Presence of an emerging pathogen of amphibians in introduced bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana in Venezuela

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-119

  Hanselmann, Rhea ^a   Rodríguez, Argelia ^b   Lampo, Margarita ^c   Fajardo Ramos, Laurie ^c   Alonso Aguirre, A ^d   Marm Kilpatrick, A ^d   Paul Rodríguez, Jon ^c   Daszak, Peter ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^d ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Bullfrog; Chytridiomycosis; Emerging diseases; Host parasite ecology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PATHOGEN; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 3343006475     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.02.013     Document Type: Article

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