Project

Amphibian nutrient metabolism as a clue for their sensitivity to chytridiomycosis

Code
01W01913
Duration
01 October 2013 → 14 November 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Other chemical sciences
    • Animal biology
    • General biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Food sciences and (bio)technology
    • Veterinary medicine
Keywords
amphibians nutrition metabolism
 
Project description

By means of comparative studies across vertebrate classes and among amphibians, the typical traits of nutrient metabolism in amphibians is unraveled. Based thereon, we will investigate if nutrition and nutritional status plays a role in the sensitivity for chytridiomycosis, the main cause of death for amphibians.