Chytridiomycosis as a Possible Cause of Population Declines in Atelopus cruciger (Anura: Bufonidae)

Herpetological Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-334

  Bonaccorso, Elisa ^a   Guayasamin, Juan M ^a   Méndez, Diana ^b   Speare, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; ATELOPUS; ATELOPUS CRUCIGER; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 0347062075     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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