Amphibian chytrid fungus infections in Hyperolius (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-73

  Greenbaum, Eli ^a   Kusamba, Chifundera ^b   Aristote, Mwenebatu M ^c   Reed, Kurt D ^d  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles   (Congo)

^c Institut Superieur d'Ecologie Pour la Conservation de la Nature Katana Campus ^*  (Congo)

^d MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; FUNGI; HYPEROLIIDAE; HYPEROLIUS;

EID: 41849106128     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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