Survival of three species of anuran metamorphs exposed to UV-B radiation and the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-169

  Garcia, T S ^a   Romansic, J M ^a   Blaustein, A R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian metamorph; Batrachochytruim dendrobatadis; Emerging infectious diseases; Multiple stressors; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO BOREAS; FUNGI; METAMORPHA; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA CASCADAE;

EID: 33751268233     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao072163     Document Type: Article

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