The Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens is a widespread reservoir species harboring Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in North America

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-68

  Woodhams, Douglas C ^a   Hyatt, Alex D ^b   Boyle, Donna G ^b   Rollins Smith, Louisea ^c  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FELIDAE; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 41849119857     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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