Chytrid fungus infection related to unusual mortalities of Salamandra salamandra and Bufo bufo in the Peñalara Natural Park, Spain

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-89

  Bosch, Jaime ^a   Martínez Solano, Iñigo ^a,b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Bufo bufo; Chytridiomycosis; Pe alara Natural Park; Salamandra salamandra; Spain

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; PENALARA NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALYTES OBSTETRICANS; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BUFO BUFO; FUNGI; SALAMANDRA SALAMANDRA;

EID: 33644972345     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000093     Document Type: Article

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