A survey for chytrid fungus in Thai amphibians

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 199-204

  McLeod, David S ^a   Sheridan, Jennifer A ^b   Jiraungkoorskul, Wannee ^c   Khonsue, Wichase ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Amphibian population declines; Asia; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Histochemical; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 49749149750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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