Mycobiota as acute and chronic cloacal contaminants of female sea turtles

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 687-695

  Phillott, A D ^a   Parmenter, C J ^a   Limpus, C J ^b   Harrower, K M ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; FUNGUS; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CHELONIIDAE; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PHIALOPHORA; REPTILIA; SPOROTHRIX; STACHYBOTRYS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036969091     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01057     Document Type: Article

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