A conceptual framework for detecting oral chytridiomycosis in tadpoles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1024-1028

  Smith, Kevin G ^a,b   Weldon, Ché ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS;

EID: 37849031194     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[1024:ACFFDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Note

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