, Brandon C LaBumbard, Emily H Le Sage, Nina B McDonnell, Aura Y Muniz Torres, Caitlin L Nordheim, Ferdinand Pfab, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki, Louise A Rollins-Smith, Veronica Saenz, Jamie Voyles, Daniel P Wetzel, Douglas C Woodhams, Cheryl J Briggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  ECOLOGY

Host species that can independently maintain a pathogen in a host community and contribute to infection in other species are impor..

Sperm parameters following hormonal induction of spermiation in an endangered frog [the alpine tree frog] (Litoria verreauxii alpina)

Thien H Pham, Laura A Brannelly

Journal article  |  2022  |  REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

CONTEXT: With global amphibian biodiversity rapidly declining, improving reproductive technology outcomes has become essential. Ca..

Declining amphibians might be evolving increased reproductive effort in the face of devastating disease

Laura A Brannelly, Rebecca J Webb, Zhixuan Jiang, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Laura F Grogan

Journal article  |  2021  |  EVOLUTION

The devastating infectious disease chytridiomycosis has caused declines of amphibians across the globe, yet some populations are p..

Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies

Laura A Brannelly, Hamish I McCallum, Laura F Grogan, Cheryl J Briggs, Maria P Ribas, Matthijs Hollanders, Thais Sasso, Mariel Familiar Lopez, David A Newell, Auston M Kilpatrick

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ecology Letters

Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities and even extinctions. There are also many s..

Indirect terrestrial transmission of amphibian chytrid fungus from reservoir to susceptible host species leads to fatal chytridiomycosis

Thomas J Burns, Ben C Scheele, Laura A Brannelly, Nick Clemann, Deon Gilbert, Don A Driscoll

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANIMAL CONSERVATION

The amphibian chytrid fungal pathogen (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, henceforth Bd) has had a devastating impact on biodiversity..

Evaluating environmental DNA as a tool for detecting an amphibian pathogen using an optimized extraction method

Laura A Brannelly, Daniel P Wetzel, Michel EB Ohmer, Lydia Zimmerman, Veronica Saenz, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki

Journal article  |  2020  |  OECOLOGIA

Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection is a valuable conservation tool that can be used to identify and monitor imperiled or invasive ..

Optimized Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA extraction of swab samples results in imperfect detection particularly when infection intensities are low.

Laura A Brannelly, Daniel P Wetzel, Matt West, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Accurate detection of the amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is critical for wildlife disease research;..

Effects of hydroperiod on growth, development, survival and immune defences in a temperate amphibian

Laura A Brannelly, Michel EB Ohmer, Veronica Saenz, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki

Journal article  |  2019  |  Functional Ecology

The many and varied effects of human‐induced environmental change have the potential to threaten animal biodiversity and species a..

Susceptibility of frogs to chytridiomycosis correlates with increased levels of immunomodulatory serotonin in the skin

Sieara C Claytor, Joel PA Gummer, Laura F Grogan, Lee F Skerratt, Rebecca J Webb, Laura A Brannelly, Lee Berger, Alexandra A Roberts

Journal article  |  2019  |  CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a skin disease responsible for the global decline o..