Chytridiomycosis widespread in anurans of northeastern United States

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 435-444

  Longcore, Jerry R ^a   Longcore, Joyce E ^b   Pessier, Allan P ^c   Halteman, William A ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Chytridiomycosis; Diagnosis; Ecology; Maine; Northeast; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HIBERNATION; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANATIDAE; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; BUFO AMERICANUS; FELIDAE; FUNGI; HYLA VERSICOLOR; HYLIDAE; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE;

EID: 37349049511     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-345     Document Type: Article

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