Prevalence of Aeromonas hydrophila in relation to timing and duration of breeding in three species of ranid frogs

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 282-285

  Forbes, Mark R ^a   McRuer, David L ^a   Rutherford, Pamela L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Bacteria; Breeding; Immune function; Stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BREEDING; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FROG;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 6044219933     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682834     Document Type: Article

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