Low prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis across Rana sylvatica populations in Southeastern Michigan, USA

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-199

  Zellmer, Amanda J ^a   Richards, Corinne L ^a   Martens, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 47949113154     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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