Isolation of a lethal virus from the endangered tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-167

  Jancovich, James K ^a   Davidson, Elizabeth W ^a   Frank Morado, J ^b   Jacobs, Bertram L ^c   Collins, James P ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Arabystoma tigrinum stebbinsi; Iridovirus; Salamander; Virus

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM;

EID: 0031592277     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao031161     Document Type: Article

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