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dc.contributor.authorGratwicke, B
dc.contributor.authorRoss, H
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Abel
dc.contributor.authorChaves, G.
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorElizondro, L.
dc.contributor.authorEstrada, A.
dc.contributor.authorEvans, M.
dc.contributor.authorGarelle, D.
dc.contributor.authorGuerrel, J.
dc.contributor.authorHertz, A.
dc.contributor.authorHughey, M.
dc.contributor.authorJaramillo, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorKocke, B.
dc.contributor.authorMandica, M.
dc.contributor.authorMedina, D.
dc.contributor.authorRichards-Zawacki, C.L.
dc.contributor.authorRyan, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorSosa-Bartuano, A.
dc.contributor.authorVoyles, J.
dc.contributor.authorWalker, B.
dc.contributor.authorWoodhams, D.C.
dc.contributor.authorIbáñez, R.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-30T15:53:15Z
dc.date.available2019-08-30T15:53:15Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1367-9430
dc.identifier.urihttp://jadimike.unachi.ac.pa/handle/123456789/102
dc.descriptionAmphibians around the world are declining from threats that cannot currently be mitigated, making it impossible to safeguard some species in their natural habitats. Amphibians in the mountainous neotropics are one example where severe diseaserelated declines prompted calls for the establishment of captive assurance colonies to avoid extinctions. We surveyed experts in Panamanian amphibians to determine the probability of avoiding chytridiomycosis-related extinctions using captive breeding programs. We ranked Panamanian amphibian species by perceived susceptibility to chytridiomycosis, then calculated the likelihood of avoiding extinction as the product of three probabilities, which include (1) finding sufficient founder animals, (2) successfully breeding these species in captivity and (3) becoming extinct in the wild. The likelihood of finding enough animals to create a captive founding population was low for many rare species, especially for salamanders and caecilians. It was also low for frogs which were once regularly encountered, but have already disappeared including Atelopus chiriquiensis, Craugastor emcelae, C. obesus, C. punctariolus, C. rhyacobatrachus, Ecnomiohyla rabborum, Isthmohyla calypsa and Oophaga speciosa. Our results indicate that captive breeding could improve the odds of avoiding extinction for species that have severely declined or are likely to decline due to chytridiomycosis including Atelopus certus, A. glyphus, A. limosus, A. varius, A. zeteki, Anotheca spinosa, Gastrotheca cornuta, Agalychnis lemur and Hemiphractus fasciatus. Priority species that experts predicted were highly susceptible to chytridiomycosis that might also benefit from ex situ management include Craugastor tabasarae, C. azueroensis, C. evanesco, Strabomantis bufoniformis and Colostethus panamansis. In spite of high levels of uncertainty, this expert assessment approach allowed us to refine our priorities for captive amphibian programs in Panama and identify priority conservation actions with a clearer understanding of the probability of success.es_ES
dc.description.abstractAmphibians around the world are declining from threats that cannot currently be mitigated, making it impossible to safeguard some species in their natural habitats. Amphibians in the mountainous neotropics are one example where severe diseaserelated declines prompted calls for the establishment of captive assurance colonies to avoid extinctions. We surveyed experts in Panamanian amphibians to determine the probability of avoiding chytridiomycosis-related extinctions using captive breeding programs. We ranked Panamanian amphibian species by perceived susceptibility to chytridiomycosis, then calculated the likelihood of avoiding extinction as the product of three probabilities, which include (1) finding sufficient founder animals, (2) successfully breeding these species in captivity and (3) becoming extinct in the wild. The likelihood of finding enough animals to create a captive founding population was low for many rare species, especially for salamanders and caecilians. It was also low for frogs which were once regularly encountered, but have already disappeared including Atelopus chiriquiensis, Craugastor emcelae, C. obesus, C. punctariolus, C. rhyacobatrachus, Ecnomiohyla rabborum, Isthmohyla calypsa and Oophaga speciosa. Our results indicate that captive breeding could improve the odds of avoiding extinction for species that have severely declined or are likely to decline due to chytridiomycosis including Atelopus certus, A. glyphus, A. limosus, A. varius, A. zeteki, Anotheca spinosa, Gastrotheca cornuta, Agalychnis lemur and Hemiphractus fasciatus. Priority species that experts predicted were highly susceptible to chytridiomycosis that might also benefit from ex situ management include Craugastor tabasarae, C. azueroensis, C. evanesco, Strabomantis bufoniformis and Colostethus panamansis. In spite of high levels of uncertainty, this expert assessment approach allowed us to refine our priorities for captive amphibian programs in Panama and identify priority conservation actions with a clearer understanding of the probability of success.es_ES
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.publisherAnimal Conservationes_ES
dc.relationnone
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectextinction probabilityes_ES
dc.subjectPanamaes_ES
dc.subjectamphibianes_ES
dc.subjectchytridiomycosises_ES
dc.subjectex situ conservationes_ES
dc.subjectcaptive breedinges_ES
dc.subjectexpert surveyes_ES
dc.subjectdiseasees_ES
dc.titleEvaluating the probability of avoiding disease-related extinctions of Panamanian amphibians through captive breeding programses_ES
dc.typeArticlees_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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