Incidence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian populations along the northwest coast of North America

Herpetological Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 430-431

  Adams, Michael J ^a   Galvan, Stephanie ^a   Reinitz, David ^b   Cole, Rebecca A ^b   Pyare, Sanjay ^c   Hahr, Meg ^d   Govindarajulu, Purnima ^e  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^d Kenai Fjords National Park   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 38549144851     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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