Emerging disease of amphibians cured by elevated body temperature

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-67

  Woodhams, Douglas C ^a   Alford, Ross A ^a   Marantelli, Gerry ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Amphibian Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytrid; Chytridiomycosis; Cure; Fungus; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY TEMPERATURE; FUNGAL DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CHLORIS; FUNGI; LITORIA CHLORIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0037706094     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao055065     Document Type: Article

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