Susceptibility of newly-metamorphosed frogs to a pathogenic water mould (Saprolegnia sp.)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-166

  Romansic, John M ^a   Higashi, Elise M ^a   Diez, Kristin A ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian population declines; Bufo boreas; Life history stage; Metamorph; Pseudacris regilla; R. cascadae; Rana aurora

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; METAMORPHA; OOMYCETES; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; RANA AURORA; RANA CASCADAE; SAPROLEGNIA;

EID: 45149117112     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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