Forest fragmentation disrupts parasite infection in Australian lizards

(University of Colorado at Boulder) In a study with implications for biodiversity and the spread of infectious diseases, CU Boulder ecologists have demonstrated that deforestation and habitat fragmentation can decrease transmission of a parasitic nematode in a particular species of Australian lizard, the   pale-flecked garden sunskink.
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