Prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in American bullfrog and southern leopard frog larvae from wetlands on the Savannah River Site, South Carolina

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 450-460

  Peterson, John D ^a,b   Wood, Maranda B ^a   Hopkins, William A ^b,c   Unrine, Jason M ^b   Mendonça, Mary T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian decline; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytrid; Rana; Tadpole; Trace element

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FELIDAE; FUNGI; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA;

EID: 34548311976     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-43.3.450     Document Type: Article

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