Exposure to Atrazine in Combination with Fungus Increases Mortality of Frogs

Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--October 29, 2013.  Early-life exposure to the herbicide atrazine makes frogs more susceptible to death from chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), a fungal disease implicated in amphibian declines across the globe. The research, Early-life exposure to a herbicide has enduring effects on pathogen-induced mortality, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B and led by University of South . . .