Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis occurrence in Eurycea cirrigera

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 551-555

  Byrne, Michael W ^a   Davie, Emily P ^a   Gibbons, J Whitfield ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; CAUDATA; EURYCEA CIRRIGERA; FUNGI; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 54749123352     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092-7.3.551     Document Type: Article

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