Adult Eastern Newt (IMAGE)

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Adult Eastern Newt

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An adult eastern newt that commonly inhabits ponds and wetlands in the eastern U.S. The research team will investigate various questions such as how temperature affects their susceptibility and the role of newt density, habitat structure, and environmental persistence of Bsal on transmission dynamics.

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Photo by T. Pierson, courtesy UTIA.

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