Infectious disease and worldwide declines of amphibian populations, with comments on emerging diseases in coral reef organisms and in humans

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 143-150

  Carey, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Amphibian immune system; Amphibians; Antimicrobial peptides; Chytrid fungi; Climate change; Coral reefs; Emerging diseases; Ranaviruses; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AMPHIBIA; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; FUNGI;

EID: 0034025131     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3454639     Document Type: Review

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