RT Journal Article
T1 Heritability of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis burden and its genetic correlation with development time in a population of Common toad (Bufo spinosus)
A1 Palomar García, Gemma
A1 Bosch López, Jaime Alfonso
A1 Cano, Jose Manuel
AB Despite the important threat that emerging pathogens pose for the conservation of biodiversity as well as human health, very little is known about the adaptive potential of host species to withstand infections. We studied the quantitative genetic architecture responsible for the burden of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in a population of common toads in conjunction with other life-history traits (i.e., body size and development rate) that may be affected by common selective pressures. We found a significant heritable component that is associated with fungal burden, which may allow for local adaptation to this pathogen to proceed. In addition, the high genetic correlation found between fungal burden and development time suggests that both traits have to be taken into account in order to assess the adaptive response of host populations to this emerging pathogen.
PB Oxford University Press
SN 0014-3820
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92807
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92807
LA eng
NO Palomar, Gemma, et al. «Heritability of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis Burden and Its Genetic Correlation with Development Time in a Population of Common Toad ( Bufo Spinosus ): ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL TO PATHOGEN BURDEN». Evolution, vol. 70, n.o 10, octubre de 2016, pp. 2346-56.  https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13029.
NO Ministerio de Educación (España)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad  (España)
NO Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 sept 2024