The eastern frog and the northern corroboree frog share a habitat in SE Australia. The common eastern frog is a reservoir host for a type of fungal disease called chytirid fungus, Batrachochytrium, that causes chytridomycosis. As the eastern frog population increases, there has been a decline in the northern frog population. A. You hypothesize that the fungal disease introduced by the eastern frog has caused the decline of the northern frog population. What is the name of this kind of interaction? B. If both species can coexist with the fungal disease, name three factors that determine their population dynamics while the population circulates.

The eastern frog and the northern corroboree frog share a habitat in SE Australia. The common eastern frog is a reservoir host for a type of fungal disease called chytirid fungus, Batrachochytrium, that causes chytridomycosis. As the eastern frog population increases, there has been a decline in the northern frog population. A. You hypothesize that the fungal disease introduced by the eastern frog has caused the decline of the northern frog population. What is the name of this kind of interaction? B. If both species can coexist with the fungal disease, name three factors that determine their population dynamics while the population circulates.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter30: Fungi

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