Influences of egg laying behavior on pathogenic infection of amphibian eggs;Influencia de la conducta de ovoposicion sobre infecciones patogenas en huevos de anfibio

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 214-220

  Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EGG LAYING; PATHOGENIC FUNGI;

USA,(NORTHWEST);

BUFO BOREAS; HYLA REGILLA; RANA CASCADAE; SAPROLEGNIA FERAX;

EID: 0030859950     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.95509.x     Document Type: Article

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